16OperationRepeat playbackSetting the BEGIN point and END point Setting the repeat playback modeSet the VTR to the menu mode.(By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch tothe MENU position.)1 Set the VTR to the menu mode.(By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch tothe MENU position.)1Select setup menu item No.160 (MEMORYMODE), and select the repeat playback mode.2Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to theLOCAL or REMOTE position.3O The images will deteriorate when the same tape isplayed back in the repeat playback mode over andover again. After about 100 playback operations,replace the tape with a new one.O The output image which appears when the tapereturns to the BEGIN point in the repeat playbackmode can be set using setup menu item No.163(REPT MODE).When “FREEZE” has been selected as the REPTMODE setting and if the END point is set at thetape end, the playback image will not freezeproperly. Set this point on a part of the tape whereimages have been recorded.O If the counter display mode (TC or CTL) establishedwhen the mode setting was selected by setup menuitem No.161 (BGN PRESET) or No.162 (ENDPRESET) and the counter display mode (TC orCTL) for repeat playback do not match, theREPEAT lamp flashes, and the repeat playbackoperation is not performed.Select setup menu item No.161 (BGNPRESET) or No.162 (END PRESET), and pressthe DATA+ button (PAUSE/STILL button) orDATA– button (PLAY button).A setting or no setting can be selected byoperating the DATA+ and DATA– buttons.“--:--:--:--” appears on the display with no setting.When repeat playback is performed in this status,the beginning of the tape serves as the BEGINpoint and its end serves as the END point.2Use the COUNTER button to select TC or CTL.The display is reset to 00:00:00:00 when theRESET button is pressed.3Select the digit (indicated by the flashingdisplay) to be changed using the UP button(FF button) or DOWN button (STOP button).The frame digits cannot be selected. “00” isdisplayed for the frame at all times.4The value is changed by the DATA+ button(PAUSE/STILL button) and DATA– button(PLAY button).5Upon completion of the setting, press the SETbutton (REC button).The setting is now stored in the memory.If the MODE button (SEARCH button) is pressedwithout pressing the SET button upon completionof the setting, the setting will not be stored in thememory, and the status existing prior to thesetting will be restored.6Set the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to theLOCAL or REMOTE position.7Setting OperationOFF Normal operationM-STOP The tape stops near the BEGIN point when it isfast forwarded or rewound.REPT1 When the tape is played back to the END point, itis rewound to the BEGIN point where it stops.CONTWhen the tape is played back to the END point, itis rewound to the BEGIN point and played backagain, and this process is repeated.
