Technicolor - Thomson DTH 6000 Other functions, Index search, Tracking and stability in play mode

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Other functions VCR

Index search

Indices allow you to mark particular tape sections (beginning of films, sequences, etc.)

to retrieve them quickly. At the beginning of every recording, the video recorderEN automatically marks an index on the tape.

To retrieve the previous or next index mark, press C or B; this function requires the tape to be on STOP.

STATUS menu

Using the INFO key, you can display the information
	0h01m15s	00h21m	E180
concerning video recorder operation (tape type, time	B SP
remaining before end of tape, type of sound, image
format, tape speed, channel, time...).

By default,	the cassette type	shown on	the	17:21
information screen is E180. Since the remaining time
is deduced from the duration of the cassette, you				VCR
must enter	the cassette type for	E240 and	E300

cassettes. Press again the INFO key; the cassette type is highlighted. Use the ▼ and ▲ keys to display the appropriate cassette type, and finally press OK to confirm. If you insert a cassette with a duration shorter than 180 minutes, you need not enter the cassette type; the VCR will calculate automatically the duration of the cassette.

To reset the counter, call up the STATUS menu with the INFO key and press the 0000 key (re-setting the counter requires a tape to be loaded).

Tracking and stability in play mode

The pictures of some tapes (hired or other) may flicker, show interference lines on the bottom of the screen or be altered by other undesirable effects. With the Tracking or Stability adjustments, you can eliminate or reduce these image faults.

1Load a tape.

2Either start playing using the PLAY key or switch into slow motion using PAUSE and FWD. or into pause using PAUSE.

3Press ▼: a menu comes up.

In the play or slow motion mode, you may adjust tracking.

In pause mode, you may adjust stability.

4Adjust using the ▼ or ▲ key.

5Restore the standard setting with the 0000 key.

Playing NTSC tapes

NTSC is the colour television standard used in the United States, in Japan and other countries. Your video recorder can play VHS-NTSC tapes, but you must have a television set compliant with the PAL standard. Most of the PAL television sets provide proper reproduction of the pictures from NTSC tapes.

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