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PLAYBACK AND RECORDING FEATURES (cont.)
Speed
Names of
special-effects
playback
Reverse Forward
Search Play Slow-Motion Still* Slow-Motion Play Search
(Pro-Slow)** (Pro-Slow)**
-7x -5x -3x -1x -1/2x -1/3x 0 1/3x 1/2x 1x 1.5x 2x 3x 5x 7x
Audio is output. Audio is Audio is Audio is Audio is output.
not output. output. output.
TimeScan
Audio output
**Still mode cannot be engaged using the TIME SCAN buttons. Still mode can only be engaged by pressing
the PAUSE button.
**Smooth slow motion delivering an uninterrupted moving image without distortion.
●When the Superimpose function is "ON", the speed is displayed on the upper right corner of the TV screen for approx. 5 seconds.
●The TimeScan search speed is the same for SP and EP recordings.
●To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
●When using the VCR's TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring, the playback speed may not change depending on how far it is turned.
●When using the VCR's TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring, the playback speed will change up to 7× and –7× search speeds. Turning
the TIME SCAN SHUTTLE ring further will not increase the search speed.
●Picture may be distorted at the position where the recording speed is switched.
●The picture may be noisy for a moment when you change the playback speed.
●During high-speed search with a tape containing both SP and EP recordings, the search speed will change automatically to 7x
normal playback speed with TimeScan when the recording tape speed switches from EP to SP.
●Depending on the tape in use, noise may appear or the upper part of the picture may be distorted.
●Picture may appear distorted in comparison to normal playback.
●In TimeScan mode there will be a time lag between the video and the audio, and noise may appear in the audio signal.
●TimeScan sound quality will differ in comparison to normal playback.
●When material such as music videos where there is non-stop sound (very few breaks in the soundtrack) are viewed at 2x
normal speed, the audio playback may be faster than normal.
●When the playback direction is reversed, it takes approximately 6 seconds until sound is heard.
●±1/3x slow-motion playback is possible with SP recordings only.
●Depending on the type of tape contents, the sound may not be clear during forward slow-motion playback.
●Pro-Slow cannot be activated by pressing PAUSE for longer than 2 seconds.
●Depending on the type of tape in use, noise may appear during Pro-Slow. When this happens, try manual tracking (Z pg. 26).
●The operations by the remote control's JOG dial/SHUTTLE ring do not include TimeScan; noise will appear on the screen and
audio will not be output.
If you don't want to hear TimeScan audio, set "TIMESCAN AUDIO" to "OFF".
TimeScan Audio
The audio output can be set ON/OFF during TimeScan. Select ON/OFF as required. *The default setting is "ON".
1Press MENU to access the Main Menu screen.
2Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "FUNCTION SET" by press-
ing CH5∞ or TIME SCAN%fi, then press OK or TIME SCAN
.
3Move the highlight bar (arrow) to "TIMESCAN AUDIO" by
pressing CH5∞ or TIME SCAN %fi, then press OK or TIME
SCAN to select to "ON" or "OFF".
4Press MENU to return to the normal screen.
%
PREVIOUS PAGE
VIDEO STABILIZER OFF
2ND AUDIO RECORD OFF
AUDIO MONITOR HI-FI
S-VHS MODE ON
AV COMPU-LINK ON
=TIMESCAN AUDIO ON
NEXT PAGE
SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
%
FUNCTION
=VIDEO CALIBRATION ON
PICTURE CONTROL AUTO
AUTO TIMER OFF
SUPERIMPOSE ON
AUTO SP=EP TIMER OFF
DIGITAL R3 ON
NEXT PAGE
SELECT WITH (5,∞) AND (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END