Symphonic VR-501 - Manual (Page 9)

PLAYBACK FUNCTION
NORMAL PLAYBACK
1 Insert the prerecorded tape. The
VCR will turn on. If the safety tab
has been removed, the VCR will
start playback automatically.
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV to channel 3 or 4.
Now set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR
to match the channel selected on the TV.
3 Begin playback by pressing the PLAY button.
● Tracking adjustment will be set automatically (Digi-
tal Tracking function) when you start playback. To
adjust the tracking manually, press the CHANNEL
Up or Down button on the VCR.
● When a tape has reached the end, the VCR will re-
wind the tape to the beginning, eject the tape, and turn
off the VCR automatically.
● S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB)
This unit allows you to view a tape recorded in S-VHS
format. (Noise lines may appear on the picture.)
4 To stop playback, press the STOP button.
STILL/SLOW
1) You can freeze the picture on TV screen by pressing
the PAUSE/STILL button during playback.
● You can advance the picture by one frame at a time
by pressing the PAUSE/STILL button during the still
mode.
2) You can see the slow motion by pressing the SLOW
button during playback or the still mode.
● If the noise bar appears on the TV screen, you can re-
duce it by pressing the CHANNEL Up or Down button.
● After the VCR has been in Still/Slow mode for 5 min-
utes, it will stop automatically to protect the tape and
the video head.
● To return playback, press the PLAY button.
AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK
Use this feature allows you to play a tape over and over.
1) Select main menu by pressing the MENU button.
2) Select "AUTO REPEAT" by pressing the PLAY or
STOP button.
3) Begin auto repeat playback by pressing the F.FWD
button so that [ON] will appear next to "AUTO RE-
PEAT" on the TV screen.
● If the on-screen menu still remains, press the RE-
SET/EXIT button to exit the menu.
● To cancel the auto repeat mode, press the F.FWD
button at step [3] so that [OFF] appear next to
"AUTO REPEAT" on the TV screen.
● When you set the auto repeat mode to [ON] while the
counter memory mode is ON, the VCR will exit the
counter memory mode automatically.
SEARCH FUNCTIONS
PICTURE SEARCH
If you want to skip or repeat a scene while in the play
mode, press the F.FWD or REW button.
● Press it again and the VCR will now search in super
high speed. (in the LP / SLP modes only)
TIME SEARCH
You can skip a program for a desired length of time.
1) Press the SEARCH MODE
button so that the Time
Search menu appears.
2) Enter your desired time to
skip by pressing the PLAY or
STOP button within 30 sec-
onds.
3) Press the F.FWD or REW button to start time search.
If you want to go in the forward direction, press the
F.FWD button. If you want to go in the reverse di-
rection, press the REW button.
● After time search, the VCR will play the tape auto-
matically.
INDEX SEARCH
The index signal is recorded on the tape automatically
when the recording is started. If you want to view a re-
cording at a specific start point, it can easily be done.
1) Press the SEARCH MODE
button so that the Index
Search menu appears.
2) Enter your desired number by
pressing the PLAY or STOP
button within 30 seconds.
3) Press the F.FWD or REW button to start index
search. If you want to go in the forward direction,
press the F.FWD button. If you want to go in the
reverse direction, press the REW button.
● After index search, the VCR will play the tape auto-
matically.
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