Sony EV-S800 - Various Playback Modes

To advance or rewind the tape rapidly
Press bP FF or <q REW respectively in the stop mode.
To stop the tape, press m STOP.
Auto play — To play back a tape from the beginning of
the tape after rewinding
Press pm PLAY keeping <@ REW depressed, or press
AUTO PB on the Remote Commander.
After the tape is completely rewound, it will automatically
be played back.
VARIOUS PLAYBACK MODES
Use the buttons on the recorder or on the Remote
Commander.
Picture search — viewing the picture at a fast speed to
find a particular scene
Keep pressing pB& FF or << REW during playback.
When you release the button, the normal playback will be
resumed.
Streaks appear and the sound is muted during “Picture
search” and “Still picture”. [E-2
Still picture (playback pause)
Press #1/@ PAUSE/STILL during playback. The sound is
muted.
To resume normal playback, press 1p PAUSE/STILL
again or press » PLAY.
To protect the video heads and the tape, the pause mode
will be automatically released after about 7 minutes and
playback will be resumed.
To obtain better playback picture in variable playback
modes
¢ If the still picture seems to shake,
press + or - SLOW/STILL ADJ in the upper
compartment until the picture stabilizes.
* If streaks or noise bands appear in still, frame-by-frame,
normal (x1), double (x2), 1/10 or 1/5 speed picture,
set to 1/10 or 1/5 speed picture mode and press -+ or —
SLOW/STILL ADJ.