Advanced Features
Adjusting the Tracking
automatic tracking
Your VCR automatically adjusts the tape to give you the best quality picture. When you start playback of a newly inserted tape, the DIGITAL TRACKING light
(D)will flash, showing that the VCR is adjusting the picture. When theVCR has finished adjusting the picture, the DIGITAL TRACKING light will shine steadily.
A certain amount of “noise” in the picture or sound is normal while the VCR is tracking a tape.
manual tracking
From time to time, you might play a tape that has excess noise in the picture, often looking like vibration or interference at the top or bottom of the screen. To correct the picture, you have to manually track the tape.
1While the tape is playing, press CHANNEL on the front panel until the picture is clear of excess noise.
2To continue automatic tracking, press both front panel CHANNEL buttons at the same time. Automatic tracking will also resume when you eject the tape.
slow tracking
Slow tracking is used to adjust the playback quality during slow motion playback and still frame. You can only use slow tracking if your tape was recorded in extended play (EP) speed. To adjust the slow tracking, put a tape into slow motion, then press CHANNEL on the front panel until the best picture is obtained.
Time Counter
Your VCR has a time counter that shows the amount of time the tape has run in hours, minutes, and seconds. This counter is useful when you want to find specific points on a tape. The counter will not work when playing blank tapes or on blank sections of tape, or when the VCR’s power is off.
setting the counter
To set the counter to “0H00M00S,” press CANCEL on the remote control.
You cannot reset the counter if you are using the VCR’s menus.
The counter will reset to “- H - - M - - S” when you eject a tape. When you load a tape again, the counter will display “0H00M00S.”
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