Toshiba W701 Owners Manual - Page 22

PLAYBACK Variable Speed Playback You can play back a tape at various tape speeds. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 100 PLAY/x2 REW FF STOP Picture Search A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so that you can quickly locate a particular scene. PLAY/x2 REW FF PAUSE/STILL 1 Press FF or REW during playback. The tape runs at 5 times the normal playback speed. 2 To change the tape speed to 7 times the normal playback speed, press and hold FF or REW. If you release it, the tape speed returns to 5 times. SLOW Note If you press FF or REW during picture search, the mode changes to fastforwarding or rewinding. To resume normal playback Press PLAY/x2. Still Picture A picture freezes so that you can watch closer. 1 Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. The picture freezes. To resume normal playback Press PAUSE/STILL. Notes • The still mode is automatically cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback. • The still picture may shake if a picture of a fast- moving object or scene is frozen. This is not a defect in the unit. Adjusting Still Picture Stability If the still picture is distorted or flickers, hold down one of CH/TRK until the picture becomes stable. Note The distortion of the still picture may not be eliminated completely. Slow-motion Picture The tape runs at 1/7th or 1/15th the normal playback speed. 1 Press SLOW during playback. The tape runs at about 1/7th the normal playback speed. Each time you press SLOW, the speed alternates between 1/7th and 1/15th. To resume normal playback Press PLAY/x2. Notes • The slow-motion picture mode is automatically cancelled after about 5 minutes and returns to normal playback. • The slow-motion picture may flicker up and down. This is not a defect in the unit. Adjusting the Tracking Manually If the slow-motion picture is noisy, hold down one of CH/TRK until the best picture is obtained. Note The noise in the slow-motion picture may not be eliminated completely. Note When playing back a tape which is recorded in S-VHS format, distortion may occur during the variable speed playback. 22