Symphonic SF225A Owner's Manual - Page 17

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•

Be

sure

to

check

that

the

"PWR."

and

the

"VCR"

indicators

are

both

on.

•

Turn

on

the

TV

and

set

the

TV

to

channel

3

or

4.

Now

set

the

CH3/CH4

switch

on

the

back

of

the

VCR

to

match

the

channel

selected

on

the

TV.

Cli3

CH4

[Back

of

the

VCR]

1

Insert

a

prerecorded

tape

Counter

mode

appears

at

counter

0:00:00

on

the

TV

screen.

If

the erase

-protection

tab

has

been

removed,

the

VCR

will

start

playback

automatically.

2

To

begin

playback

Press

the

PLAY

button.

PLAY

I.

NOTE:

If

any

menu

is

activated

on

the

TV

screen,

the

PLAY

button

does

not

function.

Press

the

RE-

SET/EXIT

button

to

clear

the

menu.

Then,

press

the

PLAY

button.

If

a

tape

is

already

in

the

VCR

with

power

off

2A

l

Using

button

on

the

VCR

Just

press

the

PLAY

button

on

the

VCR.

Power

will

automatically

turn

on

and

playback

will

start.

(Direct

Button

Operation)

21t)

Using

button

on

the

remote

control

Press

the

POWER

button

to

turn

on

the

VCR,

and

then

press

the

PLAY

button

on

the

remote

control.

3

To

stop

playback

Press

the

STOP

button.

PICTI:RI:

SEARCH

This

feature

is

very

useful

in

finding

or

skipping

over

a

particular

scene

on

a

tape.

In

this

mode,

the

sound

will

be

muted.

1)

You

may

view

a

video

tape

at

a

high

speed

in

either

a

forward

or

reverse

direction

by

pressing

the

F.FWD

or

REW

button.

(in

the

SP

/

LP

/

SLP

modes)

2)

Press

it

again

and

the

VCR

will

now

search

in

super

high

speed.

(in

the

LP

/

SLP

modes

only)

3)

Press

the

PLAY

button

to

return

to

normal

speed.

STILI,

PICTURE

You

can

view

a

still

picture

on

the

TV

screen

during

playback

(the

Still

mode).

Press

the

PAUSE/STILL

but-

ton

during

playback.

Press

the

PLAY

button

to

return

to

playback.

•

Usually

there

will

be

video

"noise"

lines

(black

and

white

streaks

or

dots)

on

the

screen.

This

is

normal.

If

the

tape

was

originally

recorded

in

SP

or

LP

mode,

the

still

picture

will,

in

addition

to

the

"noise"

lines,

be

black

and

white.

This

is

not

a

fault

of

the

machine

but

is

a

by-prod-

uct

of

the

technology

involved

in

producing

a

2

Head

VCR

with

SP

and

LP

mode.

•

If

it

is

left

in

the

Still

mode

for

more

than

fi

ve

min-

utes,

the

VCR

will

automatically

switch

to

the

Stop

mode.

NOISE

CANCEL

(in

the

Still

mode)

This

feature

allows

you

to

reposition

or

reduce

the

noise

lines of

a

still

picture.

Press

the

PAUSE/STILL

button

repeatedly

so

that

the

noise

lines

change

position

on

the

screen

and

you

can

see

the

picture

in

its

entirety

without

distracting

noise

lines.

NOTE:

This

feature

can

be

activated

ONLY

when

you

use

a

tape

recorded

in

the

SLP

mode.

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