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Advanced Playback (VHS)

Turn on the unit.

Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

Slide the TV/DVD switch to DVD.

Press VHS so that the VHS lamp lights up on the unit.

VHS

PR +/–

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette when:

Rough, poor picture appears while a tape is played back.

The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

“USE CLEANING CASSETTE” appears on the screen (only with “SUPERIMPOSE” set to “AUTO”). ( pg. 79)

NOTE:

The heads get dirty in the following cases:

in an environment prone to extreme temperature or humidity

in a dusty environment

flaw, dirt or mold on video tapes

continuous usage for a long time

ATTENTION:

In the search, still, slow-motion or frame-by-frame playback mode,

the picture will be distorted.

the noise bars will appear.

there may be a loss of colour.

you cannot hear the sound.

Still Picture/Frame-By-Frame Playback

1 Press 9 to pause during playback.

If there is vertical jitter, press PR +/– to correct the picture.

2 Press 9 repeatedly to activate frame-by-frame playback.

To resume normal playback, press 4.

High-Speed Search

During playback, press 5for forward high-speed search, or 3 for reverse high-speed search.

Each press of the button increases the search speed for each direction.

When pressing 5: (SP): +5x{+7x (LP): +11x{+21x When pressing 3:

Once 3 is pressed, reverse search starts in –1x normal playback speed. After this process, each press of 3 changes the search speed between –5x and –7x in SP mode, –11x and –21x in LP mode. (SP): 1x]5x{7x

(LP): 1x]11x{21x

To resume normal playback, press 4.

Quick Rewind A Little

During playback, press . The unit rewinds the picture a little (about 7 seconds) and resumes playback.

If the button is pressed repeatedly, the unit rewinds the pictures continuously and resumes playback.

Skip Search

During playback, press 1 to 6 times to skip over unwanted sections.

Each press initiates an approximately 30-second period of fast- motion playback. Normal playback resumes automatically.

To resume normal playback, press 4.

Index Search

Your unit automatically marks index codes at the beginning of each recording. This function gives you quick access to any one of the 9 index codes in either direction.

NOTE:

Before starting, make sure the unit is in the Stop mode.

Press 2 or 6 to activate Index Search. “–1” or “+1” is displayed on the TV screen and search begins in the corresponding direction.

To access index codes 2 through 9, press 2 or 6 repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed.

Example:

To locate the beginning of B from the current position, press 2 twice.

To locate the beginning of D from the current position, press 6 once.

Current position

Index number

When the specified index code is located, playback begins automatically.

Slow Motion

1 Press 9 to pause during playback.

2 Press and hold 9 for 2 seconds, then release. Press 9 and release again to return to still picture.

The speed changes for each direction by pressing 3 and 5 repeatedly.

To resume normal playback, press 4.

NOTE:

During slow motion playback, some noise may appear on the TV screen. Press PR + or to eliminate the noises.

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JVC DR-MV5SE manual Advanced Playback VHS, Quick Rewind a Little, Index Search

DR-MV5SE specifications

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