Toshiba V295 Owners Manual - Page 23

Special playback CM SKIP SLOW SET +/- PAUSE/STEP PLAY FWD REV ATR Playback (VCR) Picture search Reverse picture search function Press REV once or twice during playback. Forward picture search function Press FWD once or twice during playback. To resume normal 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 Adjusting tracking condition 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 AUTO TR. Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STEP. Slow motion During playback, press SLOW. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. 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. Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press SET +/- to reduce the noise bars. Video head cleaning If the still picture jitters excessively, press SET +/- to stabilize the still picture. Video head clogging The video heads are the means by Frame by frame picture which the DVD/VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. Press SLOW repeatedly. The picture advances frame by frame. To resume normal playback, press PLAY or PAUSE/STEP. unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture 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 Press CM SKIP during playback. The DVD/VCR will search forward through approximately 30 seconds of the tape (e.g. need to check and clean by the qualified service personnel. Snowy Picture unwanted commercial time) for each press of CM SKIP Notes: (maximum 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 • Video heads may eventually wear out and should be 2 press: 60 seconds of tape 3 press: 90 seconds of tape replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures. • To help prevent video head clogging, use only good quality VHS tapes. Discard worn out tapes. 23 2K10101A.indb 23 12/22/2006 5:07:32 PM