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button when the VCR is playing. Picture Search is
explained
on the next page.
STOP:
The STOP
button
will stop the normal
functions
of
Record,
Play,
Rewind
and
Fast
Forward
and
the
SpeicaI-Effects
functions
described
below and next page.
RECORD:
Press the RECORD
button
to start
recording
when the VCR is stopped.
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COUNTER:
Press this button once to turn on the
tape counter
and press
nt again
to restore
the
normal clock display. Refer to "Tape Counter" and
"Memory
Stop" on the next page.
RESET:
Resets the "Tape Counter to 0000 when it
is displayed.
TAPE
SPEED:
Push
to change
tape speed
for
recording.
Tape
speed
for
playback
is
automatically
selected by the VCR. The tape speed
is displayed
in the status display.
The Special
Effects
features
of your VCR (Stop
Action, Picture Search, Frame Advance, and Slow
Motion) work best on tapes recorded at the lowest
tape speed - Super Long Play (or SLP). Since this
speed
also
uses the
least
tape,
it is generally
preferred
for all the recording
you do.
XPR: Complete information ns on page 23.
CHANNEL:
Complete
information
is on pages I 1
and 12.
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DISPLAY
RESET:
Push
the switch
within
the
hole located on the bottom of VCR if the indication
or operation
of the display appears
abnormal.
TRA CKING:
Refer to "Tracking
Control"
on the
next page.
SLOW
TRACKING:
Refer to "Slow Motion"
on
the next page.
TUNER/LINE:
Selects the prngram
source to be
recorded.
The
TUNER
position
is
used
for
recording from the VCR's built-in tuner. The LINE
position is for recording video and audio connected
to the input jacks
on the back of the recorder.
When
the switch
is in the LINE
position,
the
indicator light comes on in the display unit and the
channel indicator
is turned off. Always check that
this switch is set to TUNER when you are going to
make a timer recording.
You can also select
the Line input
by remote
control, just enter "91." To switch back to Tuner.
enter the desired channel
CHANNEL
PROGRAMMING:
Refer to pages
I I
and
12.
Special
Effects
and Features
Pause
During
Recording
• Press the PA USE button when you are recording
to
prevent
recording
short
passages
of
unwanted
material.
• Press the PAUSE
button again when you are ready to
resume recording.
• Avoid pausing for more than three or four minutes,
because
the spinning
heads that do the recording
are
still in contact with the tape and will eventually
wear
off the active material. This can cause streaks or spots
in the picture when you play the worn part of the tape
(called dropouts).
Pause
for
Slop-Action
Playback
Press
the PAUSE
button
during
playback
to stop
the
action.
This lets you examine
all the details
of the scene,
similar
to looking
at a single
frame
of a movie
film.
When
you are ready
to resume
normal
playback,
press
tile PA USE
button
again.
The following
suggestions
will help you get the most out
of this feature:
•
Your
VCR is designed
to give the best picture
when
you
use stop-action
on tapes
recorded
at SLP.
If
you
expect
to
use
stop-action
frequently
during
playback,
a sports
event,
for
instance,
be
sure
to
record
at SLP
speed.
The stop-action
picture
may tend to jump
up and
down slightly. Adjust the control marked V LOCK on
the back of the VCR to reduce this jitter. Once you
have made this adjustment,
you probably won't have
to do it again unless you use stop-action
on a tape
that
was recorded
on a different
VCR. (A small
amount of vertical jitter is normal.)
If a "noise bar" appears
in the stop action picture,
you may need to adjust the "Slow Tracking"
control
to
remove
it.
This
will
not
normally
need
readjustment
unless you play back a tape recorded on
another
VCR
Using
stop-action
on a single
frame of the picture
for
a long time can wear the tape. as explained
in "Pause
During
Recording"
above.
Use
STOP
instead
of
PA USE
to interrupt
playback
for an extended
time.
The
VCR
will
automatically
switch
from
Pause
to
Stop after about
five minutes.
Frame
Advance
•
Frame
Advance
is a special
feature
that lets w_u vie_
one Stop-Action
"frame"
after another.
Press PA USE
to begin
stop-action
viewing.
Then
press
/'_ ADV
on
the remote
control
each time you want
to go on to the
next
"frame"
of the scene.
Press
PAUSE
to resmne
playback
at normal
speed.
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