Funai 31B-454 User Manual

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EN

• Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically 

(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback.

• When playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes recorded on units 

other than your own, noise lines (black and white streaks) 
may appear on the playback picture. If this occurs, you can 
adjust the tracking control manually by pressing 

 (

K

L

) until the streaks disappear. To return to 

the DTR function, stop the tape once and the start 
playback again.

• You can reduce the noise lines by pressing 

 (

K

L

) in Slow mode, too. Slow tracking 

adjustment is not set automatically. 

• In the Still mode, press 

, and press 

 (

K

L

) 

until the streaks disappear. To return to the Still mode, 
press 

 

F

 again.

1) Turn on the TV and select the video channel on the TV.
2) Insert a prerecorded tape.

The VCR will turn on automatically. If the erase-
protection tab has been removed, the VCR will start 
playback automatically.

3) Press 

K

 to begin playback.

•Tracking adjustment will be activated automatically 

(Digital Tracking function) when you start playback. To 
adjust the tracking manually, press 

 (

K

L

).

<If a tape is already in the VCR...>
•Using the buttons on the VCR

Just press 

 on the VCR. Power will automatically 

turn on and playback will start. (Direct Button 
Operation)

•Using the buttons on the remote control

Press 

 to turn on, and then press 

K

.

4) Press 

L

 to stop playback.

1) Press 

B

 or 

s

 during playback to view a 

videotape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse 
direction. In this mode, the sound will be muted.

2) Press the button again, the VCR will now search in super 

high speed. (This function will not operate for a NTSC 
tape.)

3) Press 

K

 to return to normal playback.

Press 

 

F

 during playback to view a still picture 

on the TV screen. 

• If  you  press 

 

F

 to freeze the picture, usually 

there will be noiselines on the TV screen. This is normal, 
however, each time you press 

 

F

 the lines will 

change position. (Only 31B-250/31B-254)

• When the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilize the 

picture by pressing 

 (

K

L

) in the Still mode.

• After the VCR has been in Still mode for 5 minutes, it will 

stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head.

<Note for “Speed search” and “Still Picture”>
• Usually there will be video “noise” lines (black and white 

streaks or dots) on the screen. This is normal.
The still picture will, in addition to containing the “noise” 
lines, be black and white.
This is not a fault of the machine but merely a by-product 
of the technology involved in producing a VCR with 
LP mode.

• Press 

 to reduce the playback speed. The VCR mutes 

the sound during slow motion. You can control the speed 
by pressing 

B

 (faster) or 

s

 (slower). Press 

K

 to return to normal playback.

• If it is left in the Slow mode for more than 5 minutes, the 

VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode.

1) Insert a cassette tape with its erase-prevention tab in place. 

(If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point 
at which you want to begin recording.)

2) Press the 

 or 

 (

K

L

) to select 

the channel to be recorded.

3) Press 

 to select the tape speed (SP/LP).

4) Press 

 to begin recording.

•The REC indicator on the VCR comes on.

5) Press 

L

 when recording is completed.

1) Press 

 

F

 when you want to temporarily halt 

recording.
You can check the remaining pause time with 

C

 marks on 

the TV screen. Each 

C

 mark represents 1 minute. After 5 

minutes, the VCR will automatically switch to the Stop 
mode to prevent tape damage.

2) Press 

 

F

 or 

 to resume recording.

You can record one programme while viewing another. To 
start recording, follow steps 

 to 

 under “Viewing and 

Recording the Same Programme”. Then, set the TV to the 
channel you want to watch.

Select the video channel on the TV.

• You can record in continuation from previous programme 

on a pre-recorded tape.

1) Insert a pre-recorded tape. Press 

K

 to start playback.

2) Press 

 

F

 at the desired point on the tape.

3) Press 

. The VCR will be in the Recording Pause 

mode.

4) Press 

 (

K

L

) to select the channel to be 

recorded.

5) Press 

 or 

 

F

. The recording will 

begin.

6) Press 

L

 when recording is completed.

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