Sony SLV-SF990G Operating Instructions Manual page 46

Additional tasks
To
Stop play
Pause play
Resume play after pause
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Eject the tape
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Set NTSC PB at the rear of the VCR according to the colour system of your TV.
When your TV is
PAL only
PAL and NTSC
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." Search for the point afterwards by referring to
the counter.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press
Notes
• 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.
• If you playback a tape in LP or EP mode with the NTSC system, the sound is heard in
monaural.
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Playing a tape
Press
x STOP
X PAUSE
X PAUSE or H PLAY
M FF during stop
m REW during stop
Z EJECT
Set NTSC PB to
ON PAL TV
NTSC 4.43
AUTO SET UP SP
OPC LP
VPS
PDC
H
EDIT
EP STEREO
VIDEO TV NICAM
M S
DISPLAY.