— 9 —
Basic Playback
A
Load a cassette
Make sure the window side
is up, the rear label side is
facing you and the arrow on
the front of the cassette is
pointing towards the VCR.
● Do not apply too much pressure when inserting.
● The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is
reset, automatically.
● If the cassette’s record safety tab has been removed, playback
begins automatically.
B
Start playback
Press PLAY (4).
● The S-VHS indicator lights up when you play back a tape
recorded in S-VHS mode or in S-VHS ET mode (
੬
pg. 11).
Playback Features
Adjusting tracking condition
— Tracking Adjustment
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking
starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable
optimum picture quality during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, follow the procedures below.
On the Remote
A
Press SP/EP during playback to activate manual tracking.
B
Press CH +/– to eliminate the noises. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
● Press SP/EP again to reactivate automatic tracking.
Selecting monitor sound
— Audio Monitor
While playing back a tape on which stereo sound or SAP sound is
recorded, press A.MONITOR on the Remote. Each time you press
the button, sound changes.
HI-FI: Normally select this. Hi-Fi sound is played back.
HI-FI L: Sound on the left Hi-Fi channel is played back.
HI-FI R: Sound on the right Hi-Fi channel is played back.
NORM: Sound on the normal track is played back.
NORM HI-FI: Both sounds on the Hi-Fi track and normal track are
mixed and played back.
NOTE:
The above indication appears when “SUPERIMPOSE” is set to
“ON”, though the monitor sound changes in sequence.
Playback
During playback
Stop playback
Press STOP (
8
)
on the
Remote.
OR
Press
STOP/EJECT (
0
)
on
the VCR.
Pause playback and view still picture
Press PAUSE (
9
).
● Press PLAY (
4
) to resume
normal playback.
OR
Push the JOG dial.
● Push the JOG dial again to
resume normal playback.
NOTE:
During still picture, vertical vibration may appear on the TV
screen. Press CH+/– on the remote to get a clearer picture.
Pause and Frame-by-Frame playback
Press PAUSE (
9
) to pause,
then press
2
or
6
(or
PAUSE (
9
)) repeatedly.
● Press PLAY (
4
) to resume
normal playback.
OR
Push the JOG dial to pause,
then turn the JOG dial to the
left or right.
● Push the JOG dial again to
resume normal playback.
High-Speed Picture Search
Press REW (
3
) or
FF
(
5).
OR
Turn the JOG dial quickly to
the left or right.
● Press PLAY (
4
) to resume normal playback.
● If you press and hold REW (
3
) or
FF (
5
) for more than
2 seconds, simply releasing it cancels the picture search, and
normal playback resumes.
Variable-Speed Picture Search (including slow-motion)
Press
2
or
6
repeatedly.
OR
Turn the JOG dial to the left
or right.
● Press PLAY (
4
) to resume normal playback.
● Each time you press
2
or
6
or each time JOG dial passes
a click position, the playback speed changes. To decrease the
speed during picture search, press the opposite direction button
repeatedly or turn the dial in the opposite direction.
● During still picture, press and hold
6
to start forward (or
2
to start reverse) slow motion playback. When you release
the button, still picture resumes. During still picture, holding
PAUSE (
9
) for more than 2 seconds also starts forward slow
motion playback. If you press PAUSE (
9
) again, still picture
resumes.
NOTE:
During slow motion, some noise may appear on the TV screen.
Press CH+/– on the remote to eliminate the noise.
REW
FF
REC LINK
24HR QUICK
PROGRAM
POWER
DISPLAY
SP/EP
When the tape is not running
Rewind/fast-forward
Press REW (
3
)
or FF
(
5
).
OR
Turn the JOG dial to the left
or right.
Eject the cassette
Press STOP/EJECT (
0
).
● You can also eject the cassette when the VCR is turned off.
Turn off the VCR
Press POWER 1.
Reverse Forward
Reverse
search
2steps
Reverse
play
Reverse
slow
motion
2steps
Slow
motion
2steps
Normal
play
Forward
search
3steps