Basic information about VCR and Videotape
Terms related with VCR
AFT | Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically adjusts TV reception to optimum condition. |
CABLE | Cable television. |
Index Search | A feature of this VCR that automatically records an index each time recording begins. It helps you |
| locate a particular segment of the tape quickly and easily. |
LP | Long Play, an intermediate tape recording speed that combines most of the picture/audio quality |
| obtainable at the standard recording speed. |
OSD | |
OTR | |
| pressing the REC button. Each press of the key increases the recording time by 30 minutes, up to |
| 10 hours. |
RF | Radio frequency, the composite audio/video signal supplied to a TV receiver (or other video |
| component) by an antenna or cable system. |
Safety tab | The plastic tab at the back of a video tape cassette which, when removed, prevents accidental |
| erasure of a recording. |
SP | Standard play, the recording speed to use when the best picture quality is of prime importance |
| (and when total recording time is not). |
What is dew condensation symptom?
•If a VCR is moved from a cool place to a warm and damp place or a place facing a direct cool wind from an air- conditioner...and others, temperature varies sharply, which makes dew on head drums of VCR.
If dew condensation occurs,
1First, turn it on for one or two hours before using it.
2Do not use it because it may develop troubles in the VCR or videotape.
How to use a head cleaner
• In case of a old or contaminated videotape, the picture may not be clean from the contamination of VCR heads. Please remove contaminants using a
1Insert a
2Press “PLAY” for 5 seconds, and then press “FF” for about 10 seconds.
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• If the picture is not clean yet, please repeat the above 2 or 3 times more. | The | ||
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