Basic Operations - Sony SLV-X821MK2 Instruction & Operation Manual

Basic Operations

Playing a tape
Tip
For further information on
searching and playback
functions, see "Playing/
searching at various
speeds" on page 41.
Note
Tapes recorded in LP mode
can be played back on this
VCR, while playback
picture quality in modes
other than normal forward
speed is not guaranteed.
This section shows you how to play back a video tape.
1
Turn on your TV and tune in to
the VCR:
2
Open the drop down panel and
insert a tape.
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The VCR turns on automatically. The
tape starts playing automatically if its
safety tab has been removed. (See
page 34.)
3
Press · PLAY to start playing.
When the tape reaches the end, the VCR
automatically rewinds it to the
beginning. (The power remains on.)
Additional tasks
To
P PAUSE
Stop play
· P L A Y Pause play
DUAL MODE
SHUTTLE
Resume play after pause
(DMS)
p STOP
Search forward
Search backward
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Eject the tape
If the TV is connected to the VCR
using the audio/video cable, set the TV
to video input.
If the TV is connected to the VCR using
only the aerial cable, set the TV to the
program position for the VCR.
Press
p STOP
P PAUSE
P PAUSE or · PLAY
Turn the DUAL MODE SHUTTLE (DMS)
ring to # during playback
Turn the DMS ring to 3 during playback
Turn the DMS ring to ) FF during stop
Turn the DMS ring to 0 REW during stop
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