Changing The Tape'sdirection/Varying The Playback Speed; Visual Search; Freeze-Frame; Fast-Forward/Rewind - Optimus 16-429 Owner's Manual

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CHANGING THE TAPE'S
DIRECTION/VARYING THE
PLAYBACK SPEED
You can use the buttons on the front of the Mod-
el 36 and remote control to change the tape's di-
rection and vary the playback speed.

Visual Search

Visual search lets you view recordings either
forward or backward at either a normal speed or
faster speed, so you can find a specific section
of the tape.
Notes:
• You can use normal speed search with
tapes recorded at any speed. Faster speed
search works only with tapes recorded at
the LP or SLP speed. See "Recording/Play-
back Speeds" on Page 28.
• During visual search, the sound is muted
and the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. The search picture is best
with tapes recorded at the SLP speed.
To search forward at normal speed during play-
back, press
F.FWD/
ward at normal speed during playback, press
once. To search forward or backward at
REW/
a faster speed, press
again.
To stop visual search and resume play, press
.
PLAY

Freeze-Frame

Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a
single frame.
To freeze a frame during playback, press
. If you hear noise during freeze-
PAUSE/STILL
frame, press PAUSE/STILL
To resume playback, press
once. To search back-
or
F.FWD/ REW/
again.
.
PLAY
Notes:
• During freeze-frame, the picture quality is
lower than during normal playback. The
picture quality is best with recordings made
at the SLP speed. See "Recording/Play-
back Speeds" on Page 28.
• If you leave the Model 36 in the freeze-
frame mode for 5 minutes, it automatically
stops the tape to protect it.

Fast-Forward/Rewind

To quickly advance or rewind the tape quickly
when it is stopped, press
F.FWD/
Note: You cannot see the tape's picture or hear
the tape's sound while it fast-forwards or re-
winds.

TRACKING

The Model 36 automatically adjusts tracking
when you play a tape. If different parts of the
tape were recorded at different speeds, the
Model 36 automatically readjusts the tracking at
the beginning of each recording.
If the Model 36's picture is poor while playing a
tape, hold down
CHANNEL
just the tracking.
Note: When you stop or eject a tape, the Model
36 resets to automatic tracking.
or .
REW/
t or s to manually ad-
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