EN 17

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 AUTOMATICTRACKING
1
Press on the remote to engage manual tracking.
ADJUST TRACKINGMANUALLY
2
Press TV PROG + or – to adjust tracking.
RETURN TO AUTOMATICTRACKING
3
Press on the remote to re-engage automatic
tracking.
NOTE:

When a new tape is inserted, the recorder enters the automatic

tracking mode automatically.

Index Search

Your recorder automatically marks
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
1
Press
@
or
#
(™ or £). “™ 1” or “£ 1” is
displayed on screen and search begins in the corre-
sponding direction.
●To access index codes 2 through 9, press
@
or
#
repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed.
Ex.: To locate the beginning of B from the current
position, press
@
twice.
To locate the beginning of D from the current
position, press
#
once.
●When the specified index code is located, playback
begins automatically.
Current position
Index number
AB C D E F
–2 –1 1 2 3
%
%
£ 2
SKIP OVER UNWANTEDSECTIONS
1
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.

Skip Search

Next Function Memory

The Next Function Memory "tells" the recorder what to do
after rewinding. Before continuing, make sure the recorder
is in the Stop mode.
a– For Automatic Start Of Playback After Tape Rewind . . .
. . . press REW, then press PLAY within 2 seconds.
b– For Automatic Power Off After Tape Rewind . . .
. . . press REW, then press within 2 seconds.
c– For Automatic Timer Standby After Tape Rewind . . .
. . . press REW, then press (or TIMER) within 2
seconds.

Variable-Speed Search

ACTIVATE VARIABLE-SPEED
SEARCH
1
During playback or still, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the
right for forward variable-speed search, or to the left for
reverse variable-speed search (refer to the illustration on
page 16).
To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
NOTE:

Variable-speed search with TimeScan (

Z

pg. 20) can be used

by pressing the remote control's

@

or

#

button.

Manual Index Mark/Erase

To mark an index code...
...during playback press INDEX MARK on the recorder.
●The recorder will mark an index code at that location.
●If "O.S.D." is set to "ON" (Z pg. 11), "MARK" blinks on the
screen while an index code is being marked.
To erase an index code...
...during playback or still press INDEX ERASE on the recorder.
●The recorder will fast-forward to the nearest index code and
erase it. Playback continues after the index code is erased.
●If "O.S.D." is set to "ON" (Z pg. 11), "ERASE" blinks on the
screen while an index code is being erased.