Additional tasks

To

Press

 

 

Stop play

x

 

 

Pause play∗

X

 

 

Resume play after pause

X or H

 

 

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 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.

 

 

 

Play in slow motion*1

During pause, press y.

 

 

 

 

Replay the previous scene in

During playback, press

REPLAY.

continuous play mode*2

 

 

(Instant Replay)

 

 

 

 

 

Fast forward the current scene

During playback, press

SKIP.

for 30 seconds in continuous

 

 

play mode*3

 

 

(Instant Skip)

 

 

 

 

Play at various speeds

During playback, press .or >. You can change the

(Shuttle play)

playback speed as follows.

 

 

REW*4 y –PLAY2 y –PLAY y –SLOW y STILL

 

y SLOW y PLAY y PLAY2 y FF*5

 

 

 

*1 You can change the slow motion playback speed by pressing M or m. *2 For 10 seconds in SP or LP mode/for 15 seconds in EP mode

*3 You can press SKIP up to 4 times. This allows you to fast forward up to 2 minutes in total.

*4 “REW” flashes in the display window. *5 “FF” flashes in the display window.

38Playing a tape