Operation Manual

Using
the VCR to
play
back a
tape
19
Normal
playback
1
Press the "PLAY" button to start
playing
a
tape (called
Normal
playback).
"PLAY"
will
appear
for a few seconds on the TV screen.
Automatic
tracking
-
The video recorder will
automatically adjust
the
tracking
to
give
the best
quality picture.
Standard
Play
(SP)
or
Long Play
(LP)
tape
-
The video recorder will
automatically recognise
whether the
tape
has been recorded
at normal
speed (SP)
or
half-speed (Long Play
-
LP),
and
play
it back at the correct
speed.
If it is a
long play tape
LP will be shown on the video recorder's
display.
Automatic
playback
-
If the video cassette has had its
safety
tab
removed,
so that it
cannot be
erased,
then the video recorder will
automatically
start
playing
the
tape.
OPR
(Optimum
Picture
Response)
Control-
During playback you
can select
picture sharpness by pressing
the "OPR" button on
the front of
your VCR(BC999P/BC909P). (Press
once to make a
picture
softer,
press
twice to make it clear and
press
once
again
to switch to
off).
You can also control
by
using
the On Screen
Display (see p 20).
2
Short
interruptions
of the
playback up
to 5 minutes can be made with the
"P/STILL" button. Continue
playback by pressing
the "PLAY" button.
3
End the
playback
with "STOP" button.
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If the end of the
tape
is
reached,
the video recorder
stops automatically,
rewinds,
stops, ejects
the
tape
and switched off.
Still
picture playback
You can
playback
and advance a still
picture
as follows:
1
Press the "P/STILL" button
during playing
back. You see a still
picture
on the TV
screen.
2
You can remove the vertical tremble with the cursor
"D"
and
"E"
advance the still
picture by pressing
the "P/STILL" button.
By repeatedly pressing
this button the
picture
advances one frame at a time.
3
To switch off the still
picture, press
the
"PLAY",
or the "STOP" buttons.
The still
playback
will
only
continue for about 5
minutes,
after which the video recorder
will return to
stop
mode,
to avoid
damage
of the
tape.
CM
(Commercial
Message) Skip
(While
in
play mode) Pressing
"CM SKIP" button on the remote control
skips
commercials
or other
programme
material.
Pressing
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
or 6 times
skips
30, 60, 90, 120,
150 or 180
seconds,
respectively.
CM SKIP
skips
at full 180 seconds of commercials in a few
seconds,
then resumes normal
playback.
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