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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
TIME SCAN
™
or
£
(
@
or
#
).
ACCESS DISTANT CODE
2
To access a recording 2–9 index codes away, press
TIME SCAN
™
or
£
(
@
or
#
) repeatedly until the
correct number is displayed on screen (only if "SUPER-
IMPOSE" is set to "ON" (
Z
pg. 29). 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.
High-Speed Search
ACTIVATE HIGH-SPEED
SEARCH
1
During playback or still, turn the
TIME SCAN SHUTTLE
ring to the right for forward high-speed search, or to the
left for reverse high-speed search.
OR
During playback or still, press
FF
for forward high-
speed search, or
REW
for reverse high-speed search.
●
The search speed is 7 times normal playback speed
with SP recordings, and 21 times normal with EP
recordings.
●
TimeScan will be automatically engaged during high-
speed search with an SP-recorded tape.
●
If the tape speed changes from SP to EP during high-
speed search the TimeScan mode will change to EP
search mode.
●
During high-speed search with an EP-recorded tape,
pressing
TIME SCAN
for the opposite direction or
turning the
TIME SCAN SHUTTLE
ring to the
opposite direction changes it to 7x-speed TimeScan
search. (
Z
pg. 35)
To resume normal playback, press
PLAY
.
NOTES:
●
For short searches, during playback or still, press and hold
FF
or
REW
. When released, normal playback resumes.
●
Search speed is displayed on the left corner of your TV/
monitor when the Superimpose function is "ON". (
Z
pg. 29)
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