Hitachi SIDE BY SIDEREFRIGERATOR, Owner'S Manual

Basic Operations 

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Manual Rewind 

Press STOP and then REW. The VCR rewinds the tape all the way to the 
beginning, then stops.  Press STOP/EJECT on the VCR to release the 
tape. 

Automatic Rewind (MOVIE RETURN) 

When the tape reaches the end during playback or normal recording, it will 
automatically rewinds and comes to the beginning of the tape or memory 
stop position. 
If your videocassette has the safety tab removed and you set the MOVIE 
RETURN function to ON during initial setup, the VCR will stop and 
automatically rewind the videocassette, eject it, and turn off the power 
when it reaches the end of the tape or a blank section of tape which lasts 
for more than 30 seconds. 
This function works only in PLAYBACK mode, not in RECORDING mode. 

Special Playback Effects 

Part of the fun of video watching is being able to stop the action and take 
a closer look or repeat a favorite scene. You can view the tape in variety 
of modes selected from the remote control. 

Still Playback (Pause) 

Press PAUSE to still the tape during play.  The picture will "freeze". 
After 5 minutes in PAUSE mode, the VCR automatically switches to STOP 
mode to protect the tape. 
If the screen jitters during PAUSE, use the remote's TRACKING buttons to 
minimize it. (See manual Tracking) 
To resume play, press PAUSE or PLAY again. 

Frame Advance 

While in PAUSE mode during playback, press F.ADV to view the video 
one frame at a time.  Press PAUSE to resume play. 

Skip Playback 

While playing back your tape you can skip forward by pressing the F.ADV 
button. The tape will search ahead for about a minute and then resume 
playing. 

Slow Motion 

To slow the playback speed to exactly the pace you want, press PLAY, 
VCR1 or VCR2 on respective mode, then press one of the 
VOLUME/SLOW buttons. Press VOLUME/SLOW (

) to slow down, 

press VOLUME/SLOW (

) to speed up. The more times you press, the 

slower or faster the slow motion. 
If you want to minimize noise in slow motion playback, first set the VCR in 
still playback and press VCR 1, then press either of the TRACKING 
buttons (

 or 

) to minimize vertical shaking. 

Then set the VCR in slow playback and press VCR1 or VCR2, then press 
TRACKING buttons to minimize visual noise bands on the screen. 
After 5 minutes in slow motion playback, the VCR will stop the tape 
automatically to prevent damage to the tape and the VCR. 
To return to playback at a normal speed, press PLAY.  To stop the tape, 
press STOP. 

To Find Specific Sections on a Tape 

Visual Search 

This function lets you search backward and forward through the videotape 
while viewing it.