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Torewind the tape or forward it rapidly
To stop playback
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Notes:
•This VCR selects the playback tape
speed SP or LP automatically.
•The cassette tape and DVD disc can
be played back simultaneously. If you
pressVCR or DVD, the tape playback
and DVD playback alternate with each
other on the screen.
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Cassette tape playback
Preparation:
•Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode.
•Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
Load a pre-recorded tape
(When loading a cassette tape
without the erase prevention
tab, playback will start auto-
matically).
To start playback
PressPLAY.
Playback will start.
To rewind the tape:
PressREV.
To forward the tape:
PressFWD.
NTSC video cassette playback
When using a pre-recorded NTSC video cassette tape, the connected
TV must operate with a 60 Hz vertical frequency. Otherwise, the on-
screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling. Even if your VCR is
capable of processing NTSC video signals, the picture may be
shortened vertically (appearance of black bars at the top and at the
bottom of the TV screen). The dubbing of a NTSC video cassette tape
to a standard PAL VCR is impossible.
Press STOP.
Stop the playback or recording with STOP.

Forward/Reverse picture search mode

When the tape is being wound, you can switch to picture search mode
(see page 21). To do this, press REV or FWD and hold it down. The
unit will resume the tape winding as soon as the button is released.
To stop the tape-winding, press STOP. To switch to playback directly
(withoutSTOP), press PLAY.
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Picture Search

Reverse picture search function
PressREV once or twice during the playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.
Forward picture search function
PressFWD once or twice during the playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.

Still Picture

PressPAUSE/STEP during playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.

Slow Motion

During playback, press SLOW.
You can change the slow speed by pressing SLOWseveral times.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press SET
+ or – to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press SET + or – to stabilize
the still picture.

Frame by Frame picture

During playback, press PAUSE/STEPrepeatedly: The picture
advances frame by frame.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking
starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable
optimum picture quality during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press SET + orSET – to eliminate the noises. “MANUAL
TR.” will appear. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and
hold for a coarse adjustment.
To return to automatic tracking, press ATR.
Notes:
•
The audio output is muted during spe-
cial playback.
• During picture search mode, there will
be noise bars which are caused by the
system.
• The Special Playback will automati-
cally change to normal playback after
approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear.
For example:1 press: 30 seconds of tape
2 press: 60 seconds of tape
3 press: 90 seconds of tape

Instant skip

PressINSTANT SKIP during playback. The DVD/VCR will search
forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted
commercial time) for each press of INSTANT SKIP (maximum six
presses) and then resume normal playback.
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Repeat playback
Note:
If the unit is turned off or starts recording,
the repeat mode is cancelled.

Normal repeat playback

The entire video tape will be played until its end. The tape will then
automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be re-
peated.
Then press / orENTERto se-
lect [ON] or [OFF].
If [ON] is selected, the playback
will be repeated endlessly.
PressVCR MENU repeatedly until the menu screen is
cleared.
To start the playback, press PLAY.
The playback will be repeated endlessly.
To cancel normal repeat mode:
Follow the above step 2, then press / or ENTER to select the
[OFF] position.
PressVCR MENU repeatedly to return to the TV screen.
PressVCR MENU. Press or
to select AUTO REPEAT.
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Counter display
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12:00 SUN
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12:00 SUN
00:00:00 SP

ZERO RETURN function

This function makes tape-rewinding
stop at the counter 00:00:00 position
automatically.
Notes:
•When you load a video cassette, the
display indication changes to "00:00".
•The counter display does not function
on non-recorded (blank) sections of the
tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
play tapes through blank sections, the
counter display stops.
Preparation
•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
•Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
PressCALL.
The counter display shows
the
tape running time during play-
back or recording.
The Recorder will indicate REC
during recording.
PressCOUNTER RESET
at
the desired tape position.
The
counter display will be reset to
the “00:00:00” position (e.g.
the beginning of recording).
PressSTOP when playback or
recording is finished.
PressZERO RETURN.
The tape will be rewinded or fast
forwarded and automatically
stop at the “00:00:00” position.

The CLOCK/COUNTER button

PressCLOCK/COUNTER during the playback. The clock and tape
counter alternate with each other on the display.
Note:
You can set the tape counter to 00:00:00 with COUNTER RESET
anytime. Therefore, the counter display can also indicate 00:00:00,
even when the tape counter does not reach its beginning yet. Even
if the tape counter indicates 00:00:00, it can be rewound. If
the tape
was
rewoundover the point of 00:00:00, the minus mar
k
in the counter display. Although the tape counter seems to forward
when you press REV, the tape is in fact being rewound. When the
tape reaches the beginning, the tape-rewinding stops
automatically.