To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later. The counter in the display window resets to “00:00.” To search for the counter 00:00 point automatically, see “Searching using various functions” on page 82.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY during normal playback.
Tips
•Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if:
–Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
–Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
–The picture shakes during pause.
•During playback, press AUDIO to select the sound output (Stereo/L channel/R channel/ Mono) you want.
•When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound is played back in monaural regardless of the AUDIO setting.
Notes
•Tapes recorded in LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
•The counter resets to “00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
•The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
•When 10 hours have passed, the counter in the display window returns to “0:00” and the count starts over again.
•No sound is output during playback at various speeds.
•The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
•While playing a tape, you can display the setup menu, but the remote commander’s function switches to DVD automatically. Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.
•When playback does not start even if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, set “Auto Play” to “On” in the “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu (page 86).
•Stop disc playback while playing back a video.
•The VCR can also play
•The playback of
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