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Parts and Their Functions
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PAUSE/STILL button and lamp
This button is pressed during recording or playback
to temporarily stop (pause) the tape.
When it is pressed during recording, the tape stops
temporarily. Recording is resumed when it is
pressed again.
When it is pressed during playback, the still picture
mode is established. Playback is resumed when it
is pressed again.
Noise may be heard on the playback pictures: this
is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.
The button’s lamp flashes during temporary stop.
When it is pressed again, temporary stop is
released, and the lamp goes off.
The button functions as the SET button when
performing the on-screen menu setting.
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REW button and lamp
This button is pressed to rewind the tape.
When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH
button, the tape will be reviewed at the speed which
was set in setup menu item No. 100 and played.
When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH
button in the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode,
the reverse linear 0.3
a
playback mode is initiated.
Noise will appear during linear 0.3
a
playback: this
is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.
The button’s lamp lights during rewinding, review
and reverse linear 0.3
a
playback.
When the respective operations are completed, the
lamp goes off, and the operation concerned is
stopped.
The button functions as the PAGE button when
performing the on-screen menu setting.
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FF button and lamp
This button is pressed to fast forward the tape.
When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH
button, the tape will be cued at the speed which
was set in setup menu item No. 100.
When it is pressed after pressing the SEARCH
button in the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL) mode,
the forward linear 0.3
a
playback mode is initiated.
Noise will appear during linear 0.3
a
playback: this
is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.
The button’s lamp lights during fast forwarding, cue
and forward linear 0.3
a
playback.
When the respective operations are completed, the
lamp goes off, and the operation concerned is
stopped.
The button functions as the MENU-DOWN button
when performing the on-screen menu setting.
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SEARCH button and lamp
This button is pressed to initiate cue, review,
forward linear 0.3
a
playback or reverse linear 0.3
a
playback.
When it is pressed before pressing the FF button,
the tape is cued; if the REW button is pressed
instead of the FF button, the tape is reviewed.
The button’s lamp lights during cue or review.
When the SEARCH button is pressed during cue,
the fast forward mode is established, and when it is
pressed during review, the rewind mode is
established, and the lamp goes off.
When the FF button is pressed after the SEARCH
button was pressed in the temporary stop
(PAUSE/STILL) mode, the forward linear 0.3
a
playback mode is established; if the REW button is
pressed instead of the FF button, the reverse linear
0.3
a
playback mode is established.
The button’s lamp flashes during linear 0.3
a
playback.
When the SEARCH button is pressed during linear
0.3
a
playback, the temporary stop (PAUSE/STILL)
mode is established.
The button functions as the MENU-UP button when
performing the on-screen menu setting.
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REC REVIEW button
When this button is pressed during REC PAUSE,
the operator can monitor whether the portion of the
tape immediately before the button was pressed
has been recorded properly.
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KEY INHIBIT switch
When this is set to ON, all the function buttons
except for those which were set using setup menu
item No. 000 can no longer be operated.
Under the default setting, none of the control
buttons except for STOP and EJECT can be
operated.
When the switch is set to OFF, all the control
buttons are operational.
When connecting an external controller, set the
KEY INHIBIT switch to OFF to enable its use.
