Model 107/58 4-Head HQ VHS VCR/Hi-Fi Stereo VCR
(160-0544/0628) Special Functions Faxback Doc. # 18811
The following information describes some of your VCR's special on-screen,
display, and search functions.
THINGS YOU SEE
On-Screen Displays
To view your VCR's current operating mode and other information about your
VCR, repeatedly press ON SCREEN on the remote control during playback or
while watching TV. Each time you press ON SCREEN, you see this information
on the TV screen in the following order.
(Model 107) Function indicator/tape speed/channel/tape counter
(Model 58) Function indicator/tape speed/channel/tape counter/time and
date/audio out setting/SAP setting.
Counter only
No display
NOTE: The function indicator/tape speed/channel/tape counter display only
stays on the screen for a few seconds, but the other displays
remain on until you select another function.
Function Indicators
When you press ON SCREEN to display your VCR's current operating mode than
press a function button (such as STOP), the selected function's indicator
appears on the TV screen for about 3 seconds. When you change the channel,
the new channel number appears on the TV screen for about 3 seconds.
NOTE: If you play back a poor quality (worn) or damaged tape, the function
indicator or channel number might not appear on the VCR's display.
Tape Motion Indicators
The tape motion indicators on the VCR's display show you the current
operating mode and the tape's direction.
CHANGING THE TAPE'S DIRECTION/PLAYBACK SPEED
You can use the shuttle dial on the VCR and buttons on the VCR and remote
control to change the tape's direction and vary the playback speed.
NOTE: The shuttle dial does not rotate 360 degrees. Do not force it
past the point where it stops.
Fast-Forward/Rewind
To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped, press FF on the remote
control, or turn the shuttle dial fully clockwise then release it.
To rewind the tape quickly when it is stopped, press REW on the remote
control, or turn the shuttle dial fully counterclockwise than release it.
NOTE: You cannot view the tape or hear the tape's sound while you
fast-forward and rewind it.
Quick-Motion
To double the VCR's playback speed during playback, turn the shuttle dial
fully clockwise then release it.
To return to the normal playback speed, press PLAY.
NOTES: During quick-motion, the VCR mutes the sound and the picture
quality is lower than during normal playback. The picture quality
is best with recordings made at the SP speed.
If you leave the tape in quick-motion, it plays until it reaches
the end of the tape. Then the VCR automatically stops, rewinds,
ejects the tape, then turns itself off.
Freeze-Frame
Freeze-Frame lets you stop the tape to view a single frame.
To freeze a frame during playback, press PAUSE/STILL. To advance the
picture one frame at a time, repeatedly press PAUSE/STILL.
To return to the normal playback speed, press PLAY.
NOTES: During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. The picture quality is best with recordings made
at the SP speed.
If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame mode for 5 minutes, the
VCR automatically returns to normal playback to protect the tape.
If a horizontal bar appears during freeze-frame, adjust the
tracking in the slow-motion mode (see "Adjusting the Tracking
Manually" and "Variable-Speed Slow Motion").
To reduce or eliminate jitter during freeze-frame, press and hold
down CHANNEL positive or negative on the VCR until the picture is
clear.
Visual Search
Visual search lets you view a recording either forward or backward at a
faster speed so you can find a specific section of the tape. The VCR has
slow and fast visual search speeds. You can use the shuttle dial or remote
control to control the search speed.
To slowly search forward during playback, press FF once on the remote
control or turn the shuttle dial clockwise about halfway and hold it. To
increase the search speed, press FF again on the remote control or turn the
shuttle dial fully clockwise.
To slowly search backward during playback, press REW once on the remote
control or turn the shuttle dial counterclockwise about halfway and hold
it. To increase the search speed, press REW again on the remote control
or turn the shuttle dial fully counterclockwise.
To stop visual search and play the tape, press PLAY.
NOTES: VCR must appear on the VCR's display to use visual search.
During visual search, the sound is muted and the picture quality is
lower than during normal playback. The search picture is best with
tapes recorded at the SP or EP speed.
You can also search backward from the freeze-frame mode. During
freeze-frame, turn the shuttle dial counterclockwise about halfway
and hold it to search backward. Release the shuttle dial to return
to freeze-frame. You cannot search forward from the freeze-frame
mode.
Variable-Speed Slow Motion
You can use the shuttle dial or the remote control to start slow motion
and vary the playback speed.
To start slow-motion playback at 1/30 of the normal playback speed, press
PAUSE/STILL to pause the tape during playback, then turn the shuttle dial
clockwise about halfway and hold it. For playback at 1/10 of the normal
playback speed, turn the shuttle dial fully clockwise and hold it.
Release the shuttle dial to return to freeze-frame. Press PLAY to
return to normal playback.
To control variable speed slow motion using the remote control, press
SLOW on the remote control during playback, freeze-frame, quick-motion,
or visual search. Then press SLOW/DPSS positive or negative to vary
the speed from 1/30 to 1/5 of the normal playback speed.
Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
NOTES: During slow motion, the sound is muted and the picture quality
is lower than during normal playback. The slow motion picture
quality is best with tapes recorded at the SP or EP speed.
If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion mode for 5 minutes, the
VCR automatically returns to normal playback, to protect the
VCR's heads.
If the slow-motion picture is poor, adjust the tracking by
repeatedly pressing CHANNEL positive or negative on the VCR
(see "Adjusting the Tracking Manually" on Page 29).
To reduce or eliminate jitter in a slow-motion picture, press
PAUSE/STILL, then press and hold down CHANNEL positive or negative
on the VCR until the picture is clear.
