JVC TV 20240 manual T T O N F U N C T I O N S V C R, VCR Functions Basic, Index Search

B U T T O N F U N C T I O N S - V C R 26

VCR FUNCTIONS - BASIC

The following buttons control the basic functions of the VCR.

PLAY

❑Begins playback of a video cassette.

REW

❑Rewinds tape. If pressed when tape is stopped, the tape counter will be displayed on screen. Can also be used with PLAY to scan backwards through tape.

FF

❑Fast Forward. If pressed when tape is stopped, the tape counter will be displayed on screen. Can also be used with PLAY to scan forward through tape at an accelerated rate.

PAUSE

❑Freezes a single frame of video on screen during playback. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

❑While tape is paused, you can advance forward frame-by-frame. Each press of the PAUSE button will move the tape ahead one frame.

❑While tape is playing back, you can slow the speed to 1/6 of normal by pressing and holding PAUSE for two seconds.

REC

❑Immediately begins recording of program currently on television. To start recording, press PLAY while holding down REC button.

STOP

❑Halts VCR function. Will stop tape during play, record, fast-forward, or rewind functions. If pressed while REW or FF is being used with PLAY, tape will return to normal playback.

INDEX SEARCH

Most JVC-brand VCR’s automatically insert an index mark at the start of a recording. The INDEX SEARCH +/- buttons can be used to scan a cassette for these marks, to quickly find the beginning of a taped program.

INDEX SEARCH +

Scans tape forward for index marks. If there are numerous programs recorded on one tape, you can press the INDEX SEARCH button a number of times to search for that number of marks. (For example four presses will move ahead four index marks). A recording up to nine index marks ahead may be accessed.

INDEX SEARCH -

Scans tape backward for index marks. If there are numerous programs recorded on one tape, you can press the INDEX SEARCH button a number of times to search for that number of marks. (For example four presses will move back four index marks). A recording up to nine index marks behind may be accessed.

TRACKING ADJUSTMENT

During playback, if tracking (the alignment of the video heads on the video cassette tape) deviates, an unclear picture is displayed. This TV/VCR Combo is equipped with an automatic tracking function. There are are cases when manual tracking adjustment is needed. They include:

•When the auto tracking does not work properly and the picture remains unclear.

•If the picture moves vertically during playback

Open the cover of the TV/VCR combo front panel.

Press the CHANNEL + and

CHANNEL - on the front panel simultaneously during playback.

Note: No special tracking indication will appear on screen.

Press either the CHANNEL + or CHANNEL - buttons to reduce the disturbance or vertical vibration of the picture.

Note: Once video cassette is removed, manual tracking will automatically be turned off.

NOTES:

Index marks are a function of JVC- made video decks. Therefore,

INDEX SEARCH

cannot be used on commercially produced tapes, or tapes recorded on non-JVC brand VCR’s, since these tapes will not have the JVC index marks recorded on them.

If you try to begin an index search at a point on the tape between two programs, INDEX SEARCH may not work correctly. Either fast-forward, or rewind the tape a bit and try INDEX SEARCH again.