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SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK
The following convenient functions are available. Audio output is muted during special effects playback.
SHUTTLE RING
You can adjust the speed by using the SHUTTLE ring.
1 Press the PLAY button to begin playback.
2 Press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button to obtain a
still picture.
3 Turn the SHUTTLE ring to the angle for the desired
playback speed.
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• If the SHUTTLE ring is released, it will come back to
the centre position and still mode will be resumed.
• Pressing the PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button while turn-
ing and holding the SHUTTLE ring in step 3, continues
the playback speed you selected even though the SHUT-
TLE ring is released.
STILL PICTURE
If you press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button during playback, you will obtain a still picture.
Press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button again to resume the normal playback mode.
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• A few noise bars or vertical movement may appear during still playback.
FRAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK
You can use the JOG dial to advance the tape frame by frame.
1 While the VCR is playing a tape, press the PAUSE/SHUTTLE HOLD button to freeze the picture on screen.
2 Slightly rotate the JOG dial clockwise to advance the tape forward. Slightly rotate it counterclockwise to reverse the tape. To obtain
a frame by frame picture continuously, keep rotating the JOG dial.
3 To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button.
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• When switching between forward and reverse playback, noise bars may appear on the picture.
• A few noise bars or vertical movement may appear during frame by frame playback.
You can also change the playback speed without entering
the PAUSE mode by turning the SHUTTLE ring during play-
back.
If you release the ring, it will come back to the centre posi-
tion, and normal playback will resume.
1 Reverse high speed search
2 Reverse speed search
3 Reverse fast playback (x3)
4 Reverse playback
5 Reverse slow
6 Still
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7 Slow playback
8 Normal playback
9 Fast playback (x2)
A Forward speed search
B Forward high speed search
1 Reverse high speed search
2 Reverse speed search
3 Reverse fast playback (x3)
4 Normal playback
5 Fast playback (x2)
6 Forward speed search
7 Forward high speed search
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DIRECT SHUTTLE RING