Philips VR605A/58 - Manual (Page 17)

D The counter type ’T.LEFT’ will automatically
recognise the length of the tape.
When you put in a cassette the video recorder must
first calculate the time played. Therefore, ’-:--’
appears first and only after the tape has been
running for a few seconds the playing time will be
shown.
f To end, press MENU .
Searching for tape position with the picture
(picture search)
a While a cassette is playing, press H (reverse) or
I (forward) once or several times.
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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b To stop a certain place on the tape, press PLAY G .
D During picture search, the picture quality may not be
so good and there will be no sound.
Still picture/Slow motion
a Press STILL R . A still picture will appear on the
screen.
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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b Each time you press STILL R again, the picture will
move on one step.
c When you hold STILL R , the tape will be played in
slow motion.
d When you press I several times, you have a choice
of several playback speeds.
D During slow motion there will be no sound.
Searching for tape position without the
picture (wind and rewind)
a Stop the tape with STOP h .
b Press H (reverse) or I (forward).
This will, for example, appear in the display.
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c To stop a certain place on the tape, press STOP h .
Instant View
With this function you can switch to picture search during
wind and rewind.
a If you hold H (rewind) or I (wind) during wind or
rewind, you will switch to picture search.
Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an
index code on the tape.
a Press INDEX E and then I button to select the next
code mark or INDEX E and then H for the previous
code mark.
This will, for example, appear in the display for the next
index code.
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b When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will
automatically switch to play.
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