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Insert a tape.

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

Press HPLAY.

PLAYWhen 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

X PAUSE or H PLAY

 

 

Fast-forward the tape

M FF during stop

 

 

Rewind the tape

m REW during stop

 

 

Eject the tape

Z EJECT

 

 

To skip playback

By pressing a single button, you can skip a portion of playback you don’t want to watch (such as a commercial) and restart playback.

1 Press COMMERCIAL PASS during playback of the scene you want to skip. The VCR starts searching.

2 Press COMMERCIAL PASS again when you find the scene you want to watch. The VCR stops searching, rewinds a few seconds, then resumes normal playback.

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 “0:00:00.” Search for the point afterwards by referring to the counter.

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To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.

60Playing a tape