Tape playback

Special playback

Picture search

Reverse picture search function

Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback. Forward picture search function

Press F.FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback. To resume normal playback: Press PLAY.

SPEED SEARCH TIMES

TAPE SPEED

PICTURE SEARCH SPEED

 

 

PRESS ONCE

PRESS TWICE

 

 

 

 

SP (Standard Play)

3 X

5 X

 

 

 

LP (Long Play)

7 X

9 X

 

 

 

SLP (Super Long Play)

9 X

15 X

 

 

 

Still picture

Press PAUSE during playback.

To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Slow motion

Press SLOW during playback.

To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.

Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment

If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press the TRK + or to reduce the noise bars.

If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + or to stabilize the still picture.

Frame by frame picture

Press PAUSE during playback.

Each time you press SLOW, the picture advances one frame by frame.

To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback.

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press TRK + or to eliminate the noises. “MANUAL TR.” will appear. Press once for a fine adjust- ment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again. “AUTO TR.” will appear.

NOTES:

The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH, STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.

During picture search mode, there will be noise bars which are caused by the system.

The Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear.

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Repeat playback

The entire video tape will be played until its end. The tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated.

1

Press REPEAT during playback.

 

2

By pressing REPEAT

REPEAT ON

 

each time, “REPEAT

 

ON” or “REPEAT OFF” is selected in turn.

3 When “REPEAT ON” is selected and the tape is played back to the end, it will automatically rewind to the starting point and played back again.

The display “REPEAT ON” goes out about 3 sec- onds.

To cancel repeat playback: Press REPEAT to se- lect “REPEAT OFF”.

Instant skip

Press INSTANT SKIP during playback.

The video is rapidly forwarded for approx. 30 seconds and playback resumes.

You may press the button up to six times in a row to move 180 seconds ahead.

To display VCR operation status

Press DISPLAY. The clock and day of the week and other information will be indicated.

While watching TV

DAY OF THE WEEK

CLOCK

 

 

CHANNEL

8 : 47AM MON

CH 125

STEREO SAP

 

 

STEREO AND

 

 

SECOND

 

 

AUDIO

00 : 00 : 00 SP

 

PROGRAM

 

 

(SAP)

 

 

While operating a tape

 

 

8 : 30AM MON

 

 

OPERATING

 

 

 

 

HI-FI

 

 

 

MODE

 

HI-FI

 

 

 

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE SPEED

 

00 : 15 : 12 SP

 

 

REPEAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL TIME COUNTER

To cancel the display: Press DISPLAY again.

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Toshiba D-VR4XSU Picture search, Still picture, Slow motion, Frame by frame picture, Adjusting tracking condition