Vcr Playback - Sony RDR-VX511 Service Manual

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VCR Playback

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Z OPEN/
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CLOSE
VIDEO
TRACKING +/–
CLEAR
DISPLAY
H PLAY
x STOP
1
Press VIDEO to operate the VCR.
2
Insert a tape.
Playback starts automatically if you insert a
tape with its safety tab removed.
3
Press H PLAY.
The front panel display shows the playing
time.
When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind
automatically.
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Playback Options
REPLAY/ ADVANCE
. PREV
Button Operation
• Fast reverses or fast forwards when pressed during stop mode.
(fast reverse/fast When you hold down during fast reverse or fast forward, you can view the picture.
forward) • Plays at high speed when briefly pressed during playback.
When you hold down the button during playback, the high-speed play continues until
you release the button.
Plays in slow motion when pressed in pause mode.
(slow)
ADVANCE • Advances one frame for each press in pause mode.
• Fast forwards the current scene for 30 seconds when pressed during playback.
REPLAY Replays the previous scene when pressed during playback.
. PREV/ Press during playback. Playback speed changes with each press:
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X PAUSE Pauses playback.
If you pause playback for more than five minutes, playback starts automatically.
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Can be pressed up to four times to forward about
two minutes.
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For 10 seconds in SP or LP mode/for 15 seconds in EP
mode.
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To resume normal playback, press H PLAY.
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To stop playback
Press x STOP.
To eject the tape
Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.
To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind
Shut Off)
Press "/1 while the tape is rewinding. The power
will turn off but the tape will keep rewinding until
it reaches the end.
To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point where you want to find
later. The counter in the front panel display resets
to "0:00:00."
To search for the 0:00:00 point automatically, see
page 70.
To display the counter on the TV screen, press
DISPLAY.
Notes
• During playback, the VCR automatically detects the
recording system (S-VHS/VHS) and the recording
mode (SP or EP) from the tape. LP mode recordings
made on other equipment will play, but picture quality
is not guaranteed.
• The counter resets to "0:00:00" whenever a tape is
reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion
with no recording.
• The counter resets to "0:00:00" after ten hours, and
starts recounting.
• When playback does not start even if you insert a tape
with its safety tab removed, set "VCR Function" –
"Auto Play" of "Features" to "On" in the "Setup"
display (page 100).
• If you switch to the VCR while playing a disc, DVD
playback stops.
• The VCR does not record in S-VHS format, but will
play S-VHS tapes by automatically detecting the
format, but picture quality will be lower than usual S-
VHS. Image may be unclear if playback options such
as slow-motion, etc., are used.
• Playback of S-VHS tapes recorded in EP (3x) mode is
not guaranteed.
• The VCR is not compatible with the PAL or SECAM
color system. Only NTSC tapes can be played.
• For simultaneous VHS and DVD operation, see page 9.
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Notes
• The sound is muted during playback at various speeds.
• The picture may show noise during high-speed reverse
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Adjusting the picture (tracking)
You can manually adjust tracking if the recording
quality is too poor to be remedied by the VCR's
automatic tracking (a tracking meter appears
during the automatic tracking).
Press TRACKING +/–.
The tracking meter appears.
Press TRACKING +/– repeatedly until the
distortion disappears.
Tracking
Tracking meter
To resume automatic tracking
Press TRACKING + and TRACKING – on the
recorder at the same time for more than ten
seconds. Or, eject the tape and reinsert it.
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Searching Using Various
Functions
The VCR automatically marks the tape with an
index signal at the point where each recording
begins.
You can easily find a specific point using various
search functions.
Note
During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search
functions.
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ENTER
TOOLS
H PLAY
1
Press VIDEO to operate the VCR.
2
Press TOOLS.
3
Select a search method from the TOOLS
menu, and press ENTER.
Go To Zero
End Search
Forward Intro Scan
Reverse Intro Scan
Move ENTER Enter
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"Go To Zero": Searches for the 0:00:00 point
on the tape counter.
To reset the counter to 0:00:00, press CLEAR.
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Go to Zero
0:00:00
"End Search": Searches for the beginning of a
blank space. If no blank space is found, the
tape will reach the end.
End search
0:00:13
"Forward Inrto Scan"/"Reverse Intro Scan":
Searches for an index mark and plays back for
about five seconds at that point.
Press H PLAY to view that program. If you
do not press H PLAY, the VCR
automatically searches for the next index
mark, or until it reaches the end of the tape.
Scan and play
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Notes
• The VCR may not recognize the end of a blank space
depending on its length.
• No index signal is marked if you pause a recording and
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then keep recording the same program. To mark an
index, press x STOP or change the channel once
during recording pause.
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