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To return to the initial sharpness setting, press CANCEL
while the sharpness setting screen is appearing.
Note:

Playback sharpness

Adjust the sharpness of playback picture during playback.
During slow motion, still picture and picture search,
sharpness-adjusting is impossible.
TIMER REC SET
ATS (AUTO TUNING SYSTEM)
VCR EXTENSION
CHANNEL SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP
SELECT :
ENTER : OK
MENU
EXIT
:
VCR SETUP
1Start the playback of video tape.
Press SET UP MENU.
Press or to select
VCR SETUP. Then press
OK.
Press or to select
SHARPNESS. Then
press OK.
4
"SHARPNESS" will appear
and then disappear after
60 seconds of the last
button-press. Adjust with
sharper or lesser.
5Press SET UP MENU repeatedly until the TV picture
appears on the screen.
2
3
AUDIO MIX
NICAM
VCR SETUP
SELECT
:
ENTER
:OK
MENU
EXIT
:
SHARPNESS
[OFF]
[AUTO]
softer sharper

Special playback/Playback sharpness/Skip Search

Adjusting tracking condition
Whenever you insert a tape and start playback,
automatic tracking starts working and continuously
analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality
during playback.
Notes:
The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH,
STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.
During picture search mode there will be noise bars
which are caused by the system.
The Special Playback will automatically change to
playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video
tape against excessive wear.
Automatic tracking adjustment
If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during
playback, press SET + or SET to eliminate the noises.
MANUAL TR. will appear. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.
Manual tracking adjustment
To return to automatic tracking, press A. TRK.

Special playback

Slow Motion
During playback press SLOW.
You can change the slow speed by the additional
pressing of SLOW.
To return to playback: Press .
VCR
VCR
Reverse picture search function
Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
Picture Search
Forward picture search function
Press x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
To return to playback: Press .
Still Picture
Press 4 during playback. To resume normal
playback: Press .
During playback, press 4 one by one: The picture
advances frame by frame.
To return to playback: Press .
Frame by Frame picture
Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment
If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the SET + or to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press SET + or
to stabilize the still picture.
VCR
Skip Search
Each time you press SKIP SEARCH while a tape is playing,
the unit will fast-forward ahead approx. 30 seconds on the
tape. You may press the button up to six times in a row to
move approx. 180 seconds (three minutes) ahead.
For example:1 press: approx. 30 seconds of tape
2 presses: approx. 60 seconds of tape
3 presses: approx. 90 seconds of tape
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