PLAYBACK Features

+

COUNTER R/M PLAY/PAUSE

STOP

REW FF

 

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FEATURE:

Manual Tracking

 

PURPOSE:

To eliminate noise bars that appear

 

 

on the screen during playback.

 

OPERATION:

1) Press either +/– button as many

 

 

times as necessary for best picture.

 

NOTES:

To reset TRACKING to the original

 

 

preset, press both + and buttons

 

 

simultaneously.

 

 

Manual Tracking may not work

 

 

with tapes recorded on other VCRs

 

 

or camcorders.

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Still Playback

 

PURPOSE:

To pause during playback.

 

OPERATION:

1) Press PLAY/PAUSE during

 

 

playback.

 

 

2) To resume normal playback, press

 

 

PLAY/PAUSE again.

 

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

 

become monochrome during Still

 

 

Playback. This is normal.

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Shuttle Search

 

PURPOSE:

To allow high-speed search in either

 

 

direction.

 

OPERATION:

Forward Search

 

 

1) Press FF during playback.

 

 

Reverse Search

 

 

1) Press REW during playback.

 

NOTE:

Noise bars appear and pictures may

 

 

become monochrome or darken in

 

 

Shuttle Search. This is normal.

 

 

 

 

FEATURE:

Counter Memory Function

 

PURPOSE:

To make it easier to locate a specific

 

 

tape segment.

 

OPERATION:

1) Press COUNTER R/M and hold for

 

 

more than 2 seconds. The counter

 

 

resets to “0:00:00”.

 

 

2) Press COUNTER R/M. “M”

 

 

appears.

 

 

3) After recording or playback, press

 

 

STOP, then REW. The tape

 

 

automatically stops at or close to

 

 

0:00:00.

 

 

4) Press PLAY/PAUSE to start

 

 

playback.

 

NOTES:

The counter memory functions in

 

 

the FF and REW modes.

 

 

To disable Counter Memory

 

 

Function, press COUNTER R/M so

 

 

the “M” disappears.

 

 

 

 

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JVC Model GR-AX820 manual Counter R/M PLAY/PAUSE Stop REW FF Feature

Model GR-AX820 specifications

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