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CHAPTER
FOUR
UsingtheAdvanced Features
Now that you've learned
about the basic operation
of your VCR,
you're ready to discover
its advanced
feature=_. You'll find infor-
mation
on:
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Usingthe Advanced PlaybackControls
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Displayingthe RemainingTime and the Present Time
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SearchingTechniques
Using the AdvancedOptions
Makinga Copyof a Tape
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Using Child Lock
Before you use the advanced
features,
you should be familiar
with
all of the VCR's basic operations,
including
viewing
a picture
coming from your VCR (page 20), playing
back a tape (page 22),
using the menus
(page 23), and recording
(page 30). If you find
any of the information
in this section
confusing,
you may want to
review the previous
chapters.
Usingthe AdvancedPlaybackControls
In this section, you'll discover some of the advanced
playback
features
of your VCR. These include:
• Using special
effects,
• Adjusting
the tracking,
and
° Using the time counter.
Using special effects
You can use the FF and REW buttons
to contl"ol the playback
speed of the tape in a step-by-step
method.
usingthe FF andREW buttons to controlthe playback ,,=peed
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While the VCR is playing
a tape, press the PAUSE
button
on
the remote
control to freeze the picture
on the screen.
O
Press
the FF or REW button.
Each press of the FF button
changes
the playback
speed by one step in the forward
direc-
tion. Each press of the REW button
changes
the speed by one
step in the reverse
direction.
(See the chart on the next page.)
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To resume
normal
playback,
press the PI.AY/STOP
button.
DImportant:
After about five minutes
in the still or slow-m _tion mode, tlhe
VCR will automatically
stop to avoid damage
Lo the tape.
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