Emerson EV477 owner manual Speaking the Language a Glossary of Terms

SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE: A GLOSSARY OF TERMS

AFT Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically adjusts TV reception to optimum condition.

CATV Cable television.

Freeze Frame (or still picture) A feature of this VCR that allows you to stop the motion of the tape com- pletely so that you can watch a single scene as if it were a still picture.

VISS VHS Index Search System. 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.

Index Search A feature of this VCR that records an invisible index number on the tape each time record- ing starts, thus making it easy to locate a particular program or segment on a tape con- taining a number of segments recorded over a period of time.

SP Standard play, the recording speed to use when best picture quality is of prime importance (and when total recording time is not). (T120=2 hours)

EP Extended play, the slowest recording speed on this videocassette recorder.

Designed to store the maximum amount of program material on a single video cassette. (T120=6 hours)

OSD On-screen display of information pertinent to VCR recording or playback. Text designed to guide you through a function of the VCR or tell you what's happening appears on the TV screen.

OTR One-touch recording, a feature that allows you to record the program you're watching by pressing the REC/OTR key. Each press of the key increases the recording time by 30 min- utes up to four hours.

PAUSE Pause/Still-frame control. To stop tape motion temporarily during recording (to eliminate a commercial in a TV program, for example) or to freeze a video frame during playback, use this key.

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 rear of a videocassette that prevents accidental erasure of a record- ing when it is removed. A missing tab may be replaced by plastic or adhesive tape when you desire to re-use a cassette from which the tab has been removed.

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