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Additional tasks
To
Press
x
Stop play
X
Pause play
X or H
Resume play after pause
M during stop
Fast-forward the tape
m during stop
Rewind the tape
Z
Eject the tape
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
Press ?/1 while the tape is rewinding. The power will turn off but the tape will keep
rewinding until it reaches the end.
To play/search at various speeds
Playback options
Operation
During fast-forward, hold down M. During rewind, hold
View the picture during fast-
down m.
forward or rewind
• During playback, briefly press M or m. The tape
Play at high speed
• During playback, hold down M or m. The tape
During pause, press MSLOW y.
Play in slow motion
During pause, press C STEP.
Play frame by frame
During playback, press .or > SHUTTLE. You can
Play at various speeds
change the playback speed as follows.
(Shuttle play)
REVIEW y –×2 y –×1 y –SLOW y STILL y
SLOW y PLAY y ×2 y CUE
To resume normal playback
Press H.
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."
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
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Playing a tape
Recording TV programmes
Before you start...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV.
• Switch the input selector on your TV so
that the signal from the player appears on
the TV screen.
• Press SELECT VIDEO to control the
VCR.
• To record from a satellite or digital tuner,
turn it on.
• Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
1
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
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Recording TV programmes
continues to play at 5 times normal speed.
continues to play at 5 times normal speed. When you
release the button, normal playback resumes.
?/1
Z
SELECT VIDEO
PROG +/–
SP/LP
TV/VIDEO
INPUT
SELECT
z REC
x
H
DISPLAY
Tip
• Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if:
– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
– The picture shakes during pause.
Notes
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the
picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
• 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.
• When 10 hours have passed, the counter in the display window returns to "0:00:00" and the
count starts over again.
• The sound is muted during playback at various speeds.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• While playing a tape, you can display the "SETUP MENU" but the remote commander's
function switches to DVD automatically. Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.
• Stop disc playback while playing back a video.
• The picture returns to normal playback from slow motion in reverse in 30 seconds.
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• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme
• PROG/
TRACKING
position number you want appears in the display window.
INPUT
• To record from other equipment connected to one or more of the LINE
SELECT
inputs, press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in the
display window.
3
Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
SP / LP
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP. However, SP
(Standard Play) produces better picture and audio quality.
Press z REC to start recording.
4
REC
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.
To stop recording
Press x.
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY twice. With the display on, press DISPLAY again to check the
remaining time.
0 : 0 0 : 2
2
Time counter
1-7
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Playing a tape
Recording indicator
REMAIN
1 : 4
6
Remaining tape length
continued
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Recording TV programmes
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