Fast Forward And Rewind; Video Search; Slow Motion Playback (Only With The Remote Control); Still Picture And Frame Advance - Sharp VC-A410U Operation Manual

Fast Forward and Rewind

! When the VCR is in stop mode, press FF or REW to fast forward or rewind the cassette. (The picture cannot
be viewed in this mode.)
@ Press STOP to halt fast forward or rewind.
• The FF and REW speeds may be slower for cassette tapes other than T-60, T-90 or T-120.
• After rewinding the T-120 cassette tape for about 2 minutes, you can fast forward the cassette tape.

Video Search

Use the following procedure to quickly find the section you want, while viewing the picture.
! During playback, press FF for forward video search or REW for reverse video search.
There are 2 search speeds in each direction. The VCR switches between them each time the button is
pressed.
@ Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Slow Motion Playback (only with the remote control)

! Press SLOW during playback.
@ Press SLOW j/k (to the right of SLOW) to vary the slow motion playback speed between
normal playback speed.
If noise bars appear on the screen, use CH ∂/ƒ.
If the picture experiences vertical jitter during the slow mode, set your VCR to the still mode and press
CH ∂/ƒ to stabilize the picture. Then press SLOW again.
# Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Still Picture and Frame Advance

! Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. This will freeze the picture on your TV.
@ If the picture vibrates vertically during still mode, use CH ∂/ƒ to adjust for minimum distortion. If noise bars
appear on the screen during still mode, set your VCR to the slow mode and press CH ∂/ƒ to make the
noise disappear. Then press PAUSE/ STILL again.
# Press PAUSE/STILL during still mode for frame advance.
$ Press PLAY again to resume normal playback.
• Sound is muted during still picture, video search, frame advance and variable slow motion.
• The picture quality in still picture, video search, frame advance and variable slow motion is best with tapes recorded in SP
or EP mode.

Automatic Tracking Control System

This function automatically adjusts the tracking to match the
recorded tape. Auto tracking engages in the following cases:
• When you insert the cassette and begin playback.
• When you press CH ∂/ƒ at the same time.
• When the VCR has been playing back an unrecorded
section of tape, and then reaches a recorded tape segment.
When auto tracking engages, "PLAY" on the TV screen flashes for a few seconds.

Manual Tracking Control

When a poorly recorded tape is played back or the VCR is near an electrical or magnetic field, auto tracking
may not operate normally. In this event, manually adjust the tracking with CH ∂/ƒ to make any noise
disappear.
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