Panasonic AG-1980P Service Manual page 19

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Playback
Introduction
The
following functions
can be performed
with the Remote
Controller or with the appropriate operation buttons
on the
VCR.
• Normal
playback
• Cue/Review playback
•
Still
playback
• Slow
playback*
•
Shuttle
operation
to
change
the playback speed
in
small
steps between
Still
and Cue/Review playback.
•Jog operation
to locate the desired picture exactly.
'Operative only with the
Remote
Controller.
The playback
picture appears promptly on the
TV
from the
Stop
mode
because
the
VCR
head
cylinder
remains
rotating for about
20
minutes even
in
the Slop mode.
Preparation
Turn the
TV
on and
select
channel 3
or
4
for video playback
on the
TV.
Playback procedure
1 Insert
a recorded
cassette.
•
If
a
cassette has been inside the VCR, press
POWER
to turn
VCR
on.
Normal playback
2 Press
PLAY
to start
Normal playback.
Cue/Review playback
3
Keep FF
or
REW
pressed
to
perform Cue
or
Review
playback
at a higher speed
in
forward or backward
direction.
•This
is
convenient
to
search
for
a
specific
scene during
Normal
playback.
If
you tap
FF
or
REW,
Cue
or
Review playback remains
activated. Press
PLAY
to
resume
normal playback.
Still
playback
4 Press
PAUSE/STILL
to view the
still
picture during
Normal
playback.
Press
PLAY
or
PAUSE/STILL
to
resume normal
playback.
Slow playback
5 Press
SLOW
on
the
Remote
Controller to view the
slow-motion
picture.
The tape speed
of
Slow
playback
can be adjusted with
"+"
or
Press
PLAY
to
resume
normal playback.
Jog/Shuttle playback
6
Press JOG/SHUTTLE.
Still
playback
starts.
7 Rotate Shuttle Ring
to select the desired
playback
speed
in
forward and backward directions.
8 Rotate
Jog
Dial to locate the desired picture precisely.
Options
•
If
you press
TAPE REMAIN
on
the
Remote
Controller, the
approximate remaining tape time
is
indicated
in
hours and
minutes. For
correct
Remaining Tape Time
indication,
set
TAPE SELECT
on
the
VCR
according
to the cassette
type:
-T1
20: For cassettes T30, T60, T90,
T1 20
T1 40-T1 60: For cassettes T1 40 and T1 60
•To
listen to the
sound
during
Cue
playback and Review
playback, set
SEARCH SOUND
on the
VCR
to
"ON".
•
If
the picture shakes from side to side or
is distorted during
playback
because.it
was
recorded
on
another
VCR,
you
can improve the picture
quality.
Set
TBC
on
VCR
to
"ON".
Normally,
this switch
must
be set to "OFF".
Notes:
•Cue/Review
playback for
more
than 10 minutes switches
the
VCR
to normal
playback.
•
Still
or
Slow
playback for
more
than 5 minutes switches
the
VCR
to
normal
playback.
•Cue
or Review playback picture can contain
horizontal
noise bars
or distortions.
However
this
does
not indicate a
malfunction.
•
In the playback of the
LP
recording:
1. In
the special playback
functions
except normal
playback, the picture
may
contain horizontal noise
bars, distortions, unstable colors, or can be
in
black-and-white.
2.
A
tape recorded
on
another
VCR may
need Tracking
Control adjustment:
picture
may
still
be
inferior
owing
to format limitations.
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