2

Press H PLAY.

 

 

The display window shows the

 

playback time.

 

When the tape reaches the end,

 

it will rewind automatically.

 

 

Hour Minute Second

 

 

 

 

Additional tasks

 

 

 

 

 

To

Press

 

 

 

 

Stop play

x STOP

 

 

 

 

Pause play*

X PAUSE

 

 

 

 

Resume play after pause

X PAUSE or H PLAY

 

 

 

 

Fast-forward the tape

M during stop

 

 

 

 

Rewind the tape

m during stop

 

 

 

 

Eject the tape

Z

 

 

 

* If you pause the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically resume play.

To play a recently watched scene

You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again.

During playback, press REPLAY. The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds in the SP mode (about 15 seconds in the EP mode) on the counter for each press of the button, and restarts playback.

To skip playback

You can skip a scene that you do not want to watch (such as a commercial) and restart playback.

During playback, press C SKIP. The VCR skips the tape 30 seconds on the counter each time the button is pressed (up to four times) and playback is resumed.

To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)

Press ?/1 while the tape is rewinding. The power will turn off but the tape will keep rewinding until it reaches the end.

To play/search at various speeds

Playback options

Operation

 

 

View the picture during fast-

During fast-forward, hold down M. During rewind, hold

forward or rewind

down m.

 

 

Play at high speed

• During playback, briefly press M or m. The tape

 

continues to play at 5 times normal speed.

 

• During playback, hold down M or m. The tape

 

continues to play at 5 times normal speed. When you

 

release the button, normal playback resumes.

 

 

34Playing a tape