PLAYBACK

Variable Speed Playback

You can play back a tape at various tape speeds.

Picture Search

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A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so that you can quickly locate a particular scene.

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TV/VCR

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TRACKING

1 Press FF or REW during playback.

The tape runs at 5 times the normal playback speed.

2 To change the tape speed to 7 times the normal playback speed, press and hold FF or REW.

If you release it, the tape speed returns to 5 times.

Note

If you press FF or REW during picture search, the mode changes to fast- forwarding or rewinding.

To resume normal playback

Press PLAY.

Still Picture

A picture freezes so that you can watch closer.

1 Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. The picture freezes.

To resume normal playback

Press PAUSE/STILL.

Notes

The still mode is automatically cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback.

The still picture may shake if a picture of a fast- moving object or scene is frozen. This is not a defect in the unit.

Adjusting Still Picture Stability

If the still picture is distorted or flickers, hold down one of TRACKING until the picture becomes stable.

Note

The distortion of the still picture may not be eliminated completely.

Slow-motion Picture

The tape runs at 1/7th or 1/15th the normal playback speed.

1 Press SLOW during playback.

The tape runs at about 1/7th the normal playback speed.

Each time you press SLOW, the speed alternates between 1/7th and 1/15th.

To resume normal playback

Press PLAY.

Notes

The slow-motion picture mode is automatically cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback.

The slow-motion picture may flicker up and down. This is not a defect in the unit.

Adjusting the Tracking Manually

If the slow-motion picture is noisy, hold down one of TRACKING until the best picture is obtained.

Note

The noise in the slow-motion picture may not be eliminated completely.

Note

When playing back a tape which is recorded in S-VHS format, distortion may occur during the variable speed playback.

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