RCA VPT 385 Special Effects and Features, Pause for Slop-Action Playback, Frame Advance

button when the VCR is playing. Picture Search is explained on the next page.

STOP: The STOP button will stop the normal

functions of Record, Play, Rewind and Fast

Forward and the SpeicaI-Effects functions described below and next page.

RECORD: Press the RECORD button to start recording when the VCR is stopped.

@COUNTER: Press this button once to turn on the tape counter and press nt again to restore the normal clock display. Refer to "Tape Counter" and "Memory Stop" on the next page.

RESET: Resets the "Tape Counter to 0000 when it is displayed.

TAPE SPEED: Push to change tape speed for

recording. Tape speed for playback is automatically selected by the VCR. The tape speed is displayed in the status display.

The Special Effects features of your VCR (Stop Action, Picture Search, Frame Advance, and Slow Motion) work best on tapes recorded at the lowest tape speed - Super Long Play (or SLP). Since this speed also uses the least tape, it is generally preferred for all the recording you do.

XPR: Complete information ns on page 23.

CHANNEL: Complete information is on pages I 1 and 12.

® DISPLAY RESET: Push the switch within the hole located on the bottom of VCR if the indication or operation of the display appears abnormal.

®TRA CKING: Refer to "Tracking Control" on the next page.

© SLOW TRACKING: Refer to "Slow Motion" on the next page.

®TUNER/LINE: Selects the prngram source to be

recorded. The TUNER position is used for recording from the VCR's built-in tuner. The LINE position is for recording video and audio connected to the input jacks on the back of the recorder. When the switch is in the LINE position, the indicator light comes on in the display unit and the channel indicator is turned off. Always check that this switch is set to TUNER when you are going to make a timer recording.

You can also select the Line input by remote

control, just enter "91." To switch back to Tuner. enter the desired channel

@ CHANNEL PROGRAMMING:	Refer to pages I I
and 12.

Special Effects and Features

Pause During Recording

•Press the PA USE button when you are recording to

prevent recording short passages of unwanted material.

•Press the PAUSE button again when you are ready to resume recording.

•Avoid pausing for more than three or four minutes, because the spinning heads that do the recording are still in contact with the tape and will eventually wear off the active material. This can cause streaks or spots in the picture when you play the worn part of the tape (called dropouts).

Pause for Slop-Action Playback

Press the PAUSE button during playback to stop the action. This lets you examine all the details of the scene,

similar to looking at a single frame of a movie film.

When you are ready to resume normal playback, press tile PA USE button again.

The following suggestions will help you get the most out of this feature:

•Your VCR is designed to give the best picture when

you use stop-action on tapes recorded at SLP. If

you expect to use stop-action frequently during

playback, a sports event, for instance, be sure to record at SLP speed.

The stop-action picture may tend to jump up and down slightly. Adjust the control marked V LOCK on the back of the VCR to reduce this jitter. Once you have made this adjustment, you probably won't have

to do it again unless you use stop-action on a tape that was recorded on a different VCR. (A small

amount of vertical jitter is normal.)

If a "noise bar" appears in the stop action picture, you may need to adjust the "Slow Tracking" control

to remove it. This will not normally need readjustment unless you play back a tape recorded on another VCR

Using stop-action on a single frame of the picture for

a long time can wear the tape. as explained in "Pause

During Recording" above. Use STOP instead of

PA USE to interrupt playback for an extended time.

The VCR will automatically switch from Pause to Stop after about five minutes.

Frame Advance

•Frame Advance is a special feature that lets w_u vie_

one Stop-Action "frame" after another. Press PA USE

to begin stop-action viewing. Then press /'_ ADV on

the remote control each time you want to go on to the

next "frame" of the scene. Press PAUSE to resmne

playback at normal speed.

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