Basic Operations

Playing a tape

Before you start...

• Refer to “ Index to parts and controls” for button locations.

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Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.

Insert a tape.

The VCR turns on and starts playing automatically if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed.

Press HPLAY.

PLAY

When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically.

OK

 

Additional tasks

To

Press

Stop play

x STOP

 

 

Pause play

X PAUSE

 

 

Resume play after pause

XPAUSE or HPLAY

 

 

Fast-forward the tape

MFF during stop

 

 

Rewind the tape

mREW during stop

 

 

Eject the tape

Z EJECT

 

 

To set the colour system

If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set COLOUR SYSTEM in the USER SET menu to conform to the system that the tape was recored in (see page 58). (Normally set the option to AUTO.)

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