VCR User Manual

Operating Controls (Detailed Descriptions)
The uses of the controls for basic operation are given on
page 10. Now that you are familiar with the basic
procedure for recording a TV program and playing it
back. you are ready to learn the rest of the control
functions.
The controls of your VCR are designed so that:
• Accidentally pressing a wrong button will not damage
the VCR or the cassette.
• Nun-essential buttons are disabled during recording
to help you avoid accidental interruptions.
• Operation of the VCR is automatic whenever this is
feasible.
• Automatic recording functions (Timer and XPR) will
not disturb normal TV viewing.
• If you run out of tape during playback or normal
recording, the VCR rewinds it and stops
automatically. If tape runs out during Timer or
Express Recording, the VCR stops without rewinding.
• Because of these features, the functions of some
control buttons depend on the condition of the VCR
at the time they are used.
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Q POWER: When the VCR is turned off, the timer is
automatically turned on if it has been programmed.
When the VCR is turned on, the timer is
automatically turned off. Your VCR will not make a
timer recording if it is already turned on at the time
the recording is to start.
The POWER button operates differently during
Timer and Express recording. Press POWER,
STOP in that order to stop the VCR when a timer
recording is in progress.
The VCR will stop and turn off if you press the
POWER button during non-timer Recording,
Playback, or Fast Forward. If you press it during
rewind, the VCR will continue rewinding until it is
finished and then turn off.
EJECT: The EJECT button will not operate when
the VCR is recording. It will eject the cassette in
any other mode of operation.
VCR: Complete information is on pages 10 and 12.
PLA }i..The PLAY button is normally used to begin
playback when the VCR is stopped. It is also used
to switch to slow-motion operation when the VCR
is paused during playback for stop-action viewing.
Slow Motion and Stop Action are explained on
pages 17 and 18. The PLAY button is inactive when
the VCR is recording.
(_PA USE: Pausing during a recording stops the tape
so that nothing will be recorded. When you press
the PAUSE button a second time, recording
resumes immediately.
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Pausing during playback produces a Stop-Action
picture and pressing it again resumes normal
playback. REC or PLAY in the display unit flashes
during a pause. Additional information about
Recording Pause and Stop Action is on the next
page.
REWIND/SEARCH _l.ql: This is the REWIND
button when the VCR is stopped. Once you have
pressed it, the VCR will rewind to the beginning of
the tape (or to a counter reading of 0000 if the
counter is displayed) unless you press the STOP
button.
This same button becomes the SEARCH .41.ql
button when the VCR is playing. Picture Search is
explained on page 18.
The REWIND/SEARCH button is inactive during
recording.
F.FWD/SEARCH _1_: This is the FAST
FORWARD button when the VCR is stopped.
Once you have pressed it, the tape will continue to
"fast forward" until you press the STOP button (or
to a counter reading of 0000 if the counter is
displayed). If you do not press the STOP button,
the VCR will "fast forward" to the end of the tape
and then automatically rewind to the beginning of
the tape and stop, Refer to "Memory Stop" on
page 18 for more information.
The FAST FORWARD button is inactive during
recording.
This same button becomes the SEARCH _'1_
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