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Frame Advance
A picture advances frame by frame.
1
Press
PLAY/x2
during still playback.
Each time you press
PLAY/x2
, the picture
advances one frame.
If you press and hold
PLAY/x2
, the tape runs
at 1/30th the normal playback speed.
To resume normal playback
Press
PAUSE/STILL
.
Double Speed Playback
A tape runs at twice the normal speed.
1
Press
PLAY/x2
during playback.
The picture runs at twice the normal playback
speed.
To resume normal playback
Press
PLAY/x2
.
Shuttle Dial Operation
You can also activate the picture search and slow playback at various speeds by turning the
shuttle dial on the VCR.
1
Turn the
shuttle dial
on the VCR.
The playback speeds differ depending on the recording tape speed of the tape as follows.
Picture search
Reverse playback
SP:
x5
x7
-x1
SLP:
x15
x21
-x3
Notes
• The still picture mode will be released automatically after about 5 minutes and forward playback will start.
• Fast-forwarding or rewinding started from the stop mode continues even if the
shuttle dial is released. To stop,
press
STOP.
• The reverse playback mode will be released automatically after about 25 seconds and forward playback will start.
• Noise bar may appear in reverse playback.
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Initial mode of tape operation
Stop
Playback
Still
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Fast-
x7
x1
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–x1
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Fast-
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search
Slow
Slow
Reverse
playback
Reverse
Reve
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–x5
–x7
x5
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Jog Dial Operation
You can control the speed of frame advance.
1
During playback, press
PAUSE/STILL
.
2
Turn the
jog dial
on the VCR. The speed of frame advance varies as you turn the jog
dial. When you stop turning the dial, the picture freezes.
To cancel the jog dial mode
Press
PAUSE/STILL
.
Note
If you playback a tape recorded in the SLP tape speed or a tape recorded on another VCR in various speed mode, the
picture may be noisy or monochrome.
Variable Speed Playback (continued)