Special Playback - RCA 27F500 User Manual

Special playback
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
PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
PRESS ONCE PRESS TWICE
3X 5X
7X 9X
9X 15X
SP (Standard Play)
LP (Long Play)
SLP (Super Long Play)
Still Picture
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. To resume
normal playback: Press PLAY.
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 TRACKING + or- to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRACKING
+ or - to stabilize the still picture.
Frame by Frame picture
Press PAUSEISTILL during playback.
Press SLOW repeatedly. The picture advances frame
by frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL
Adjusting tracking condition
Automatic tracking adjustment
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback,
automatic tracking starts working and continuously
analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality
during playback.
Manual tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press TRACKING +/-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,
NOTES:
• 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.
• If the tape is paused during playback for more than
approximately 5 minutes the pause function will
automatically release the tape back to play mode to
protect the video tape against excessive wear.
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.
Press TV MENU, Press • or • to select
"AUTO REPEAT".
Then press ENTERto
select "ON" or "OFF".
If "ON" is selected, the
playback will be re-
peated endlessly.
Press TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared.
if you press DISPLAY/CALL, "db" will appear on
the screen.
To start the playback, press PLAY.
The playback will be repeated endlessly.
To cancel repeat mode:
Follow the above step 1, then press ENTER to select
the OFF position, Press TV MENU to return to the TV,
To monitor a TV program
Press TV MONITOR while in the playback mode. The
video tape will continue to play while the picture
switches to the TV channel selected on the unit.
Press the button to return to the playback picture.
Advancing
Press 30 Sec ADV in the PLAY mode. The unit will
search forward through approximately 30 seconds of
the tape each time you press 30 Sec ADV (maximum
six presses) and then resume normal playback.
For example: 1 press: 30 second of tape
2 press: 60 second of tape
3 press: 90 second of tape
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