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Playing a tape
Playing a tape 
Before you start ...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. 
• Switch the input selector on your TV so 
that the signal from the player appears on 
the TV screen.
• Set  TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO, 
then press SELECT VIDEO to control the  
VCR (page 9).
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Insert a tape.
The VCR starts playing automatically if 
you insert a tape with its safety tab 
removed.
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DISPLAY
H
PLAY
C
 C SKIP
X
PAUSE
M
SLOWy
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x
STOP
m
REPLAY
?
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TRACKING +/–
CLEAR
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* If you pause the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically resume play.
To play a recently watched scene
You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again.
During playback, press REPLAY.  The VCR rewinds the tape about 10 seconds in the 
SP mode (about 15 seconds in the EP mode) on the counter for each press of the 
button, and restarts playback.
To skip playback
You can skip a scene that you do not want to watch (such as a commercial) and restart 
playback.
During playback, press C C SKIP.  The VCR skips the tape 30 seconds on the 
counter each time the button is pressed (up to four times) and playback is resumed.
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
Press ?/1 while the tape is rewinding.  The power will turn off but the tape will keep 
rewinding until it reaches the end.
To play/search at various speeds
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Press H PLAY.
The display window shows the 
playback time.
When the tape reaches the end, 
it will rewind automatically.
To
Press
Stop play
x STOP
Pause play*
X PAUSE
Resume play after pause
X PAUSE or H PLAY
Fast-forward the tape
M during stop
Rewind the tape
m during stop
Eject the tape
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Playback options
Operation
View the picture during fast-
forward or rewind
During fast-forward, hold down M.  During rewind, hold 
down m.
Play at high speed
• During playback, briefly press M or m.  The tape 
continues to play at 5 times normal speed.
• During playback, hold down M or m.  The tape 
continues to play at 5 times normal speed.  When you 
release the button, normal playback resumes.
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Playing a tape
To resume normal playback
Press H PLAY.
To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later.  The counter in the 
display window resets to “0:00:00.”  To search for the counter 0:00:00 point 
automatically, see “To search for the counter 0:00:00 point” on page 95.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY during normal playback.
Tip
• Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if:
– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– The picture shakes during pause.
Notes
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the 
picture quality cannot be guaranteed.
• The  counter  resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The  counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• When 10 hours have passed, the counter in the display window returns to “0:00:00” and the 
count starts over again.
• The sound is muted during playback at various speeds.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• While playing a tape, you can display the “SETUP MENU” but the remote commander’s 
function switches to DVD automatically.  Press O RETURN repeatedly to exit the menu.
• When playback does not start even if you insert a tape with its safety tab removed, set “Auto 
Play” to “On” in the “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu (page 97).
• Stop disc playback while playing back a video.
• The  VCR can also play S-VHS tapes.  The VCR will automatically identify the type of tape 
inserted in the VCR (either VHS or S-VHS).  When S-VHS tapes are played in the VCR, the 
enhanced resolution will not be visible on screen; there may also be picture distortion while 
playing the S-VHS tape in slow motion or while utilizing other special playback modes.  The 
VCR will not record in S-VHS mode on an S-VHS tape.
Play in slow motion
During pause, press MSLOW y.
Play frame by frame
During pause, press C C SKIP.
Play at various speeds
(Shuttle play)
During playback, press  .or > SHUTTLE.  You can 
change the playback speed as follows.
× 7 y –× 5 y –× 3 y STILL y SLOW y PLAY 
y × 2 y × 3 y × 5 y × 7
Playback options
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Recording TV programs
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Recording TV programs 
Before you start ...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. 
• Switch the input selector on your TV so 
that the signal from the player appears on 
the TV screen.
• Set  TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO, 
then press SELECT VIDEO to control the 
VCR (page 9).
• To  record from a cable box, turn it on.
• Make sure the tape is longer than the total 
recording time.
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Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
 
2
Press CH +/– to select the channel or line input video source you want to 
record.
CH +/–
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REC
SP/EP
DISPLAY
TV/VIDEO
ENTER
INPUT 
SELECT
x
STOP
H
PLAY
?/1
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