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Manual Tracking
Once playback begins, the VCR’s automatic tracking function is
engaged. If tracking noise appears in the picture, you can
override this and make the adjustment manually.
ENGAGE MANUAL
TRACKING MODE
1
During playback, press the
CH
5
and
∞
buttons on the
VCR's front panel simultaneously to cancel the
automatic tracking mode and enable manual tracking
adjust.
ADJUST MANUAL
TRACKING
2
Press
CH
5
(
+
) or
∞
(
–
) on the VCR's front panel or
remote. Press briefly for fine adjust, or press and hold for
coarse adjust. Watch the screen and continue adjusting
until optimum picture and sound quality are achieved.
RE-ENGAGE AUTOMATIC
TRACKING
3
Press the
CH
5
and
∞
buttons on the VCR's front panel
simultaneously.
●
When automatic tracking is re-engaged, Video
Calibration is automatically activated.
NOTES:
●
To obtain a noiseless still picture it may be necessary to adjust
tracking in slow playback and then engage Pause.
●
Manual tracking is possible during hands-free slow-motion.
During hands-free slow-motion playback, simply press
CH
5
(
+
) or
∞
(
–
) on the VCR's front panel or remote to adjust
tracking.
Index Search
Index codes are placed on the tape at the start of each
recording. You can find and automatically play back from the
start of any recording using the Index Search function.
START SEARCH
1
While the tape is stopped, press
SHUTTLE PLUS
™
or
£
( or ).
ACCESS DISTANT CODE
2
To access a recording 2–9 index codes away, press
SHUTTLE PLUS
™
or
£
( or ) repeatedly until
the correct number is displayed on screen (only if
"SUPERIMPOSE" is set to "ON" (
Z
pg. 28). Playback
begins automatically when the desired recording is
located.
●
If necessary press
REW
or
FF
when play starts to
search visually to find the very beginning of the
desired program.
NOTE:
An index code is not placed on the tape when recording is
paused and then resumed.
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%
fi
%
Skip Search
SKIP OVER UNWANTED
SECTIONS
1
Press
SKIP SEARCH
1 to 4 times during playback. Each
press initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion
playback. Normal playback resumes automatically.
NOTES:
●
To return to normal playback during a Skip Search,
press
PLAY.
●
When
SKIP SEARCH
is pressed during playback of a
prerecorded tape or a tape with the safety tab
removed, the Skip Menu is displayed (
Z
pag. 30).
When this menu is displayed, select "SKIP SEARCH"
to select the skip search function.
ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED
SEARCH
1
During playback or still, turn the
SHUTTLE
ring to the
right for forward variable-speed search, or to the left for
reverse variable-speed search.
OR
During playback, repeatedly press and release
SHUTTLE
PLUS
™
or
£
to select the search speed.
●
To increase the speed in the forward direction, press
and release
£
repeatedly to select the various
forward search modes.
●
To decrease the speed in the forward direction, press
and release
™
.
●
To play in reverse slow motion, and in reverse play
mode, continue to press
™
repeatedly after
selecting all the forward slow motion modes.
To resume normal playback, press
PLAY
.
Variable-Speed Search/
Reverse Motion Playback
High-Speed Search
ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED
SEARCH
1
During playback or still, turn the
SHUTTLE
ring all the
way to the right for forward high-speed search, or to
the left for reverse high-speed search. By releasing
SHUTTLE
still picture playback is selected.
●
For forward high-speed search, turn the
SHUTTLE
ring all the way to the right and release it within 1
second.
●
For reverse high-speed search, turn the
SHUTTLE
ring
all the way to the left and release it within 1 second.
OR
During playback or still, press
FF
for forward high-
speed search, or
REW
for reverse high-speed search.
To resume normal playback, press
PLAY
.
NOTE:
For short searches, during playback or still, press and hold
FF
or
REW
for over 2 seconds. When released, normal playback
resumes.
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