PLAYBACK Features

TRACKING PLAY/PAUSE COUNTER R/M

REW

FF

STOP

REW

FF

STOP

PAUSE

PLAY

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(provided with GR-AX460, optional for GR-AX360/AX260)

 

 

 

 

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FEATURE:

Manual Tracking

 

 

 

PURPOSE:

To eliminate noise bars that appear on

 

 

 

 

 

 

the screen.

 

 

 

OPERATION:

1) Press either TRACKING button as

 

 

 

 

 

 

many times as necessary for best

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture.

 

 

 

NOTES:

To reset TRACKING to the original

 

 

 

 

 

 

preset, press both TRACKING buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual Tracking may not work with

 

 

 

 

 

 

tapes recorded on other VCRs or

 

 

 

 

 

 

camcorders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Still Playback

 

 

 

 

PURPOSE:

To pause during playback.

 

 

 

 

OPERATION:

1) Press PLAY/PAUSE during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) To resume normal playback, press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY/PAUSE again.

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

 

 

 

 

 

become monochrome during Still

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback. This is normal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Shuttle Search

 

 

 

 

PURPOSE:

To allow high-speed search in either

 

 

 

 

 

 

direction.

 

 

 

OPERATION:

Forward Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Press FF during playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Press REW during playback.

 

 

 

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

 

 

 

 

 

become monochrome in Shuttle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search. This is normal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Counter Memory Function

 

 

 

 

PURPOSE:

To make it easier to locate a specific

 

 

 

 

 

 

tape segment.

 

 

 

OPERATION:

1) Press COUNTER R/M and hold for

 

 

 

 

 

 

more than 2 seconds. The counter

 

 

 

 

 

 

resets to “0:00:00”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Press COUNTER R/M. “M” appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3) After recording or playback, press

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP, then REW. The tape automati-

 

 

 

 

 

 

cally stops at or close to 0:00:00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Press PLAY/PAUSE to start playback.

 

 

 

NOTES:

The counter memory functions in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

FF and REW modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To disable Counter Memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function, press COUNTER R/M so

 

 

 

 

 

 

the “M” disappears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JVC GR-AX260, GR-AX460, GR-AX360 manual Playback Features, Tracking PLAY/PAUSE Counter R/M REW Stop Pause Play

GR-AX260, GR-AX460, GR-AX360 specifications

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