Searching for tape position with the picture
(picture search)
a
While a cassette is playing, press the
H
(reverse) or
I
(forward) button once or several times.
b
To stop a certain place on the tape, press the
PLAY
G
button.
D
During picture search, the picture quality may not be
so good and there will be no sound.
Still picture/Slow motion
a
Press the
STILL
R
button. A still picture will appear on
the screen.
b
Each time you press
STILL
R
again, the picture will
move on one step.
c
When you hold the
STILL
R
button, the tape will be
played in slow motion.
d
When you press the
I
button several times, you have
a choice of several playback speeds.
During slow motion there will be no sound.
The SHUTTLE functions on the video
recorder
You will find a large rotary knob (Shuttle)
o
on the video
recorder.
a
Switch the function on with the
STILL
R
button on the
video recorder.
You will see a still picture.
b
The outer (shuttle) ring enables you to select different
tape speeds for the picture search.
Searching for tape position without the
picture (wind and rewind)
a
Stop the tape with the
STOP
h
button.
b
Press the
H
(reverse) or
I
(forward) button.
c
To stop a certain place on the tape, press the
STOP
h
button.
Instant View
With this function you can switch to picture search during
wind and rewind.
a
If you hold the
H
(rewind) or
I
(wind) button
during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search.
b
When you release the button, the video recorder will
automatically switch back to rewind or wind.
Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an
index code on the tape.
a
Press the
INDEX
E
button and then the
I
button to
select the next code mark or the
H
button for the
previous code mark.
b
When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will
automatically switch to play.
Automatic search for a blank space on the
tape
You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of
blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing
recording on the tape.
a
Press the
INDEX
E
button. Then press the
STOP
h
button.
b
When the video recorder find a blank space, it will
automatically switch to ’pause’.
D
If no empty space has been found when the end of
the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected.
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