Toshiba SD-V594 User Manual - Page 36

Playback (VCR) Special playback CM SKIP SET +/- PLAY PAUSE/STILL FWD SLOW REV ATR 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/STILL during playback. AUTO TR. To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL. Notes: Slow motion • The audio output is muted during PICTURE SEARCH, STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION. During playback press SLOW. To return to playback, press PLAY. • During picture search mode there will be noise bars. This is not a defect. • Playback will commence after approx. 5 minutes to protect Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment the video tape against excessive wear during pause mode. 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 Video head cleaning stabilize the still picture. Video head clogging Frame by frame picture The video heads are the means by which the DVD/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the Press PAUSE/STILL during playback. unlikely event that the heads become Press SLOW repeatedly. The picture advances frame by dirty enough to be clogged, no picture frame. To return to playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STILL. will be displayed. This can easily be determined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, Good Picture 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. Notes: Snowy Picture unwanted commercial time) for each press of CM SKIP (maxi- • DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR mum six presses) and then resume normal playback. SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE REAR COVER. • Video heads may eventually wear out and should be re- For example : 1 press: 30 seconds of tape 2 press: 60 seconds of tape 3 press: 90 seconds of tape placed when they fail to produce clear pictures. • To help prevent video head clogging, use only good qual- ity VHS tapes. Discard worn out tapes. 36 2I40301A-En_p34-39 36 21/3/06, 9:43 AM