JVC LPT0543-001A, SR-VS20EK setup guide Tape Position Indicator VHS Deck, Time Code DV Deck

16BASICOPERATIONS (cont.)

Tape Position Indicator (VHS Deck)

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2

1	2	3
4	5	6	3
7	8	9	4
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The tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the Stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search. The position of "5" in relation to "0"

(beginning) or "+" (end)+ 0

shows you where you are on the tape.

"O.S.D." ( pg. 55) must

be set to "ON", or the

indicator will not appear. Beginning

3

+ +

1:23:45 REMAIN 2:35

End

0

1	3
2

FF

REW

Clean the video heads using a dry cleaning cassette (TCL-2U for the VHS deck/ M-DV12CLAU for the DV deck) when:

●"USE CLEANING CASSETTE" appears on the screen (only with "O.S.D." set to "ON" ( pg. 55)).

OR

VHS Deck

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

●The picture is unclear or no picture appears.

DV Deck

●No picture during playback.

●Blocks of noise appear during playback.

NOTE:

Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the indication is not correct.

Time Code (DV Deck)

During recording,
a time code is
recorded on the
tape. This time
code is used to
confirm the	Seconds
position on the	Minutes
tape when playing
or editing a tape.	Hours
		0 : 00 : 00
To perform

Random Assemble Editing ( pg. 40), time code is necessary.

NOTES:

The presence of a blank (unrecorded) portion in the middle of a tape can result in misoperation.

A "blank portion" of a tape is a section where nothing is recorded on the tape. If you start making a recording in a blank portion of a tape, the time codes will start from "0:00:00" again. If identical time codes are recorded in two different places on a tape, Random Assemble Editing and other similar functions might not operate properly.

In the following circumstances, you should play the tape and confirm where a scene ends, and then begin recording from there:

●When starting to record in the middle of a tape on which a recording has already been made.

●When you have made a recording on a tape, then played that recording back in order to check it, and now wish to continue recording.

●When you have lost power or the batteries have died while you were recording with a camcorder.