Special Playback - RCA 20F501TDV User Manual

Special playback

Picture Search
Reverse picture search function
Press REW once or twice during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press F.FWD once or twice during the playback.
To return to playback: Press PLAY.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
TAPE SPEED
SP (Standard Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)
Still Picture
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume
normal playback: Press PLAY.
Slow Motion
During playback press SLOW.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the TRACKING + or – to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRACKING
+ or – to stabilize the still picture.
Frame by Frame Picture
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback.
Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame
by frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL.
Adjusting tracking condition
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback,
automatic tracking starts working and continuously
analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality
during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press TRACKING +/– to eliminate the noises.
"MANUAL TR." will appear. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
• Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again.
"AUTO TR." will appear.
NOTES:
• The audio output is muted during Picture Search, Still
Picture, Frame by Frame Picture and Slow Motion.
• During picture search mode there will be noise bars
which are caused by the system.
• The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear.
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PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS ONCE
PRESS TWICE
5 X
3 X
15 X
9 X
Repeat playback
The entire video tape will be played until its end. The
tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and
the playback will be repeated.
1
Press TV MENU.
Press or to
select option.
2
Press or to select
"AUTO REPEAT",
then press or
select "ON" or "OFF".
If "ON" is selected, the
playback will be re-
peated endlessly.
3
Press TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared.
if you press DISPLAY/CALL, "
the screen.
4
To start the playback, press PLAY.
The playback will be repeated endlessly.
To cancel repeat mode:
Follow the above step 2, then press
select the OFF position. Press TV MENU to return to
the TV.
To monitor a TV program
Press TV MONITOR while in the playback mode. The
video tape will continue to play while the picture
switches to the TV channel selected on the TV/VCR/
DVD. Press the button to return to the playback
picture.
CM skip
Press 30 Sec ADV in the PLAY mode. The TV/VCR/
DVD will search forward through approximately 30
seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted commercial time)
for each press of 30 Sec ADV (maximum six
presses) and then resume normal playback.
For example: 1 press: 30 second of tape
2 press: 60 second of tape
3 press: 90 second of tape
CH
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT
/ / / / MENU
CH
to
TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT
/ / / / MENU
" will appear on
or to
OFF
ON