Radio Shack 16-830 Special VCR Features, Visual Search, Freeze Frame, Fast Forward and Rewind

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SPECIAL VCR FEATURES

This section describes some of your camcord- er’s special VCR features and functions.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, you can use these features only when POWER is set to VCR.

Note: You cannot view the tape or hear the tape’s sound while you fast-forward and rewind it.

VISUAL SEARCH

Visual search lets you view a recording either forward or backward at a faster speed so you can find a specific section of the tape.

To search forward during playback, press FAST- F. To search backward during playback, press

REWIND.

To stop visual search and play the tape, press PLAY.

Note: You cannot hear the tape’s sound during visual search.

FREEZE FRAME

Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a single frame.

To freeze a frame during playback, press REC/ PAUSE. To return to the normal playback speed, press REC/PAUSE again.

Notes:

•During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower than during normal playback.

•If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame mode for 5 minutes, the camcorder auto- matically stops playback to protect the tape.

FAST FORWARD AND REWIND

To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped, press FAST-F. To rewind the tape quickly when it is stopped, press REWIND.

FAST-F

REWIND

AUTO TRACKING

The camcorder automatically adjusts tracking when you play a tape. However, you can manu- ally adjust the tracking if the camcorder’s picture is poor. Repeatedly press W or T during play- back to manually adjust the tracking.

Note: The camcorder resets to auto tracking when you load another tape.

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