RCA VR538 manual Display Button, Frame Advance F.ADV Button, Automatic Tracking, Manual Tracking

Playing a Tape

Using the Playback Features

DISPLAY Button

1.Press DISPLAY to display the status of the VCR, channel number, time counter, date, time, and tape speed on the TV screen.

The time and date must be set before they are displayed. If you do not press DISPLAY again, this display times out.

2.Press DISPLAY again to continually display the time counter on the TV screen. The time counter appears instead of the time in the VCR’s display panel.

3.Press DISPLAY again to remove the time counter from the TV.

The time counter remains in the VCR’s display panel and no status displays appear on the TV screen. This is convenient for editing tapes.

4.Press DISPLAY again to return to the normal displays. The clock appears in the VCR’s display panel.

Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays to normal.

Frame Advance (F.ADV Button)

Frame advance lets you view one stop-action frame after another. Frame advance works best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speeds.

1. Press PAUSE to stop the action.

2. Press F.ADV each time you want to view the next frame of the scene.

Press

DISPLAY

Press

DISPLAY

Again

Press

DISPLAY

Again

STOP CH 05 0:30:00

Status Displays

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0:30:00

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Time Counter Only

No Displays

Appear on TV Screen

3. Press PAUSE or PLAY to resume normal playback.

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		R1	C
			A
				B
				L
				E
VC	R2			T
		•L		V
		D	A
			U
			X

REW

PLAY

Automatic Tracking

The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing back a tape recorded on another VCR. Automatic tracking is turned on whenever a tape is inserted or the VCR’s power is turned on.

MUTE

1

REC DISPLAY

VOL

CHAN

STOP

CHAN

VOL

FF

PAUSE SEARCH

Manual Tracking

Occasionally, you may need to manually adjust tracking on a tape recorded on a different VCR or camcorder. The TRACKING buttons on the remote or CHANNEL•TRACKING on the VCR are used when playing a tape. They have no effect during recording.

When streaks or snow appear during normal or slow-motion playback,

4	5
7
	8
INPUT
CLEAR	0

2	PREV	CH
	3
	6
	9
	TV•VCR

press TRACKING up or down on remote or CHANNEL•TRACKING on VCR for the best possible picture. During stop-action pause, use the TRACKING buttons to reduce picture jitter.

			*
			MENU
			PROG	SPEED
F.
ADV		MOVE
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SLOW	+		EDIT
		3
			TRACKING
			4

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