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2. Hold the cassette with the main label fac-
ing up and the spine facing out from the
VCR. Then insert the cassette into the
VCR’s compartment and gently push the
center of its spine until the VCR draws it in.
The VCR automatically turns on. If the erase-
protection tab has been removed from the cas-
sette, playback automatically begins.
Caution: Never insert anything except a VHS
video cassette into the cassette compartment.
Anything else might damage the VCR.
Playing a Video Tape
1. Load a video tape.
2. If playback does not automatically begin,
press
PLAY
. The VCR plays the tape.
Note: During playback, the VCR automati-
cally adjusts tracking, but you can manu-
ally adjust it if necessary (see “Tracking”
on Page 26).
3. (Model 63 only) To choose the type of
audio you want to hear during playback,
press
SAP/HiFi
until an arrow appears next
to the desired audio mode indicator (
HiFi
or
NORMAL
) on the TV screen.
Note: If you play a tape recorded on a
standard VCR, the Model 63 plays the
standard audio track, regardless of the
audio output setting.
4. To stop playback before the end of the
tape, press
STOP
.
5. To eject the tape, press
STOP EJECT
on
the VCR.
Notes:
• If the tape reaches the end before you
press
STOP
or
STOP EJECT
, the VCR auto-
matically stops the tape and completely
rewinds it. If the erase-protection tab has
been removed, the VCR then ejects the
cassette.
• When the VCR is off, you can press
STOP
EJECT
on the VCR
to eject a tape. The
VCR turns on, ejects the tape, then turns
itself off.
TAPE MOTION CONTROLS
Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual
Search
While a tape is stopped, press
FF
to advance
the tape quickly or
REW
to rewind it. You can-
not see the picture or hear sound when you
use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the
counter to locate a specific section of tape.
Note: If you press
POWER
while a tape is re-
winding,
REWIND
POWER
OFF
appears.
The VCR automatically turns itself off when re-
winding is complete.
To use visual search so you can see the pic-
ture, be sure VCR appears, then begin tape
playback. Press
FF
to search forward or
REW
to search in reverse. Press
PLAY
to return to
normal playback.
During visual search, the sound is muted and
the picture quality is lower than during normal
playback. The search picture is best with tapes
recorded at the SP or EP speed (see “Record-
ing Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 32).
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