Searching For Tape Position Without The Picture (Wind And Rewind); Instant View; Automatic Search For A Tape Position (Index Search); Automatic Search For A Blank Space On The Tape - Philips VR400 Operating Manual

Searching for tape position without the
picture (wind and rewind)
Stop the tape with the
Press the [ (reverse) or
To stop at a certain picture, press the

Instant View

With this function you can switch to picture search during
wind and rewind.
If you hold the [ (rewind) or
during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search.
When you release the button, the video recorder will
automatically switch back to rewind or wind.
Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an
index code on the tape.
Press the INDEX E button and then the
select the next code mark or the
previous code mark.
When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will
automatically switch to play.
Automatic search for a blank space on the
tape
You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of
blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing
recording on the tape.
Press the button. Then press the
INDEX E
button.
When the video recorder find a blank space, it will
automatically switch to 'pause'.
D If no empty space has been found when the end of
the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected.
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STOP h button.
I (forward) button.
button.
STOP h
I (wind) button
I button to
button for the
[
STOP h

Picture interference

When the picture quality is poor when you play a cassette,
please follow these instructions.

Tracking during playback

While a cassette is playing, hold the
'TRAC' (tracking) appears on the display.
Hold the P r or P q
at its best.
Wait a few seconds, until 'TRAC' disappears from the
display. This picture setting will not change until you
eject the cassette.

Tracking during still picture

If the still picture vibrates vertically, you can improve the still
picture as follows:
During still picture, hold the
the picture quality is at its best.
The video recorder will store this setting automatically.
D Please note, however, that interference may still
occur with poor quality cassettes.

Cleaning the video heads

If horizontal lines appear on the screen when you play a
cassette, you should clean the video heads.
While a cassette is playing, hold the
'HEAD' appears on the display. The video heads will now
be cleaned. The video recorder will automatically switch
to play again.
button until
P q
button until the picture quality is
or button until
P q P r
PLAY G button until