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 H LECTURE.

LECTURE

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

OK

 

Additional tasks

To

Press

 

 

Stop play

xSTOP

 

 

Pause play

X PAUSE

 

 

Resume play after pause

X PAUSE or H LECTURE

 

 

Fast-forward the tape

M AV during stop

 

 

Rewind the tape

m RET 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 the STANDARD COULEUR option in the OPTIONS-1 menu to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in (see page 70). (Normally set the option to AUTO).

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