Operation Manual
GB-8
BASIC OPERATION
HOW TO PLAYBACK A VIDEO TAPE
• For double speed playback (without sound), press
PLAY/X2
(
w
) again.
• To revert to normal playback, press
PLAY/X2
(
w
) again.
• To stop the video tape, press
STOP
(
r).
• To eject the tape press
EJECT on the VCR.
SHARP SUPER PICTURE
SHARP SUPER PICTURE should enhance the picture quality during playback. It is
normally set to ON. To turn
SHARP SUPER PICTURE on or off press SUPER P. on the VCR
front panel.
PICTURE DISTURBANCE DURING PLAYBACK
This VCR has an automatic tracking system which reduces picture disturbance when you start
to playback a video tape. When auto-tracking is in operation flashes on the on-screen
display. If the picture still has disturbance you may need to manually track the video tape:
During PLAYBACK of a video tape.
• Press
CHANNEL K or L to position picture interference off the TV screen. (Manual
Tracking)
• Press
CHANNEL K and L buttons together to start Auto Tracking.
PAUSING AND SLOW MOTION
1.
Press PLAY/X2 (w) to start the video tape playing.
2. To pause the video tape, press PAUSE/STILL (II) .
• To minimise jitter whilst in pause mode press CHANNEL K or L.
• Press PLAY/X2 (w) to resume playback.
3. To playback in slow motion (without sound) press Iw SLOW on the remote control. Slow
motion speed can be adjusted using the
— or ± buttons next to the Iw SLOW button.
Picture disturbance can be improved by using the
CHANNEL K or L during slow motion
playback.
• Press
PLAY/X2 (w) to resume playback.
NOTES:
• When using SLOW MOTION function some mechanical noise may be heard.
• There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture
using Pause and Slow functions.
• PAUSE mode will disengage after about 5 minutes.