Sylvania DVC840G owner manual VCR Functions, Playback, Other Operations

VCR Functions

Playback

Before:

Turn on the TV and set it to channel .

• If channel  has been already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section on page 6.

VCR					1
1 Insert a video cas-	2 To start playback	POWER			/EJECT
sette into this unit.					OPEN/CLOSE
			SPEED	AUDIO
	PLAY	1	2	3
					SKIP/CH.
		4	5	6
					POWER
					VCR/TV
		7	8	9	REW F.FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR
					/
3 To stop playback	4 To eject the cassette				SLOW
			0	+10
		DISPLAY	VCR	DVD	PAUSE

OPEN/CLOSE

STOP	/EJECT
	PLAY
	STOP

Other Operations

•When a tape with- out record tab is inserted, the unit will start playback automatically.

•Tracking will be automatically adjusted upon play- back. To adjust the tracking manually, press [SKIP/CH.

G/K, H/L] (or [CHANNEL K/L]).

To cue or review picture during playback (Picture Search)

Use [g] or [h]([F.FWD g] or [REW h]).

•Press it again and the unit will search in super high speed. (in the SLP mode only)

To freeze the picture on TV screen during playback (Still mode)

Press [PAUSE F]. Each time you press the button, the picture will be forwarded by one frame.

•If the picture begins to vibrate vertically in the still mode, stabilize the picture by using [SKIP/CH. G/K, H/L] (or [CHANNEL K/L]).

•If the picture is distorted or rolling vertically, adjust the vertical hold control on your TV if equipped.

Counter Reset

Press [CLEAR/C.RESET].

To play back in slow motion (Slow mode)

Press [SLOW] during playback or the still mode.

•If the noise bars appear on the TV screen, you can reduce it by using [SKIP/CH. G/K, H/L] (or [CHANNEL K/L]).

Auto Rewind

When a tape reaches its end during playback, fast-forward or recording (except Timer Recording and One Touch Recording), the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding finishes, the unit will eject the tape.

VCR Functions

Hint

•Still/Slow mode will be automatically cancelled after 5 minutes to prevent damage to the tape and the video head.

•To return to playback from the Picture Search/Still/Slow mode, press [PLAY B].

Index Search

You can skip the program backward and forward by the Index Mark.

VCR

• Insert a tape into this unit.

1 Press [SEARCH MODE] once.

SEARCH
MODE	INDEX SEARCH
	– –

2	To select Index Mark	INDEX SEARCH
		0 
	or		01 ~ 20
		CURRENT PROGRAM
	Beginning				End of
	of the tape				the tape
	Pro.1 Pro.2		Pro.3	Pro.4	Pro.5
	02	01	01	02	03
			INDEX MARK
3	To rewind
			ss
	To fast forward
			BB
4	After searching, it automatically	PLAYB
	starts playback.

Hint

•The Index Mark will be made automatically at the beginning of each recording.

•The time gap between Index Marks should be greater then 1 minute for SP mode, 2 minutes for LP mode and  minutes for SLP mode.

Time Search

You can search backward and forward a specific length of time on a tape.

VCR

• Insert a tape into this unit.

1 Press [SEARCH MODE] twice.

SEARCH	TIME SEARCH
MODE
	– : – –

2	Select the desired length of time for fast forwarding or
	rewinding.
		TIME SEARCH
	or	2 : 5 0
		0:01~ 9:59
		(1 minute~9 hours and 59 minutes)
3	To rewind
		ss
	To fast forward
		BB
4	After searching, it automatically starts playback.
		PLAYB

•These functions are not available during recording.

•Press [STOP C] to stop the search.

•If a tape ends during a search, your search will be cancelled and the tape will rewind to the beginning.

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