Adjusting The Picture - Sony SLV-788HF Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the picture

Adjusting the tracking
Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape
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may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition. In this case, manually
adjust the tracking.
Press the TRACKING +/– buttons on the VCR to
display the tracking meter. The distortion should
disappear as you press one of the two buttons (the
indicator lights up). To resume automatic
tracking adjustment, eject the tape and reinsert it.
About Adaptive Picture Control (APC)
Adaptive Picture Control (APC) automatically improves recording and
playback quality by adjusting the VCR to the condition of the video heads
and tape. To maintain better picture quality, we recommend that you set
APC to ON in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu (with the APC indicator in
the display window lit). For details, see page 73.
APC playback
The APC function automatically works on all types of tapes, including rental
tapes and tapes that were not recorded with APC.
APC recording
Whenever you insert a tape and first start recording, the VCR adjusts to the
tape using the APC function (the APC indicator flashes rapidly). This
adjustment is retained until the tape is ejected.
Notes
• The auto tracking adjustment cannot be guaranteed to work with on tapes recorded
in the LP mode on other VCRs.
• When you set AUTO TAPE SPEED to ON in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu, the
APC function doesn't work if the tape speed is automatically changed from the SP
to EP mode during a timer recording, unless the tape has been recorded in the EP
mode with the APC function. For details, see page 73.
• There is a delay of a few seconds before the VCR actually starts recording while the
VCR analyzes the tape. To avoid the delay, first set the VCR to recording pause (the
APC indicator flashes slowly) and press r REC to have the VCR analyze the tape.
After the APC indicator stops flashing, push the joystick to P PAUSE to start
recording immediately. If you push the joystick to P PAUSE before the APC
indicator stops flashing, the APC function is canceled.
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Additional Operations
indicator flashes in the display window, then goes off), distortion
NORMAL TRACKING
Tracking meter