American Dynamics ADV096HD operation manual Playback, Rewinding a tape, Fast forwarding a tape

Playback

1. Turn on the VCR and peripheral devices.

2. Load a pre-recorded tape.

3.Repeat steps 3 to 7 in Manual Recording for activating Super Resolution playback mode.

4. Press REC/PLAY MODE button to select the desired playback mode.

5. Press PLAY button to start playback.

• If noise occurs during playback,

adjust the tracking, page 17.

6. Press STOP button to stop playback.

Info.

•VCR automatically plays back the tape of which the erase prevention tab removed, AUTO PLAY.

•IMPORTANT!Due to the new method for recording tapes in super resolution mode, tapes recorded in the ADV096HD VCR cannot be reviewed using other models of American Dynamics VCRs.

In addition, tapes recorded on other American Dynamics VCRs cannot be reviewed using the ADV096HD VCR.

Note

•When TAPE LENGTH in FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to T-120, the playback mode is switched in the order of 6H L18H L30H 48H 72H 96H 0H 6H... (for a tape recorded in the recording mode longer than 6H mode).

When TAPE LENGTH in FIRST TIME SET UP menu is set to T-160, the playback mode is switched in the order of 8H L24H L40H 64H 96H 128H 0H 8H...

(for a tape recorded in the recording mode longer than 8H mode).

–A tape recorded in SP mode using other VCR can only be played back in 2H mode.

•Picture jitter or noise may occur when the tape is played back in L18H, L24H, L30H or L40H mode even if the tape was recorded in its respective mode.

•When a pre-recorded tape is used for recording, the colored noise may appear on the beginning of the playback picture.

•There is normal sound playback only when a tape recorded in 6H, 8H, L18H, L24H, L30H or L40H mode is played back in its respective mode.

page 16-17 to find a picture you wish to view.

When the tape reaches its end during playback/fast forwarding

VCR’s function varies by the setting of TAPE END in the FIRST TIME SET UP menu.

VCR’s function	Playback	Fast
TAPE END
		Forward
setting
STOP or REWIND	Stop	Stop
REPEAT or	VCR automatically rewinds	Stop
ALARM•PROT	to the beginning of the tape
	and stops.

page 32 for TAPE END setting.

Rewinding a tape

While the tape is stopped, turn SHUTTLE to the left. To stop rewinding, press STOP button.

Fast forwarding a tape

While the tape is stopped, turn SHUTTLE to the right.

To stop fast forwarding, press STOP button.

Info.

•The fast forward/rewind time of a T-120 tape is approximately 2 minutes, however, the time varies by the type of a tape you use.

Audio playback and picture quality

Playback mode	2H-8H	L18H-L40H	48H-128H
Audio	Very	Good	Not
playback	good		available
Picture	Very	Good	Good
Quality	good

8 Basic Functions

Note A point to notice Info. Supplementary information