Sony SLV-676HF Primary User Manual - Page 36

Adjusting

the

picture

Adjusting

the

tracking

36

Although

the

VCR

automatically

adjusts

the

tracking

when

playing

a

tape

(the

tracking

indicator

t

y

d

flashes

in

the

display

window,

then

goes

off),

distortion

may

occur

if

the

tape

was

recorded

in

poor

condition.

In

this

case,

manually

adjust

the

tracking.

Press

the

TRACKING

+/-

buttons

on

the

VCR

to

display

the

tracking

meter.

The

distortion

should

disappear

as

you

press

one

of

the

two

buttons

(the

Ed

indicator

lights

up).

To

resume

automatic

tracking

adjustment,

eject

the

tape

and

reinsert

it.

NORMAL

TRACKING

L__

■

Tracking

meter

About

Adaptive

Picture

Control

(APC)

Adaptive

Picture

Control

(APC)

automatically

improves

recording

and

playback

quality

by

adjusting

the

VCR

to

the

condition

of

the

video

heads

and

tape.

To

maintain

better

picture

quality,

we

recommend

that

you

set

APC

to

ON

in

the

ADVANCED

OPTIONS

menu

(with

the

APC

indicator

in

the

display

window

lit).

APC

playback

The

APC

function

automatically

works

on

all

types

of

tapes,

including

rental

tapes

and

tapes

that

were

not

recorded

with

APC.

APC

recording

Whenever

you

insert

a

tape

and

first

start

recording,

the

VCR

adjusts

to

the

tape

using

the

APC

function

(the

APC

indicator

flashes

rapidly).

This

adjustment

is

retained

until

the

tape

is

ejected.

Notes

•

The

auto

tracking

adjustment

cannot

be

guaranteed

on

tapes

recorded

in

the

LP

mode

on

other

VCRs.

•

The

APC

function

doesn't

work

if

the

tape

speed

is

automatically

changed

from

the

SP

to

EP

mode

during

a

timer

recording,

unless

the

tape

has

been

recorded

in

the

EP

mode

with

the

APC

function.

•

There

is

a

delay

of

a

few

seconds

before

the

VCR

actually

starts

recording

while

the

VCR

analyzes

the

tape.

To

avoid

the

delay,

first

set

the

VCR

to

recording

pause

(the

APC

indicator

flashes

slowly)

and

press

0

REC

to

have

the

VCR

analyze

the

tape.

After

the

APC

indicator

stops

flashing,

press

II

PAUSE

to

start

recording

immediately.

If

you

press

II

PAUSE

before

the

APC

indicator

stops

flashing,

the

APC

function

is

canceled.

Additional

Operations

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