Using Playback Dial on the

VCR

With Playback Dial, you can operate the following playback options.

Playback Dial

To

Do this

 

 

Resume play after pause

Press H (play)

 

 

Fast-forward the tape

Quickly turn and release Playback Dial to the right

 

(M (fast-forward)) during stop

 

 

Rewind the tape

Quickly turn and release Playback Dial to the left

 

(m (rewind)) during stop

 

 

Note

• Do not turn Playback Dial forcibly. It may damage Playback Dial.

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 recorded in (see page 72). (Normally set the option to AUTO.)

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

SE840N, SE740N, SX740N

SE640N, SE440K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Notes

The counter resets to “0:00:00” or “00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.

The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.

Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:

The picture becomes black and white.

The picture shakes.

No picture appears on the TV screen.

Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.

The colour density increases or decreases.

While setting the menu on the TV screen, buttons for playback on the remote commander do not function.

40Playing a tape