Operation Manual

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7) Press MENU.
Basic Operation
Playback
Tracking Adjustment
• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically
(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback.
• When playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes recorded on units
other than your own, noise lines (black and white streaks)
may appear on the playback picture. If this occurs, you can
adjust the tracking control manually by pressing
CHANNEL (K/L) until the streaks disappear. To return to
the DTR function, stop the tape once and start playback
again.
Note:
• You can reduce the noise lines by pressing
CHANNEL ( K/L ) in Slow mode, too. Slow tracking
adjustment is not set automatically.
• In the Still mode, press SLOW, and press CHANNEL (K/L)
until the streaks disappear. To return to the Still mode,
press PAUSE/STILL F again.
Playback System Change
When you select AUTO by pressing
SPEED/SYSTEM, this unit will
distinguish the system (MESECAM or
PAL) automatically according to the
format of recorded tape during
playback.
If the picture on the TV screen is black
and white, select the system MESECAM
or PAL manually by using
SPEED/SYSTEM. Each time you press
SPEED/SYSTEM, TV screen will change
as follows.
1) Turn on the TV and select the video channel on the TV.
2) Insert a prerecorded tape.
The VCR will turn on automatically. If the erase-
protection tab has been removed, the VCR will start
playback automatically.
3) Press
PLAY/K to begin playback.
•Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically
(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback. To
adjust the tracking manually, press
CHANNEL (K/L).
<If a tape is already in the VCR...>
•Using the buttons on the VCR
Just press
PLAY on the VCR. Power will automatically
turn on and playback will start. (Direct Button
Operation)
•Using the buttons on the remote control
Press
FUNCTION to turn on, and then press PLAY/K .
4) Press
STOP/L to stop playback.
Speed Search
1) Press F.FWD/B or REW/s during playback to view a
videotape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse
direction. In this mode, the sound will be muted.
2) Press the button again, the VCR will now search in super
high speed. (This function will not operate for a NTSC
tape.)
3) Press
PLAY/K to return to normal playback.
Still Picture
Press PAUSE/STILL F during playback to view a still picture on
the TV screen.
• When the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilize the
picture by pressing
CHANNEL (K/L) in the Still mode.
• After the VCR has been in Still mode for 5 minutes, it will
stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head.
<Note for “Speed Search” and “Still Picture”>
• Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black and white
streaks or dots) on the screen. This is normal.
The still picture will, in addition to containing the “noise”
lines, be black and white.
This is not a fault of the machine but merely a by-product
of the technology involved in producing a VCR with LP
mode.
Slow Motion
•Press SLOW to reduce the playback speed. The VCR mutes
the sound during slow motion. You can control the speed
by pressing F.F WD/B (faster) or REW/s (slower). Press
PLAY/K to return to normal playback.
• If it is left in the Slow mode for more than 5 minutes, the
VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode.
Recording
Viewing and Recording the Same Programme
1) Insert a cassette tape with its erase-prevention tab in place.
(If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point
at which you want to begin recording.)
2) Press the
number buttons or CHANNEL (K/L) to select
the channel to be recorded.
3) Press
SPEED/SYSTEM to select the tape speed (SP/LP).
INITIAL
CH TUNING
CLOCK
LANGUAGE
CH TUNING
AUTO
MANUAL
MOVE
MOVE
P01:
P02:
P03:
P04:
P05:
02
03
04
05
06
P06:
P07:
P08:
P09:
P10:
07
08
09
10
11
[ ]
MOVE
P01:
P02:
P03:
P04:
P05:
02
03
11
05
06
P06:
P07:
P08:
P09:
P10:
07
08
09
10
04
[ ]
MENU
TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL
MOVE
P01:
P02:
P03:
P04:
P05:
02
03
11
05
06
P06:
P07:
P08:
P09:
P10:
07
08
09
10
04
Position
Number
Channel
Number
AUTO
MESECAM
PAL
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