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
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Stop play | xSTOP |
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Pause play | XPAUSE |
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Resume play after pause | XPAUSE or HPLAY |
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MFF during stop | |
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Rewind the tape | mREW during stop |
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Eject the tape | ZEJECT |
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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.
VIDEO | SP OPC |
To display the counter on the TV screen, press 
DISPLAY.
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