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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 (El?) 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
of tirae 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.
setting the counter
To set the counter
to
"0HOOM00S,"
press the C/_NCEL 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 di_;play "- H - - M- - S"
when there is no tape in the VCR.
Displayingthe Remaining Time and the PresentTime
This sections
explains
displaying
the remain:.ng
time and present
time.
Displayingthe time gaugeand the remaining time
The time gauge is a graphic
representation
of your position
on a
video tape. The left side of the gauge is the sl:art (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
time display
shows
the time, in hours and minutes,
left until the end of a tape.
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Time
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Tape remaining
display
Thetimegaugeandtheremaining time automatically a ppear:
during
fast forward
and rewind (from a stopped
tape), and during
counter
zero stop and index searches.
You can turn
off the time gauge and the remaining
time by
pressing
the DISPLAY
button
twice.
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To makethe timegaugeandthe remaining time appe_ r:
Press the DISPLAY
button
c nce. The time gauge and remaining
time will appear
on the TV screen,
and the remaining
time will
appear
on the fluorescent
di';play. They will disappear
afLer four
seconds when
playing
a tape. To turn off the display,
press the
DISPLAY
button
twice.
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