Radio Shack 66 Real-Time Counter, Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance, Slow Motion, Using the Counter

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To use visual search so you can see the pic- ture, be sure VCR appears, then begin tape playback. Press FAST-Fto search forward or REW to search in reverse. Press PLAY to return to normal playback.

During visual search, the sound is muted and the picture quality is lower than during normal playback. The search picture is best with tapes recorded at the SP or SLP speed (see “Re- cording Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 38).

quality is lower than during normal playback. Slow motion picture quality is best with tapes recorded at the SP or SLP speed.

Notes:

•If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing the tape to protect the video heads.

•If the slow-motion picture is poor, hold down CH s or t until the picture improves.

Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance

Freeze-frame lets you pause the tape to view a single frame. Press PAUSE during playback to freeze the picture. Press PAUSE again or PLAY to return to normal playback.

During freeze-frame, picture quality is lower than during normal playback. The picture quali- ty is best with recordings made at the SP or SLP speed (see “Recording Speeds/Tape Se- lection” on Page 38).

Notes:

•If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing the tape to protect the video heads.

•To reduce or eliminate jitter in the freeze- frame picture, hold down CH s or t until the picture is clear.

During freeze-frame, you can advance the pic- ture one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing SLOW. This feature works best with video cas- settes recorded at the SP or SLP speed. Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback.

Slow Motion

To start slow motion playback, while a tape is playing, press SLOW. Press SLOW again or PLAY to return to normal playback. During slow motion, the sound is muted and the picture

REAL-TIME COUNTER

Using the Counter

Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape has been running. To see the counter on the TV screen, press DISP/ENT on the remote con- trol.

The counter resets to 0:00:00 each time you put in a tape. To manually reset the counter, press COUNTER RESET.

Note: The real-time counter might stop if you fast-forward or rewind through a blank section on the tape. This is normal.

Using the Zero Search Function

You can reset the counter to 0:00:00 at any position on the tape and then return to that po- sition. This lets you quickly return to a selected place on the tape later.

Follow these steps to use the zero search func- tion.

1.Press COUNTER RESET at the location you want to return to later. The counter resets to 0:00:00.

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