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The VCP automatically stops the tape when
it reaches the end and rewinds the tape to
the beginning.

To stop the tape at any time during
fast- forwarding or rewinding, press

STOP

.

Or, to stop fast-forwarding and rewinding
and automatically begin play, press

PLAY

.

The tape stops, the PLAY indicator lights,
then the tape begins to play.

Note:

If power fails while the VCP is

fast-forwarding or rewinding, when power is
restored, the VCP resumes fast-forwarding
or rewinding long enough to take up the
slack in the tape, then turns off. This takes
about 55 seconds.

Visual Search

Your VCP lets you view a tape at a faster
speed than normal playback to help you find
a particular section on the tape. Visual
search works in either direction.

To use visual search, press

PLAY

to begin

normal playback, then press

FAST-F

to

search forward or

REWIND

to search

backward. The PLAY indicator lights along
with the FAST-F or REWIND indicator, and
the tape begins to play forward or backward
at a high speed. During visual search, there
is no sound, and the picture quality is not as
good as during normal playback.

Press

STOP

to stop the tape, or

PLAY

to stop

visual search and resume normal playback.

Note:

Tapes recorded at the EP (extended

play) speed provide the best picture during
visual search.

Fast Scan Forward/Review

This feature lets you watch a tape while it
fast-forwards or rewinds.

Press

FAST-F

or

REWIND

to begin

fast-forward or rewind. Then hold down

FAST-F

to search forward or

REWIND

to

search backward.

The PLAY indicator lights, along with the
FAST-F or REWIND indicator, and the tape
begins to play forward or backward at high
speed. During fast scan forward/review,
there is no sound and the picture quality is
not as good as during normal playback.

Release

FAST-F

or

REWIND

to return to

normal fast-forward or rewind operation.

STILL

POWER REWIND

PLAY

FAST F

-

REPEAT

A-

TAPE

DEW

TV/

VCP

STILL

POWER REWIND

PLAY

FAST F

-

REPEAT

A-

TAPE

DEW

TV/

VCP

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