50 Pelco Manual C673M (2/01)
PLAYBACK MODE
• Pressing the REC/PLAY MODE button switches playback mode for the T-120 setting
in the following order: 6H, L18H, L30H, 48H, 72H, 96H, 120H, 168H, 0H, 6H (for a
tape recorded in longer than 6H mode). For the T-160 setting, the order is: 8H, L24H,
L40H, 64H, 96H, 128H, 160H, 224, 0H, 8H (for a tape recorded in longer than 8H
mode).
•A tape recorded in SP mode using another VCR can only be played back in 2H mode.
• Picture jitter or noise may occur when the tape is played back in L18H, L24H, L30H, or
L40H mode (even if the tape was recorded in that mode).
AUDIO PLAYBACK
There is normal sound playback only when a tape recorded in 6H, 8H, L18H, L24H, L30H,
or L40H mode is played back in its respective mode.
Table H. Audio Playback and Picture Quality
Playback Mode 2H-8H L18H-L40H 48H-128H
Audio Playback Very good Good Not available
Picture Quality Very good Good Good
END OF TAPE
When the end of the tape is reached, the following functions are performed automatically
during playback or fast forwarding.
Table I. End of Tape Actions
Tape End Selected REPEAT or ALARM•PROT STOP or REWIND
Playback
The tape automatically rewinds
Stop
to the beginning and stops.
Fast Forward Stop Stop
SPECIAL EFFECTS PLAYBACK
The VCR features the following convenient functions. Audio output is muted during special
effects playback.
STILL PICTURE
Press PAUSE during playback. (A few noise bars or vertical movement may appear during
still playback.) Press again to resume playback.
FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK
You can use the JOG dial to advance the tape frame by frame or field by field.
1. Press PAUSE to freeze the picture while the VCR is playing the tape.
2. Turn the JOG dial right to forward the tape or left to reverse it. To get continuous
movement, keep rotating the JOG dial.
3. To freeze the picture again, release the dial.
4. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
Noise bars or vertical movement may appear during frame-by-frame playback. Noise bars
may appear when switching between forward and reverse playback.