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Playing/searching at various speeds
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Additional Operations
Playing/searching at various speeds
Before you start
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
Playback options
To resume normal playback
Press H (play).
Using Playback Dial on the 
VCR
With Playback Dial, you can 
operate the following playback 
options.
To
Do this
View the picture 
during fast-forward or 
rewind
During fast-forward, hold down M (fast-forward).  
During rewind, hold down m (rewind).
Play at high speed
• During playback, briefly press M (fast-forward) or 
m (rewind).  The tape continues to play at high 
speed.
• During playback, hold down M (fast-forward) or 
m (rewind).  When you release the button, normal 
playback resumes.
Play at twice the 
normal speed
During playback, press ×2.
Play in slow motion
During playback, press y SLOW.
To
Do this
View the picture 
during fast-forward or 
rewind
During fast-forward, turn and hold Playback Dial to the 
right (M (fast-forward)).  During rewind, turn and hold 
Playback Dial to the left (m (rewind)).
Play at high speed
• During playback, quickly turn and release Playback 
Dial to the right ( M (fast-forward)) or left (m 
(rewind)).  The tape continues to play at high speed.
• During playback, turn and hold Playback Dial to the 
right (M (fast-forward)) or left (m (rewind)).  
When you release Playback Dial, normal playback 
resumes.
Playback Dial
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Playing/searching at various speeds
Tip
• Adjust the picture using the PROGRAM +/– buttons on the VCR if:
– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
– The picture shakes while pausing.
To set tracking to the centre position, press both buttons (+/–) at the same time.
Notes
• The sound is muted during these operations.
• In  the  LP  mode, noise may appear or there may be no colour.
• If the playback mode mark does not appear on the TV screen, press 
 DISPLAY.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• Do not turn Playback Dial forcibly.  It may damage Playback Dial.
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Setting the recording duration time
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Setting the recording duration time
After you have started recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop 
recording automatically after a specified duration.
Before you start
• Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
To extend the duration
Press z REC repeatedly to set a new duration time.
To cancel the duration
Press z REC repeatedly until the 
 indicator disappears and the VCR 
returns to the normal recording mode.
To stop recording
To stop the VCR while recording, press x (stop).
Note
• You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the 
recording duration time.
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While recording, press z REC.
The 
 indicator appears in the display window.
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Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time.
In SP mode
Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.
In LP mode
Each press advances the time as shown below.
The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops 
recording and turns off automatically.
0:30
1:00
4:00
4:30
Normal recording
0:30
1:00
8:00
9:00
Normal recording
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Synchronized Recording (not available on SLV-SE240G/I)
Synchronized Recording 
(not available on SLV-SE240G/I)
You can set the VCR to automatically record programmes from equipment 
such as a satellite tuner by connecting the equipment to the LINE-2 (DEC/
EXT)connector.  The connected equipment must have a timer function for
this feature to work.
When the connected equipment turns on, the VCR also automatically turns 
on and starts recording a programme from LINE-2 (DEC/EXT).
How to connect for Synchronized Recording
Connect the LINE-2 (DEC/EXT) connector of the VCR to the TV Scart 
connector of the satellite tuner.  Then connect the LINE-1 (EURO AV) 
connector to the TV.
Scart cable (not supplied)
LINE-2 (DEC/EXT)
LINE-1 (EURO AV)
TV Scart 
connector
satellite tuner, etc.
Scart cable (not supplied)
Scart (EURO-AV)
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