Toshiba SD V394 Owner's Manual - English - Page 31

Special playback CM SKIP SLOW SET +/- PAUSE/STEP PLAY FWD REV ATR Playback (VCR) Picture search Adjusting tracking condition Reverse picture search function Press REV once or twice during playback. Forward picture search function Press FWD once or twice during 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 LP (Long Play) 7 X 9 X SLP (Super Long Play) 9 X 15 X Automatic tracking adjustment Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, the automatic tracking feature continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback. Manual tracking adjustment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback, press SET +/- to eliminate the noise. "MANUAL TR." will appear on the screen. Press it once for a fine adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment. Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again. "AUTO TR." will appear on the screen. Still picture Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STEP. 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 SET +/- to reduce the noise bars. If the still picture jitters excessively, press SET +/- to stabilize the still picture. AUTO TR. Notes: • The audio output is muted during PICTURE SEARCH, STILL PICTURE SLOW MOTION and FRAME BY FRAME PICTURE. • During picture search mode there will be noise bars. This is not a defect. • Playback will commence after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear during pause mode. Video head cleaning Frame by frame picture Video head clogging The video heads are the means by which the DVD/VCR reads the picture Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. from the tape during playback. In the Press SLOW repeatedly. The picture advances frame by frame. unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be displayed. This can easily be To return to playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STEP. determined if, during playback of a Good Picture known good tape, there is good sound, CM skip but no picture (picture is extremely snowy). If this is the case, the DVD/ VCR need to check and clean by the Press CM SKIP during playback. The DVD/VCR will search qualified service personnel. forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. Snowy Picture unwanted commercial time) for each press of CM SKIP (maxi- Notes: mum six presses) and then resume normal playback. • DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE REAR COVER. For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape 2 press: 60 seconds of tape 3 press: 90 seconds of tape • Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures. • To help prevent video head clogging, use only good quality VHS tapes. Discard worn out tapes. 31 2I30101B-En_p26-31 31 1/12/06, 17:05