Manual Tracking

Your video recorder is equipped with automatic tracking control. During playback, you can override this and adjust the tracking manually by pressing the TV PROG buttons.

OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC

TRACKING

1

Press

on the remote to engage manual tracking.

 

 

ADJUST TRACKING

2

 

MANUALLY

Press TV PROG + or to adjust tracking.

 

 

RETURN TO AUTOMATIC

 

 

TRACKING

 

Press

on the remote to re-engage automatic

3 tracking.

 

NOTE:

When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic tracking mode automatically.

Instant ReView

Simply by pressing a single button, the recorder power comes on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last timer-recorded programme. If you have several programmes recorded, you can easily access any of them.

NOTE:

Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged.

ACTIVATE INSTANT

REVIEW

1 Press REVIEW. The recorder power comes on and the recorder searches for the index code indicating the start of the last timer-recorded programme. Once it’s found, playback begins automatically.

The front display panel tells you how many programmes have been timer-recorded. If you have, for example, 3 programmes, “REVIEW” and "3" appear and blink. To watch the first of the 3 programmes, press REVIEW three times. The recorder searches and begins playback automatically. You can access a programme as far as 9 index codes away from the current tape position.

NOTES:

Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode.

The number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel after Auto Satellite Prog recording (pg. 26).

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Index Search

 

Your recorder automatically marks

£ 2

index codes at the beginning of

 

each recording. This function gives

 

you quick access to any one of 9

 

index codes in either direction.

 

NOTE:

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

ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH

PressÞor%(ª or £). “ª 1” or “£ 1” is

 

displayed on screen and search begins in the corre-

1 sponding direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To access index codes 2 through 9, pressÞor%

 

repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed.

 

Ex.: To locate the beginning of B from the current

 

position, pressÞtwice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To locate the beginning of D from the current

 

position, press%once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

D

E F

 

 

–2

 

–1

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index number

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

Skip Search

 

 

SKIP OVER UNWANTED

1

 

SECTIONS

Press 30 SEC 1 to 4 times during playback. Each press

 

initiates a 30-second period of fast-motion playback.

 

Normal playback resumes automatically.

NOTE:

To return to normal playback during a Skip Search, press PLAY.

Next Function Memory

You can set your recorder's power to go off automatically after the tape is fully rewound. Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode.

For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .

. . . press REW, then press within 2 seconds.

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JVC HR-J658E Override Automatic Tracking, Adjust Tracking, Manually, Return to Automatic, Activate Instant Review

HR-J658EH, HR-J658E, HR-J700E specifications

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