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Playback
Special playback

Picture search

Press PAUSE/STILL during playback.
To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + / – to
stabilize the still picture.
When a tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking system
automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible
picture. If noise bars appear during playback, adjust the
tracking manually as follows:
•Press TRK + / – to obtain the best possible picture.
“MANUAL TRACK” will appear for 4 seconds on the
screen. To resume automatic tracking, press
D.TRACKING. “DIGITAL TRACK” will appear for 4
seconds on the screen.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES

Digital tracking controls

Still picture Notes:
•“SP” is more appropriate as less noise appeared during
search and still playback for tape recorded in SP.
•The audio output is muted during PICTURE SEARCH and
STILL.
•During picture search mode there will be noise bars which
are caused by the system.
•The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape
against excessive wear.
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS TWICE
TAPE SPEED PRESS ONCE
SP (Standard Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)
5 X
15 X
3 X
9 X

CM skip

Press CM SKIP during playback. The unit will search for-
ward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g.
unwanted commercial time) for each press of CM SKIP
(maximum six presses) and then resume normal playback.
For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape
2 press: 60 seconds of tape
3 press: 90 seconds of tape
MANUAL TRACK
DIGITAL TRACK

CM SKIP

REV

PLAY

FF

TRK +/–

D.TRACKING

PAUSE/STILL

Reverse picture search function
Press REV once or twice during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press FF once or twice during the playback.
To return to playback, press PLAY.
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