Special Playback; Picture Search; Still Picture; Slow Motion - Pioneer DVR-RT300 Operating Instructions Manual

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Special playback

VCR
Note
• The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH,
STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.
• During picture search mode there will be noise
bars which are caused by the system.
• The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the
video tape against excessive wear.

Picture search

Reverse picture search function
Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press F.FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
To return to playback: Press PLAY.
SPEED SEARCH TIMES
TAPE SPEED
SP (Standard Play)
LP (Long Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)

Still picture

Press PAUSE during playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Slow motion

During playback press SLOW.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the TRK + or – to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + or – to
stabilize the still picture.

Frame by frame picture

Press PAUSE during playback.
Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame by
frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, auto-
matic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes
the signal to enable optimum picture quality during
playback.
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En
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS ONCE PRESS TWICE
3 X 5 X
7 X 9 X
9 X 15 X
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well
during playback, press TRK + / – to eliminate the noises.
"MANUAL TR." will appear. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
• Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again.
"AUTO TR." will appear.

Repeat playback

The entire video tape will be played until its end. The
tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and
the playback will be repeated.
1 Press REPEAT while the VCR is playing back.
2 By pressing REPEAT each time, "REPEAT ON" or
"REPEAT OFF" is selected in turn.
3 When "REPEAT ON" is selected, the tape is
played back to the end, and then, it is automatically
rewound to the starting point and played back
again.
The display "REPEAT ON" goes out in about 3 seconds.
To cancel repeat playback: Press REPEAT to select
"REPEAT OFF".

Commercial skip

Press CM SKIP during playback.
The video is rapidly forwarded for approx. 30 seconds
and playback resumes.
You may press the button up to six times in a row to
move 180 seconds ahead.

To display VCR operation status

Press DISPLAY/CALL. The clock, day of the week and
more information will be indicated.
While watching TV
CLOCK
8 : 47 MON
AM
STEREO AND
STEREO SAP
SECOND
AUDIO
PROGRAM
(SAP)
While operating a tape
8 : 30 MON
AM
HI-FI
HI-FI
STEREO
AUTO
REPEAT
To cancel the display:
Press DISPLAY/CALL until all indicators disappear.
DAY OF THE
WEEK
CH 125
CHANNEL
TAPE SPEED
00 : 00 : 00 SP
REAL TIME
COUNTER
OPERATING
MODE
TAPE IN
00 : 15 : 12 SP