Sylvania SSC192 owner manual Recording, Vertical Hold Control, Still Picture, Tracking Adjustment

VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL

In the Pause/Still mode only, when the picture begins to vibrate vertically, stabilize the picture by pressing the CHANNEL K or L button.

NOTE:

If there are video noise lines on the screen, see Tracking Adjustment section.

STILL PICTURE

You can view a still picture on the TV screen during playback (the Still mode). Press the PAUSE/STILL button during playback. Only tapes recorded in the SLP mode will show the least amount of lines. Press the PLAY button to return to playback.

NOTES:

•You can advance the picture one frame at a time by pressing the PAUSE/STILL button during the Still mode.

•If it is left in the Still mode for more than five min- utes, the TV/VCR will automatically switch to the Stop mode.

TRACKING ADJUSTMENT

•Tracking adjustment will be set automatically (Digital Tracking function) when you start play- back.

•However when playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes recorded on units other than your own, noise lines (black and white streaks) may appear on the play- back picture. If this occurs, you can adjust the tracking control manually by pressing the CHAN- NEL K or L button until the streaks disappear. To return to the DTR function, stop the tape once and start playback again.

•You can reduce the noise lines by pressing the CHANNEL K or L button in slow mode, too. Tracking adjustment in Slow mode will not be set automatically.

NOTE:

•In Still mode, press the SLOW button and press the CHANNEL K or L button until streaks disappear. To return to Still mode, press the PAUSE/STILL button again.

RECORDING

Before recording, make sure:

The desired channel is selected by pressing the num- ber buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL Up/Down button. (If the TV/VCR is connected to a cable box or satellite box, the TV/VCR must be on CH3 or CH4, then the channel to be recorded is selected on the cable box or satellite box. )

There is a tape with its safety tab into the VCR. The desired recording speed is selected in SP(stan- dard play) or SLP(super long play) mode by press- ing the TAPE SPEED button on the VCR.

Tape Speed		Recording/Playback Time
	Type of tape	T60	T120	T160
SP mode		1 hour	2 hours	2-2/3 hours
SLP mode		3 hours	6 hours	8 hours

ERASE PREVENTION

Make sure ...

•TV/VCR power is turned on.

•Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.)

NOTE: This unit will ONLY record and view the same channel.

NORMAL RECORDING

1)Begin the recording by pressing the RECORD but- ton.

To temporarily stop recording or resume it, press the PAUSE/STILL button. After the VCR has been in Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automati- cally to protect the tape and the video head.

NOTES:

You can prevent acciden- tal erasing of recording by breaking off the tab on the back edge of the cassette.

Tab

If you decide to record on the tape again, cover the hole with plastic tape.

Plastic Tape

•After five minutes, the TV/VCR will automatically switch to the Recording mode to prevent tape damage.

•If “CLOSED CAPTION (ON)” is selected, the On-Screen Display will appear for 5 seconds, then disappear.

2)Stop the recording by pressing the STOP button when recording is completed.

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