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8 PLAYBACK AND SPECIAL-EFFECTS PLAYBACK
8-1 Preparation
Connection
Make sure the output connectors on the rear panel are
properly connected.
Function menu switch settings
Set the function menu switches as required.
5 [SHARPNESS] . . . Factory setting: NORMAL
Set to SHARP to emphasize contours for sharper
playback pictures.
5 [INDEX SEARCH] . . . Factory setting: OFF
To enable or disable index search.
• Set to ON to search the alarm-recorded positions
(index code).
8-2 Playback
[STOP/EJECT] button
Playback mode
indication
[TIME MODE] button
[PLAY] button
[OPERATE] button
Press the [OPERATE] button to turn the operating mode
on.
[ The [OPERATE] indicator lights.
Press the [TIME MODE] button to set the Play mode to
the VHS Standard (3H).
The 3H indicator is shown on the display.
• To use playback in the Timelapse Play mode, make
sure the same mode (L12H or L24H) is set for
playback as was used for timelapse recording.
Load the recorded cassette correctly.
* If a cassette is loaded when the power is off, power is
switched on automatically (auto-power on function).
If the cassette's safety tab has been removed, power is
switched on and play starts automatically (auto play
function).
Press the [PLAY] button to start play.
The play indicator is shown on the display and
the Play mode is engaged.
• Cassettes recorded in the VHS Long Play mode
(LP) are played back in the VHS Long Play mode.
• "006H" is shown in the display.
To stop playback
Press the [STOP] button.
The tape stops and the Stop mode is engaged.
Audio playback of a timelapse-recorded tape
• Due to the difference in tape speed, audio signals
cannot be monitored when a tape recorded in the
L12H or L24H Timelapse mode is played back in the
VHS Standard (3H) mode.
To monitor audio recorded in the Timelapse mode,
play back the tape in the same mode (L12H or L24H)
as it was recorded in.
• When a tape recorded in the VHS standard
(3H) mode is played back in the Timelapse
mode, noise appears in the playback picture.
• Tapes recorded in the Long Play (LP) mode
can be played back only.
Still, Reverse Play and Shuttle Search modes
are not available with LP tapes.
Notes
Menu check during playback
• When the [MENU] button is pressed during
playback, the monitor screen display switches from
the playback picture to the input video signal (EE
picture) and the main menu is shown on the screen.
This means that even during playback you can
check menu contents.
Press the [MENU] button again to restore the
playback picture.