Sony SLV-SF990G manual Additional tasks, To play an NTSC-recorded tape, To use the time counter

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 play an NTSC-recorded tape

Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR according to the colour system of your TV.

When your TV is	Set NTSC PB to
PAL only	ON PAL TV
PAL and NTSC	NTSC 4.43

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.

		OPC			VIDEO
	VPS
	PDC		H	M		S
EDIT

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

Notes

•The counter resets to “0:00:00” 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.

•If you playback a tape in LP or EP mode with the NTSC system, the sound is heard in monaural.

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Playing a tape