PLAYBACK

Variable Speed Playback

You can play back a tape at various tape speeds.

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PLAY/x2

REWFF

STOP

PLAY/x2

REW FF PAUSE/STILL

SLOW

Picture Search

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

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/x2.

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 CH/TRK 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/x2.

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 CH/TRK 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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