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To use visual search so you can see the pic-
ture, be sure VCR appears, then begin tape
playback. Press
FAST-F to search forward or
REW to search in reverse. Press PLAY to return
to normal playback.
During visual search, the sound is muted and
the picture quality is lower than during normal
playback. The search picture is best with tapes
recorded at the SP or SLP speed (see “Re-
cording Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 38).
Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance
Freeze-frame lets you pause the tape to view a
single frame. Press
PAUSE during playback to
freeze the picture. Press PAUSE again or PLAY
to return to normal playback.
During freeze-frame, picture quality is lower
than during normal playback. The picture quali-
ty is best with recordings made at the SP or
SLP speed (see “Recording Speeds/Tape Se-
lection” on Page 38).
Notes:
• If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape to protect the video heads.
• To reduce or eliminate jitter in the freeze-
frame picture, hold down CH s or t until the
picture is clear.
During freeze-frame, you can advance the pic-
ture one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing
SLOW . This feature works best with video cas-
settes recorded at the SP or SLP speed. Press
PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback.
Slow Motion
To start slow motion playback, while a tape is
playing, press
SLOW . Press SLOW again or
PLAY to return to normal playback. During slow
motion, the sound is muted and the picture
quality is lower than during normal playback.
Slow motion picture quality is best with tapes
recorded at the SP or SLP speed.
Notes:
• If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape to protect the video heads.
• If the slow-motion picture is poor, hold
down CH s or t until the picture improves.
REAL-TIME COUNTER
Using the Counter
Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape
has been running. To see the counter on the
TV screen, press
DISP/ENT on the remote con-
trol.
The counter resets to 0:00:00 each time you
put in a tape. To manually reset the counter,
press
COUNTER RESET .
Note: The real-time counter might stop if you
fast-forward or rewind through a blank section
on the tape. This is normal.
Using the Zero Search Function
You can reset the counter to 0:00:00 at any
position on the tape and then return to that po-
sition. This lets you quickly return to a selected
place on the tape later.
Follow these steps to use the zero search func-
tion.
1. Press COUNTER RESET at the location you
want to return to later. The counter resets
to
0:00:00 .
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