Tracking Adjustment• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically (DigitalTracking function) when you start playback.• When playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes recorded onunits other than your own, noise lines (black and whitestreaks) may appear on the playback picture. If this occurs,you can adjust the tracking control manually by pressingCH (oo/pp) until the streaks disappear. To return to the DTRfunction, stop the tape once and start playback again.• You can reduce the noise lines by pressing CH (oo/pp) inSlow mode, too. Slow tracking adjustment is not set auto-matically.• In the Still mode, press SLOW, and press CH (oo/pp) untilthe streaks disappear. To return to the Still mode, press theSTILL/PAUSE again.Turn on the TV and select the video channel on the TV.Insert a prerecorded tape.The VCR/DVD will turn on automatically. If the erase-pro-tection tab has been removed, the VCR mode will startplayback automatically.• If the VCR/DVD power was already on, press VCR toswitch to VCR mode.If playback does not start automatically, press VCR, thenpress PLAY to begin playback.• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback. Toadjust the tracking manually, press CH (oo/pp).• Using the buttons on the VCR/DVDJust press PLAY on the VCR/DVD. Power will auto-matically turn on and playback will start. (Direct ButtonOperation)• Using the buttons on the remote controlPress OPERATE to turn on, and then press PLAY.Press STOP to stop playback.• To remove the tape, press EJECT.4321PlaybackVCR FeaturesEnsure that all VCR setting begins in VCR mode by pressingVCR. (Make sure that the VCR OUTPUT indicator is lit.)– 14 – ENVCR/DVD SET UPThe channels you can no longer receive or seldom watchcan be set to be skipped when you access channels withCH (oo/pp).Press VCR, then MENU.Press K or L to select INITIAL, then press B.Press K or L to select CH TUNING, then press B.Press K or L to select MANUAL, then press B.Press K or L to select POSITION, then press B.Press the numerical buttons, K or L to select relevant po-sition number, then press B.Press K or L to select SKIP, then press B to select ON.• To memorise the channel again, press B. ON willchange to OFF.Press MENU to exit.NOTE:• To confirm that a channel has been deleted, press CH(oo/pp).87654321To Skip a Preset ChannelYou can replace two channels.Press VCR, then MENU.Press K or L to select INITIAL, then press B.Press K or L to select CH TUNING, then press B.Press K or L repeatedly to select MOVE, then press B.Press the K or L repeatedly to select the position numberyou want to change the channel, then press B.• You cannot select a position number where “- - - ”appears next to the number. This is because SKIP isset to ON for this position number.• When a weak signal is received in ChannelReprogramming mode, you can change the back-ground to static blue by pressing CLEAR/C-RESET.If you press the button again, the background willreturn to the static screen.Press K or L repeatedly until the channel move to anotherposition number, then press B.Press the MENU.7654321Channel ReprogrammingVCR OPERATIONPlayback System ChangeWhen you select AUTO by pressing TAPE SPEED/SYSTEM,this unit will distinguish the system (MESECAM or PAL) auto-matically according to the format of recorded tape duringplayback.If the picture on the TV screen is black and white, select thesystem MESECAM or PAL manually by using TAPESPEED/SYSTEM.Each time you press TAPE SPEED/SYSTEM, TV screen willchange “AUTO”, “MESECAM” or “PAL”.Speed SearchDuring playback, press FWD DD or REV EE to view avideotape at a high speed in either a forward or reversedirection. In this mode, the sound will be muted.Press the button again, the VCR/DVD will now search insuper high speed. (This function will not operate for aNTSC tape.)Press PLAY to return to normal playback.Still PicturePress STILL/PAUSE during playback to view a still picture onthe TV screen.• When the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilise thepicture by pressing the CH (oo/pp) in the Still mode.• After the VCR/DVD has been in Still mode for 5 minutes, itwill stop automatically to protect the tape and the videohead.NOTE (for “Speed Search” and “Still Picture”):• Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black and whitestreaks or dots) on the screen. This is normal.The stillpicture will, in addition to containing the “noise” lines,be black and white.This is not a fault of the machinebut merely a by-product of the technology involved inproducing a VCR with LP mode.Slow Motion• Press SLOW to reduce the playback speed. The VCR/DVDmutes the sound during slow motion. You can control thespeed by pressing FWD DD (faster) or REV EE (slower).Press PLAY to return to normal playback.• If it is left in the Slow mode for more than 5 minutes, theVCR/DVD will automatically switch to the Stop mode.321
