Model 51 4-Head VHS Stereo Hi-Fi VCR
(160-0621) Special Functions Faxback Doc. # 39423
Tape Motion Display
The tape motion display shows you the tape motion during tape playback or
recording. (See Faxback Doc. # 39430.)
VHS Index Search System
When you start a recording, your VCR automatically marks the tape with an
index signal and ID flashes on the VCR's display. You can quickly locate a
specific recording on the tape by using index scan or index search.
The VCR can search for up to 99 index signals. We recommend that you list
the index numbers for the recordings on the VHS cassette box.
Index Scan
The index scan feature plays back the first 5 seconds of a recording so
that you can see if it is the recording you want to watch. Follow these
steps to use index scan.
1. While in the stop or play mode, press INDEX/GO on the remote control.
2. Press FAST-F>> to search forward, or press <<REWIND to search backward.
ID SCAN appears on the VCR's display. When the VCR locates an index
signal, the first 5 seconds of the recording plays.
After a 5-second segment plays, the tape advances or rewinds to the
next index signal.
3. Press PLAY or STOP to stop index scan.
NOTE: If the tape reaches the end during the forward search of index
scan, the VCR stops and the tape automatically rewinds.
Index Search
The index search function advances or rewinds a tape directly to the begin-
ning of a desired recording by locating the recording's index signal. If
there are several recordings on a tape, index search skips the undesired
recordings to locate the desired recording. Follow these steps to use index
search.
1. Count the number of recordings you want to skip.
If you want to search forward, count the next recording as the first
recording you skip.
If you search backward, count the current recording as the first
recording you skip.
2. While in the stop or play mode, press INDEX/GO on the remote control.
3. Enter the number of recordings you want to skip, using the remote
control's number buttons.
4. Press FAST-F>> or <<REWIND.
When the VCR detects an index signal, the counter display reduces by
one. When the counter reaches the number of recordings you specified
to skip, the search stops and playback automatically starts.
Slow Motion
For programs recorded at the SP or EP speed, press SLOW on the remote con-
trol to reduce the playback speed to 1/10 of its normal speed. The VCR
mutes the sound during slow-motion.
Press PLAY to return to normal playback.
NOTES: If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion mode for 5 minutes, the VCR
automatically stops.
If the slow-motion picture is poor, adjust the tracking control. See
"Tracking Control".
To reduce or eliminate jitter in slow-motion pictures, use the
supplied jitter-adjustment tool to adjust the VERT SYNC ADJ. Control
on the side panel.
Freeze-Frame
Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape and view a single frame.
Press PAUSE/STILL during playback to freeze the picture. Press PLAY to
return to normal playback.
During freeze-frame, the picture is lower quality than during normal play-
back. However, the picture is best with recordings made at the SP or EP
speed.
NOTES: If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame mode for 5 minutes, the VCR
automatically stops.
If a horizontal bar appears during freeze-frame, adjust the tracking
in the slow-motion mode.
If the picture jitters during freeze-frame of an SP or EP recording,
adjust the corresponding VERT SYNC ADJ. control on the side panel.
Frame Advance
During the freeze-frame mode, you can advance the picture one frame at a
time by pressing PAUSE/STILL. This feature works best with video cassettes
recorded at the SP or EP speed.
Record Pause
Use PAUSE/STILL during recording to edit unwanted material, such as comm-
ercials.
Press PAUSE/STILL at the beginning of the unwanted material. The tape
temporarily stops. Press PAUSE/STILL again or RECORD to resume recording.
NOTE: If you leave the VCR in the pause mode for 5 minutes during recording,
the VCR automatically stops.
Tracking Control
If the VCR's picture is poor, press and hold down TRACKING \/ or /\ as
needed, to adjust the picture during tape playback. The tracking position
indicators appear on the display.
About 3 seconds after you release the button, the tracking position indica-
tors disappear and the clock display reappears.
NOTES: If the sound of a recording made on another VHS hi-fi VCR is poor,
you might improve the sound by adjusting the tracking control. If
tracking is incorrect, the Hi-Fi indicator does not appear on the
display. Press TRACKING \/ or /\.
You might need to readjust the control for each cassette you load.
Real-Time Counter With Memory
Your VCR's counter shows the actual tape run time, not a reference tape
count.
Use the counter and memory functions to mark and return to specific loca-
tions on a tape. When you load a cassette, the counter resets to 0h 00m 00s
on the display. As the tape plays, the counter displays the run time. If
you rewind the tape past the zero point, the display shows the time with a
minus (-) sign.
1. Press RESET on the remote control at the location you want to return
to. The counter displays 0h 00m 00s.
2. When you want to return to the selected location, press MEMORY so that
M appears on the display. Then, continue recording or playback.
Press STOP, and then press <<REWIND or FAST-F>>. The tape rewinds or fast-
forwards and automatically stops at 0h 00m 00s on the display.
NOTE: The counter uses special signals on a recorded tape. Therefore, the
counter does not work with blank tape or blank portion of partially
recorded tapes.
Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search
When the VCR is in the stop mode, press FAST-F>> or <<REWIND to quickly
fast-forward or rewind the tape. Use the counter to locate a specific
section of tape. When the counter shows the approximate section of tape,
press FAST-F>> or <<REWIND again for visual search. The VCR plays the tape
at a fast playback speed so that you can find the exact location on tape
that you want to view.
Repeat pressing FAST-F>> or <<REWIND to alternate between fast-forward/
rewind and visual search. You can also press FAST-F>> or <<REWIND during
playback for visual search.
Press PLAY for normal playback.
NOTES: VCR must appear on the VCR's display for visual search.
During visual search, the VCR mutes the sound and the picture is
lower in quality than during normal playback. However, the search
picture is best with tapes recorded at the SP or EP speed.
Blue-Screen Display
If no video signal is present, the blue-screen display appears on the TV's
screen. You cannot record the blue screen.
Fast-Response System
When you load a video cassette with its erase-protection tab intact, the
VCR positions the tape next to the record/playback head for about 5 minutes.
Within this period, you can start playback, recording, or any other tape
motion the moment you press the appropriate button. This is useful any time
you need a precise start for playback or recording.
When you stop a 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.
Automatic Playback, Rewind, and Eject
When you load a cassette with the erase-protection tab removed, playback
begins automatically.
When the tape reaches the end during manual recording, playback, or fast-
forward, the VCR automatically rewinds to the beginning of the tape. If
the erase-protection tab has been removed, the cassette ejects.
If the memory function is activated, the tape stops at 0h 00m 00s on the
display but does not eject.
Go-To Playback
The go-to playback function lets you rewind or fast-forward a tape to a
specific point on the tape and automatically play back the tape from that
point. Follow these steps to use go-to playback.
1. During the stop or play mode, press INDEX/GO on the remote control
twice. TO appears on the VCR's display.
2. Use the remote control's number buttons to enter the length of playback
time you want to skip or rewind. For example: To skip or rewind 10
minutes of playback time press 0 1 0.
3. Press FAST-F>> to skip the next 10 minutes of playback time, or press
<<REWIND to play back the previous 10 minutes. Playback automatically
begins when the tape rewinds or fast-forwards to the selected point on
the tape.
(YO/EB 5/9/97)
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