Sony SLV-998HF Operating Instructions Manual page 54

Playing a tape (continued)
Additional tasks
To
Stop play
Pause play
Resume play after pause
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Eject the tape
To skip playback
You can skip a portion of playback you don't want to watch such as a
commercial and restart playback by pressing a single button.
1
Press SMART CUE during playback of the scene you want to skip. The
VCR starts searching.
2
Press SMART CUE again when you find the scene you want to watch.
The VCR stops searching, rewinds a few seconds, then resumes normal
playback.
If you press and hold SMART CUE while the VCR is skip searching, the VCR
will stop searching, and continue rewinding until you release SMART CUE.
Tip
• You can change the length of rewinding time on the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu.
See page 81.
To use the time counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET.
The counter in the display window resets to "0:00:00." Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
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.
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Basic Operations
Press
p STOP
P PAUSE
P PAUSE or · PLAY
) FF during stop
0 REW during stop
6 EJECT
VIDEO
EP