Playing back a tape

Various playback modes

To operate the video control buttons, set the POWER switch to ON.

To view a still image (playback pause)

Press X during playback. The PAUSE lamp (orange) lights up. To resume playback, press X or H.

To advance the tape

Press M in stop mode. To resume normal playback, press H.

To rewind the tape

Press m in stop mode. To resume normal playback, press H.

To change the playback direction

Press c during playback to reverse the playback direction. To resume normal playback, press H.

To locate a scene while searching the picture (picture search)

Keep pressing m or M during playback. To resume normal playback, release the button.

To monitor the high-speed picture at high speed while advancing or rewinding the tape (skip scan)

Keep pressing m while rewinding or M while advancing the tape. To resume rewinding or advancing, release the button.

To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)

Press y during playback. For slow playback in the reverse direction, press c during playback, then press y. To resume normal playback, press H.

To view the picture at double speed

Press ×2 during playback. For double speed playback in the reverse direction, press

cduring playback, then press ×2. To resume normal playback, press H.

To view the picture frame-by-frame

Press CFRAME (+) in playback pause mode. For frame-by-frame playback in the reverse direction, press c FRAME (–) in playback pause mode. To resume normal playback, press H.

In these various playback modes

 

•Noise may appear when your VCR plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8

system.

 

•Sound is muted.

 

•The previous recording may appear as a mosaic image when playing back in the

Digital8 system.

 

•The VCR does not automatically detect Digital8

or Hi8/standard 8 system in the

various playback modes.

 

Notes on the playback pause mode

 

•When playback pause mode lasts for 3 minutes, your VCR automatically enters the

stop mode.

 

To resume playback, press H.

 

•The previous recording may appear.

 

Slow playback for tapes recorded in the Digital8

system

Slow playback mode can be performed smoothly on your VCR; however, this function does not work for an output signal from the DV IN/OUT jack.

When you play back a tape in reverse

Horizontal noise may appear at the center or top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

 

Using headphones

 

Connect headphones (not supplied) to the i jack (p. 73). You can adjust the volume of

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the headphones by using the VOLUME +/– buttons.