FAST-RESPONSE SYSTEM
When you load a tape that still has its erase-protection tab (see "Erase-
Protection"), the VCR positions the tape next to the record/playback head
for about 5 minutes. Within this period, you can immediately start
playback, recording, rewind, or fast-forward by pressing the appropriate
button.
When you stop the tape during playback, recording, rewind, or fast-forward,
the tape remains positioned next to the record/playback head for about 5
minutes. After 5 minutes, the fast-response system releases to protect the
tape.
USING THE REAL-TIME COUNTER
Your VCR's real-time counter shows how long a tape has been running. To
display the real-time counter, repeatedly press DISPLAY on the remote
control until the counter appears on the VCR's display.
NOTES: The real-time counter might stop if you fast-forward or rewind
through a blank section on the tape. This is normal.
You can press CANCEL on the remote control to reset the counter
to 0:00:00.
Using the Zero Back Function
You can reset the real-time counter to 0:00:00 at any position on the
tape, then return to that position.
Follow these steps to use the zero back function.
1. During playback, repeatedly press DISPLAY on the remote control to
display the real-time counter.
2. When you see the location on the tape that you want to return to later,
press CANCEL on the remote control. The real-time counter resets to
0:00:00.
3. To return to the location you selected in Step 2, press ZERO BACK.
The tape rewinds or fast-forwards and automatically stops at 0:00:00
on the display.
NOTES: If you rewind the tape past 0 : 00 : 00, the display shows the
count with a minus (-) sign.
The counter does not work with blank tapes or blank portions
of partially recorded tapes, or if you remove the tape.
TRACKING
Auto Tracking
The VCR automatically adjusts tracking when you play a tape. TRACKING
flashes on the TV screen while the VCR is adjusting the tracking.
When different parts of the tape are recorded at different speeds, the VCR
automatically readjusts the tracking at the beginning of each recording.
Adjusting the Tracking Manually
If the VCR's picture is poor, press and hold down CHANNEL positive or
negative on the VCR during playback to manually adjust the tracking. Press
CHANNEL positive and negative at the same time to return to automatic
tracking.
NOTES: If the sound of a recording made on another VHS Hi-Fi VCR is poor,
you might be able to improve it by adjusting the tracking. If the
tracking is set incorrectly, the L and/or R stereo indicators
do not appear on the display.
If a tape you are watching was recorded at the EP speed on another
VCR, the picture might jitter even after you set the tracking
manually. To reduce or eliminate the jitter, press and hold down
PLAY for about 2 seconds.
When you eject a tape from the VCR or turn it off, it resets to
auto tracking and erases any manual tracking adjustment you made.
IMPROVING PLAYBACK OF OLDER (WORN)/DAMAGED TAPES
The VCR's Al (artificial intelligence) picture system reduces the on screen
noise you might see when you play back older, partially demagnetized tapes
(such as tapes with a high frequency of usage, like rental videos).
NOTE: When A.I. PICTURE is ON, the image itself might not be as sharp.
Follow these steps to improve playback of older/damaged tapes.
1. From the main menu display, press @ on the remote control to select
SET UP.
2. Press 4 on the remote control to select A.I. PICTURE. A.I. PICTURE
is highlighted, and the currently selected option (OFF or ON) flashes.
3. Press CH positive or negative on the remote control to select the
option you want.
USING SKIP SEARCH AND INSTANT REPLAY
Skip search and instant replay quickly move the tape during playback so
you can quickly skip past commercials on a prerecorded tape or replay
certain scenes.
During playback, press SKIP SEARCH on the remote control to search forward
for 30 seconds. Repeatedly press SKIP SEARCH to advance the search time
in 30-second increments, up to 120 seconds.
During playback, press INSTANT REPLAY on the remote control to search
backward for 30 seconds. Repeatedly press INSTANT REPLAY to advance the
search time in 30-second increments, up to 120 seconds.
The VCR resumes normal playback at the end of the search.
USING INDEX SEARCH
Your VCR has the Digital Program Search System (DPSS). When you start
recording, the VCR automatically marks the tape with an index signal, and
DPSS ENTER flashes on the VCR's display (see "Recording" on Page 32).
You can use the index search function to:
Return to the beginning of the current recording
Skip to the beginning of the next program
Locate a particular recording, if there are several recording on a tape
The VCR can search for up to 9 index signals.
NOTE: To make it easier to locate a particular recording, we recommend
you list the index numbers of each recording on the tape's box.
While the VCR is stopped or during playback, repeatedly press
SLOW/DPSS positive (to search forward) or SLOW/DPSS negative (to
search backward) on the remote control until the number of
recordings you want to skip appears on the TV's screen.
For example, if the tape is at recording 2 and you want to watch
recording 8, press SLOW/DPSS positive 5 times (to skip past
recordings 3 through 7). Or, if the tape is at recording 4,
press SLOW/DPSS negative 5 times (to skip past recording 9 through
5).
Each time you press DPSS positive or negative, the VCR finds the
next index signal and automatically starts playback.
NOTE: The only way to add an index signal to a tape is to start a new
recording. The only way to erase an index signal is to record
over it.
USING MODE LOCK
You can lock in any selected operating mode on the VCR (including power
off) to prevent accidentally changing to another mode or to prevent small
children from operating the VCR. All modes remain locked until you
release the lock using the remote control.
NOTE: The VCR still automatically releases a tape from freeze-frame and
record/pause when mode lock is turned on.
To turn on mode lock, press and hold down MODE LOCK on the remote
control until key symbol lights steadily on the VCR's display.
If any button on the VCR or remote control (except MODE LOCK) is
pressed. Key symbol flashes and the button does not function.
To release mode lock, press and hold down MODE LOCK until key
symbol disappears.
(PH 11/29/95)
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