Toshiba W-705 - Manual (Page 22)

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PLAYBACK
Variable Speed Playback
You can play back a tape at various tape speeds.
Picture Search
A tape runs at 5 times or 7 times the normal playback speed so
that you can quickly locate a particular scene.
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.
Note
If you press
FF or REW during picture search, the mode changes to fast-
forwarding or rewinding.
To resume normal playback
Press PLAY .
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
TRACKING 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 .
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
TRACKING 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.
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