05Playback

Special playback

VCR

Note

¥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.

Picture search

Reverse picture search function

Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback.

Forward picture search function

Press F.FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback.

To return to playback: Press PLAY.

SPEED SEARCH TIMES

 

TAPE SPEED

PICTURE SEARCH SPEED

 

 

PRESS ONCE

PRESS TWICE

 

 

 

 

SP (Standard Play)

3 X

5 X

LP (Long Play)

7 X

9 X

 

 

 

SLP (Super Long Play)

9 X

15 X

 

 

 

Still picture

Press PAUSE during playback.

To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Slow motion

During playback press SLOW.

To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.

Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment

If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press the TRK + or to reduce the noise bars.

If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + or to stabilize the still picture.

Frame by frame picture

Press PAUSE during playback.

Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame by frame.

To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, auto- matic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback.

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Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press TRK + / to eliminate the noises. ÒMANUAL TR.Ó will appear. Press it briefly for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

¥Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again. ÒAUTO TR.Ó will appear.

Repeat playback

The entire video tape will be played until its end. The tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated.

1Press REPEAT while the VCR is playing back.

2By pressing REPEAT each time, “REPEAT ON” or “REPEAT OFF” is selected in turn.

3When “REPEAT ON” is selected, the tape is played back to the end, and then, it is automatically rewound to the starting point and played back again.

The display ÒREPEAT ONÓ goes out in about 3 seconds. To cancel repeat playback: Press REPEAT to select

ÒREPEAT OFFÓ.

Commercial skip

Press CM SKIP during playback.

The video is rapidly forwarded for approx. 30 seconds and playback resumes.

You may press the button up to six times in a row to move 180 seconds ahead.

To display VCR operation status

Press DISPLAY/CALL. The clock, day of the week and more information will be indicated.

While watching TV

CLOCK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY OF THE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO AND

 

8 : 47AM MON

 

CH

125 WEEK

 

STEREO SAP

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

SECOND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE SPEED

PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

00 : 00 : 00 SP

 

(SAP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTER

While operating a tape

 

 

 

 

 

HI-FI

 

8 : 30AM MON

 

 

 

OPERATING

 

 

 

 

 

HI-FI

 

 

 

MODE

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE IN

 

 

 

 

REPEAT

 

 

00 : 15 : 12 SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

To cancel the display:

Press DISPLAY/CALL until all indicators disappear.

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Pioneer DVR-RT300 manual Picture search, Still picture, Slow motion, Frame by frame picture, Adjusting tracking condition