Press PLAY to resume normal playback. Still playback 4 Press PAUSE/STILL to view the still picture during Normal playback. Press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL to resume normal playback. Slow playback 5 Press SLOW on the Remote Controller to view the slow-motion picture. The tape speed of Slow playback can be adjusted with “+” or Press PLAY to resume normal playback. Jog/Shuttle playback 6 Press JOG/SHUTTLE. Still playback starts. 7 Rotate Shuttle Ring to select the desired playback speed in forward and backward directions. 8 Rotate Jog Dial to locate the desired picture precisely. Options •If you press TAPE REMAIN on the Remote Controller, the approximate remaining tape time is indicated in hours and minutes. For correct Remaining Tape Time indication, set TAPE SELECT on the VCR according to the cassette type: -T120: For cassettes T30, T60, T90, T120 T140-T160: For cassettes T140 and T160 •To listen to the sound during Cue playback and Review playback, set SEARCH SOUND on the VCR to “ON". • If the picture shakes from side to side or is distorted during playback because: it was recorded on another VCR, you can improve the picture quality. Set TBC on VCR to “ON'’. Normally, this switch must be set to “OFF'’. Notes: •Cue/Review playback for more than 10 minutes switches the VCR to normal playback. •Still or Slow playback for more than 5 minutes switches the VCR to normal playback. •Cue or Review playback picture can contain horizontal noise bars or distortions. However this does not indicate a malfunction. •In the playback of the LP recording: 1. In the special playback functions except normal playback, the picture may contain horizontal noise bars, distortions, unstable colors, or can be in black-and-white. 2. A tape recorded on another VCR may need Tracking Control adjustment; picture may still be inferior owing to format limitations. (21) On-the-spot Recording 1 2 6 1 RECORDING SPISIP V A S-VHS ON.. OFF REC# PALJSE/STfLL 00 STOP □ (22) On-the-spot Recording Introduction You can record a TV broadcast without turning on the TV by using the Infrared Remote Controller or by using the appropriate buttons on the VCR. You can also watch a TV broadcast on the TV while recording another TV broadcast. Preparations • Insert a cassette with an erasure prevention tab. (If a cassette has been inside VCR, press POWER to turn VCR on.) • Press VCR/TV to display "VCR” on the VCR Display. Recording procedure 1 Select the desired tape speed "SP” or “SLP” with the RECORDING SP/SLP button. 2 Select the desired channel to be recorded by pressing v or /\ on the VCR. • If you wish to confirm proper reception, turn TV on and select channel 3 or 4 (for video playback channel) on TV. 3 Set S-VHS to “ON” or “OFF”. ON: S-VHS tape is recorded in S-VHS format; VHS tape in VHS format. OFF: for VHS format on S-VHS tape 4 Press REC to start Recording. •When a video cassette without an erasure prevention tab is inserted, "E3” blinks and an alarm sounds indicating that recording is not possible. 5 To interrupt recording temporarily, press PAUSE/STILL. Press this button again to continue recording. •A recording pause for more than 5 minutes switches the VCR to Stop mode to protect the tape and the video heads. Watching any other TV broadcast while recording 1 Set VCR/TV to “TV” during recording. 2 Select the desired channel on TV. Hi-Fi Audio Recording Level Adjustment Normally set Hi-Fi REC LEVEL in the middle “5” position (click stop). Recommended peaks in audio level are +4 dB. When using the VCR as a Hi-Fi Audio Recorder or when producing your own tapes, it may be desirable to adjust Hi-Fi REC LEVEL to some other position. •Sound on normal track is adjusted automatically. Erasure Prevention Tab To prevent accidental erasure. To record again. a screwdriver. adhesive tepe. 6 Press STOP to stop recording. Automatic Features u Introduction This VCR has the following automatic functions: Auto power on Inserting a cassette turns the VCR on. Auto playback Inserting a cassette without an erasure prevention tab starts Playback. Auto rewind Fully rewind the tape when the tape reaches its end during Playback and Recording (except OTR and Timer Recording). Auto power off eject Ejects a cassette when the VCR is OFF by pressing EJECT only (the VCR turns OFF after ejecting the cassette). Auto head cleaning Removes tape particles and dust from the video heads so that the heads always provide optimum picture quality. While this function is working, some mechanical noise can be heard from the VCR; this does not indicate a malfunction. Index Search Introduction This function allows you to quickly locate the beginning of each recording marked with an index signal. An index signal is set automatically, and the indicator “WRITE” appears for a few seconds on the VCR Display in the following cases: •When recording is started with the REC Button. • At the beginning of Timer or OTR Recordin...