Video Search; Slow Motion Playback (Only With The Remote Control); Still Picture And Frame Advance; Automatic Tracking Control System - Sharp VC-A565U Operation Manual

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 playback 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.

Blue Screen Noise Elimination

Set the BLUE SCREEN mode to ON on the SET UP–selection screen. (See Mode Selection.) This function
eliminates monitor noise and mutes sound during playback of unrecorded portions of a tape and when
receiving a non-broadcasting channel. Blue Screen will also appear if the VCR is set to the Auxiliary mode but
no video signal is fed to the VCR. (The BLUE SCREEN mode is set to ON at the factory.)
• Blue Screen does not function during still picture, variable slow motion and video search.
• Blue Screen may not function properly if the broadcast signal is too strong or too weak.
• Blue Screen does not function during playback of a tape with noise recorded.
• If the antenna signal is weak while recording a TV programme or if the input signal is weak while tape dubbing, the monitor
screen may turn blue since the unit may not recognize whether or not a proper signal is being received. In this event, set the
BLUE SCREEN mode to OFF.
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