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Playing a tape
Basic Operations
Additional tasks
* If you pause the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically resume play.
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 10 seconds in the
SP mode (about 15 seconds in the EP mode) on the counter for each press of the
button, and restarts playback.
To skip playback
You can skip a scene that you do not want to watch (such as a commercial) and restart
playback.
During playback, press C C SKIP. The VCR skips the tape 30 seconds on the
counter each time the button is pressed (up to four times) and playback is resumed.
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.
To play/search at various speeds
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Press H PLAY.
The display window shows the
playback time.
When the tape reaches the end,
it will rewind automatically.
To Press
Stop play x STOP
Pause play* X PAUSE
Resume play after pause X PAUSE or H PLAY
Fast-forward the tape M during stop
Rewind the tape m during stop
Eject the tape Z
Playback options Operation
View the picture during fast-
forward or rewind
During fast-forward, hold down M. During rewind, hold
down m.
Play at high speed • During playback, briefly press M or m. The tape
continues to play at 5 times normal speed.
• During playback, hold down M or m. The tape
continues to play at 5 times normal speed. When you
release the button, normal playback resumes.
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