Philips Magnavox CT270MW8 A - Manual (Page 24)

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About Cassette Tape
This unit will operate with any cassette tape that has the .
For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes.
Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes.
Selecting Tape Speeds
Before recording, select the tape speed from : SP mode (standard play) or
SLP mode (super long play) by pressing [SPEED]. You can also play back a
cassette tape recorded in LP mode (Long Play).
tape speed recording/playback time
T120 T160 T60 type of tape
2 hours 2-2/3 hours 1 hour SP mode
6 hours 8 hours 3 hours SLP mode
Erase Prevention
Break off the prevention tab on the back
edge of the cassette to prevent acciden-
tal erasing of recording.
Cover the hole with adhesive tape to record
on the cassette tape again.
Note:
• In the TV/VCR mode, If the cassette tape without tab is
inserted, playback will start automatically.
• If you press [REC/OTR I] or [REC] when a cassette tape without
prevention tab is inserted, the unit will eject it automatically.
Tracking Adjustment
Tracking adjustment will be set automatically when you start playback (digi-
tal tracking function).
• If noise lines (black and white streaks) appear on the
playback picture, use [CH. K / L] until the streaks dis-
appear (manual tracking adjustment).
This is available in pause/still/slow mode, too.
• To release manual tracking mode, stop the playback
once and start playback again.
Switching Audio Mode
You can set the unit to play back the cassette tape in either high fi delity
(Hi-Fi) or monaural (MONO or single-channel) sound.
When recording a TV program, unit records MTS broadcasts in Hi-Fi stereo
sound automatically unless you select SAP mode recording beforehand.
See page 17 on how to set the audio mode.
During playback of a cassette tape, press
[TV/VCR Audio] to switch “HIFI” or “MONO”.
[HIFI]
[MONO]
• This setting is saved until the cassette tape is ejected.
• The current mode will automatically disappear in 5
seconds.
Note:
• Non-Hi-Fi tapes will play in monaural automatically.
• When playing a non-Hi-Fi tape, pressing [TV/VCR Audio]
will only affect the display shown on the TV screen but it does
not affect the actual sound mode.
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Basic Playback
1 Insert a pre-recorded tape so that
the unit turns on automatically (auto
power on).
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If the erase-prevention tab has been
removed, the unit will change the
VCR mode and start playback automatically.
• Even in the DVD mode, you can start the cassette tape
playback if you press [PLAY B] on the unit of the TV/
VCR side.
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To start playback, press [PLAY B].
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To stop the playback, press [STOP C].
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To rewind the tape, press [REV E] . To forward the tape,
press or [FWD D]. To stop winding, press [STOP C].
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To eject the cassette tape from the cassette compart-
ment, press [STOP/EJECT C A] on the unit.
Still Picture & Slow Motion
• During playback, press [PAUSE F] to freeze the pic-
ture. You can advance the picture frame by frame by
pressing [PAUSE F] repeatedly.
• During the still mode, press [FWD D ] to forward
slow motion playback.
• To release the still or slow mode, press [PLAY B].
Note:
• If the unit keeps the slow mode or still mode for more than 5
minutes, it will automatically enter the stop mode.
Auto Rewind-eject
When the end of a tape is reached during recording, playback, or fast for-
ward, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding
finishes, the unit will eject the tape and turn itself off.
• This function is operative when repeat playback is set to
“OFF”.
• The tape will not auto-rewind during timer recording
or one-touch timer recording (OTR).
Picture Search
This function is useful in fi nding or skipping over a particular scene on a
tape. In this mode, the sound will be muted.
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During playback, press [REV E] or [FWD D] to view
at a high speed (in reverse/forward).
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Press [REV E / H] or [FWD D / G] again to view
at super high speed (in LP/SLP modes only).
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Press [PLAY B] to return to normal playback.
Note:
• Tapes recorded in the SP or LP mode will normally display
a noise bar on the TV screen and the picture may revert to
black and white.
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VCR Functions
adhesive tape
prevention tab
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