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The Main Menu: Playback Settings
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Playback Settings
The playback settings allow you set up preferences that best accommodate the PC system that
you are using. Use the up/down arrows to move among the items in the list. From the Options
menu, click the
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button to open the Playback Options menu.
Playback Quality
The Playback Quality setting lets you trade processor power for picture quality. You can record
shows at the highest quality settings, even if your computer processor/video card combination
is not capable of smooth playback at that setting.
The available settings are:
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- Use with a slower processor, or when running other tasks on your
PC.
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- Use with the fastest processors for the best picture quality.
Display Controls
The Controls setting is a simple on/off switch for the three variables below it.
The settings in this section allow you to adjust the Digital VCR picture to accommodate differ-
ent monitors and video cards. Since the single switch controls three parameters, you can tog-
gle the Controls switch to compare your changed settings with the default settings.
To use the display controls, first scroll to the
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parameter. Set it to
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by using the
left/right arrows. Then, scroll with the up/down arrows to select a display parameter. Use the
left/right arrows to change the value on any of these settings.
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(midtones) - values range from 0.50 to 2.50
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(high tones) - values range from -1.00 to 1.00
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(dark tones) - values range from 0.00 to 3.00