Still Picture; Searching For Tape Position Without Picture (Forward Wind And Rewind); Easy View; Tape Finder - Hitachi VTMX100EUK Operating Instructions Manual

Still picture

1 During playback, press
display a still picture. This will, for example, appear in the
display:
2 Each time you press
STILL R
advance one frame.
Interference stripes
Interference stripes may appear on the screen during still
picture. This is normal and not a fault in your machine.
3 To continue playback, press
Searching for tape position without
picture (forward wind and rewind)
1 Stop the tape with
h
2 Press
H
(reverse) or
example, appear in the display:
3 To stop at a certain place on the tape, press

Easy View

With this function you can switch to picture search during wind
and rewind.
1 If you hold
H (rewind) or
rewind, you will switch to picture search.
2 As soon as you release the button, the video recorder will
automatically switch back to rewind or wind.
STILL R to stop the tape and
0:00:
02
, the picture will
G .
.
I
(forward). This will, for
0:30:
21
h .
I (wind) during wind or

Tape Finder

Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
Every time a tape is recorded an index marking is written on
the tape. This marking can be compared with a bookmark.
These marked positions can be found again quickly and easily
later by pressing a button.
1 To search for the previous marking, press
then H .
2 For the next marking, press
This will, for example, appear in the display for the next
marking.
3 As soon as the video recorder finds this marking, it
automatically switches to playback.
Automatic search for a blank space
on the tape
You can search for space on the tape (at least 1 minute of
blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing
recording on the tape.
1 Press
INDEX E . Then press
example, appear in the display:
2 As soon as the video recorder finds the corresponding
tape position, it automatically switches to pause.
The cassette is ejected
* The video recorder was unable to find any blank space on
the tape inserted.
INDEX E
and
INDEX E and then I .
0:30:
02
h . This will, for
0:00:
00
13