Additional tasks
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Stop play | pSTOP |
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Pause play | PPAUSE |
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Resume play after pause | PPAUSE or press Joystick · |
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Search forward | )FF #during playback |
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Search backward | 0REW 3during playback |
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)FF #during stop | |
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Rewind the tape | 0REW 3during stop |
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Eject the tape | Press 6EJECT. |
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To skip playback
You can skip a portion of playback you don‘t want to watch such as a commercial and restart playback by pressing a single button.
1 Press SMART CUE during playback of the scene you want to skip. The VCR starts searching.
2 Press SMART CUE again when you find the scene you want to watch. The VCR stops searching, rewinds a few seconds, then resumes normal playback.
If you press and hold SMART CUE while the VCR is skip searching, the VCR will stop searching, and continue rewinding until you release SMART CUE.
Tip
•You can change the length of rewinding time on the ADVANCED OPTION menu. See page 73.
To use the time counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET. The counter in the display window resets to “0H00M00S.” Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter.
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To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
Notes
•Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
•While setting the menu on the TV screen, you cannot use the Joystick for tape operation.
•The counter resets to “0H00M00S” whenever a tape is reinserted.
•The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
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