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Chapter 4: UsingtheAdvanced Features
Using the Advance,_ P layback Controls (cont.)
[_Important:
Time counter
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A certain
amount
of "noise" in the picture
or sound is no_znal
while the VCR is tracking
a tape.
manual t racking
From time to time, you might play a tape that has excess "noise"
in the picture
(often looking like vibration
o r interference
at the
top or bottom
of the screen).
To correct the picture,
you _rill have
to manually
track the tape.
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While the tape is playing,
press the CELkNNEL
buttons
on
the front panel until the picture
is clear of excess "noise."
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To continue
automatic
tracking,
press both front panel
CHANNEL
buttons
at the same time. Automatic
tracking
will
also resume
when you eject the tape.
slowtracking
Slow tracking
is used to adjust
the playback
quality
during
slow
motion
playback
and still frame.
You can orly use slow tracking
if
your tape was recorded
in extended
play (El?) speed. To adjust
the
slow tracking,
put a tape into slow motion,
then press the CHAN-
NEL buttons
on the front panel
of the VCR until the besl: picture
is obtained.
Using the time counter
Your VCR has a time counter
that shows the amount
of time the
tape has run in hours,
minutes,
and second_. This counter
is
useful when you want to find specific points on a tape. The
counter
will not work with blank tapes,
on blank sections
of tape,
or when the VCR's power is off.
settingthe counter
To set the counter
to
"0HOOM00S,"
press the CANCEL
button
on
the remote
control. (You cannot
reset the counter
if the VCR
channel
number
is being displayed
on the TV or if you are using
the VCR's menus.)
Your VCR will automatically
reset the counLer to "0H00M00S"
when you load a tape into the VCR. It will[ display
"- H
M
S"
when there
is no tape in the VCR.
t Usingthe AdvancedRecordingControls
In this section, you'll learn about some of the advanced
recording
features
of your VCR, including:
• Using the PerfecTape
®feature,
• Displaying
the time gauge
and the remaining
time, and
• Displaying
the preserLt time.
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