Toshiba MW24FN3/R, MW20FN3/R owner manual Special playback

Special playback

CM SKIP

REV

SLOW

PLAY

FWD

PAUSE/STILL

D.TRACKING

TRK +/–

Picture search Digital tracking controls

Reverse picture search function

Press REV once or twice during the playback.

Forward picture search function

Press FWD once or twice during the playback. To return to playback, press PLAY.

SPEED SEARCH TIMES

TAPE SPEED	PICTURE SEARCH SPEED
	PRESS ONCE	PRESS TWICE
SP (Standard Play)	3 X	5 X
SLP (Super Long Play)	9 X	15 X

Still picture

Press PAUSE/STILL during playback.

To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL. If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + / –to stabilize the still picture.

Slow motion

During playback press SLOW.

To return to playback, press PLAY or SLOW.

Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment

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

Frame by frame picture

Press PAUSE/STILL during playback.

Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame by frame.

To return to playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL.

CM skip

Press CM SKIP during playback. The unit will search for- ward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. unwanted commercial time) for each press of CM SKIP (maximum six presses) and then resume normal playback.

For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape 2 press: 60 seconds of tape 3 press: 90 seconds of tape

When a tape is played, the Digital Auto Tracking system automatically adjusts the tracking to obtain the best possible picture. If noise bars appear during playback, adjust the tracking manually as follows:

•Press TRK + / –to obtain the best possible picture. “MANUAL TRACK” will appear for 4 seconds on the screen. To resume automatic tracking, press D.TRACKING. “DIGITAL TRACK” will appear for 4 seconds on the screen.

MANUAL TRACK DIGITAL TRACK

Notes:

•“SP” is more appropriate as less noise appeared during search and still playback for tape recorded in SP.

•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.

Playback (VCR)

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