Hitachi VT-M273A VCR User Manual


 
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 of recording time 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 VCR1 or VCR2, 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.
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.
Using the Shuttle Control on the VCR
The shuttle feature lets you control all the playback functions - play, pause, slow motion,
rewind, fast forward, and search - using one convenient dial.
The button in the center lets you choose PLAY or PAUSE mode. The dial also works in
the STOP mode. As you turn the dial you get different playback speeds and forward or