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Playing a tape
Basic Operations
Additional tasks
Using Playback Dial on the VCR
With Playback Dial, you can operate the following playback options.
Note
• Do not turn Playback Dial forcibly. It may damage Playback Dial.
To play a recently watched scene
You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again.
During playback, press REPLAY. The VCR rewinds the tape about ten seconds on
the counter for each press of the button, and restarts playback.
To skip playback
You can skip a portion of playback you do not want to watch (such as a commercial)
and restart playback.
During playback, press COMMERCIAL SKIP up to four times. The VCR skips the
tape 30 seconds on the counter for each press of the button, and restarts playback.
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
Press ?/1 while the tape is rewinding. The power will turn off but the tape will keep
rewinding until it reaches the end.
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Press H PLAY.
The display window shows the playback
time and playback direction.
When the tape reaches the end, it will
rewind automatically.
To Do this
Stop play Press x STOP
Pause play Press X PAUS E
Resume play after pause Press X PAUSE or H PLAY
Fast-forward the tape Press M FF during stop
Rewind the tape Press m REW during stop
Eject the tape Press Z EJECT
To Do this
Resume play after pause Press H PLAY
Fast-forward the tape Quickly turn and release Playback Dial to the right
(M FF) during stop
Rewind the tape Quickly turn and release Playback Dial to the left
(m REW) during stop
OK
PLAY
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