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Time counter
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slowtracking
Slow tracking
is used to adjust
the playback
quality
during
slow
motion
playback
and still frame. You can only use slow tracking
if
your tape was recorded
in extended
play (EP) 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 best picture
is obtained.
Using the time counter
Your VCR has a time counter
that
shows the amount
oftirne
the
tape has run in hours_, minutes,
and seconds.
This counter
is
useful when you want to find specific points oa 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
"0H00M00S,"
press the C_2qCEL
button
on
the remote
control. (You cannot
reset the counter
if the VCR
channel
number
is being displayed
on the r[_r or if you are using
the VCR's menus.)
Your VCR will automatically
reset the counter
to "0H00M00S"
when you load a tape into the VCR. It will display
"- H
M
S"
when there is no tape in the VCR.
€ Displaying the RemainingTimeand the PresentTime
This sections explains displaying
the remaining; time and present time.
Displayingthe time gauge and the remainingtime
Time gauge
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Tape remaming display
Tape remaining display
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The time gauge is a graphic
representation
of your position
on a
video tape. The left side of the gauge is the start
(S) of the tape,
and the right side is the end (E) of the tape. For a T-120 length
tape, played
at standard
(SP) speed, each mark
on the gauge
represents
about
15 minutes.
The remaining
1;ime display
shows
the time, in hours and minutes,
left until the end of a tape.
The timegaugeand the remainingtimeautomatically' appear:
during
fast forward
and rewind
(from a stopped
tape), during
index searches,
and counter
zero stop.
You can turn
off"the time gauge and the reraaining
time by
pressing
the DISPLAY
button
twice.
To makethetimegaugeandthe remainingtimeappear:
Press the DISPLAY
button
once. The time gauge and remaining
time will appear
on the TV screen,
and the remaining
time will
appear
on the fluorescent
display.
They will disappear
after four
seconds
when playing
a tape. To turn off the display,
press the
DISPLAY
button
twice.
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