Basic Operations
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Frame Advance
While in PAUSE mode during playback, press F.ADV to view the video one frame at a
time. Press PAUSE to resume play.
Skip Playback
While playing back your tape you can skip forward by pressing the F.ADV button. The
tape will search ahead for about a minute and then resume playing.
Slow Motion
To slow the playback speed to exactly the pace you want, press PLAY, VCR1 or VCR2
on respective mode, then press one of the VOLUME/SLOW buttons. Press
VOLUME/SLOW ( ) to slow down, press VOLUME/SLOW ( ) to speed up. The more
times you press, the slower or faster the slow motion.
If you want to minimize noise in slow motion playback, first set the VCR in still playback
and press VCR 1, then press either of the TRACKING buttons ( or ) to minimize
vertical shaking.
Then set the VCR in slow playback and press VCR1 or VCR2, then press TRACKING
buttons to minimize visual noise bands on the screen in EP mode. But noise in SP
mode can not be minimized by tracking.
After 5 minutes in slow motion playback, the VCR will stop the tape automatically to
prevent damage to the tape and the VCR.
To return to playback at a normal speed, press PLAY. To stop the tape, press STOP.
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You may see intermittently appearance of blue back screen.
To Find Specific Sections on a Tape
Visual Search
This function lets you search backward and forward through the videotape while viewing
it.
Using the remote control or buttons on the VCR:
• Press PLAY and REW to search in reverse.
• Press PLAY and then F.FWD to search ahead.
• Press PLAY again to return to to normal playback.
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The playback picture will have noise in the visual search mode. This is normal.
Searching with the Time Counter
During playback (and recording), a counter keeps track of how many hours, minutes,
and seconds the tape has run. When you first start playback, the counter shows briefly
in the TV screen's upper right corner.
When you want to check the counter during playback, there are several ways to do it.