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Adjustingthe tracking
automatic tracking
Your VCR automatically
adjusts
the tape to give you the best
quality
picture.
When you press the PLAY or PLAY/STOP
button,
the DIGITAL
TRACKING
light (D) will flash, showing
that the
VCR is adjusting
the picture.
When
the VCR has finished
adjust-
ing the picture,
the DIGITAL
TRACKING
light will shine
steadily.
A certain
amount
of"noise"
in the picture
or sound is normal
while the VCR is tracking
a tape.
manual tracking
From time to time, you might play a tape that has excess "noise"
in the picture
(often looking
like vibration
or interference
at the
top or bottom
of the screen).
To correct
the picture,
you will have
to manually
track the tape.
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While the tape is playing,
press the CHANNEL
buttons
on
the front panel until the picture
is clear of excess "noise."
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 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.
Usingthe time counter
Your VCR has a time counter
that
shows the amount
of time the
tape has run in hours,
minutes,
and seconds. 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
"0H00M00S,"
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 counter
to "0H00M00S"
when you load a tape into the VCR. It will display "- n - - M
- -
S"
when there is no tape in the VCR.
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