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Glossary
AFT: Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically
adjusts TV reception to optimum condition.
CABLE: Cable television.
EP: Extended play, the slowest recording speed. Designed
to store the maximum amount of program material on a
single video cassette. There is some degradation in
picture/audio quality.
Index Search: A feature of this VCR that automatically
records an index each time recording begins. It helps you
locate a particular segment of the tape quickly and easily.
LP: Long Play, an intermediate tape recording speed that
combines most of the picture/audio quality obtainable at
the standard recording speed with some of the tape
economy of Extended Play (EP).
OSD: On-screen display of information pertinent to the
features of the VCR.
OTR: One-touch recording, a feature that allows you to
record the program you’re watching by pressing the
REC/OTR button. Each press of the key increases the
recording time by 30 minutes, up to four hours.
RF: Radio frequency, the composite audio/video signal
supplied to a TV receiver (or other video component) by
an antenna or cable system.
Safety tab: The plastic tab at the back of a video tape
cassette, which when removed, prevents accidental
erasure of a recording.
SP: Standard play, the recording speed to use when best
picture quality is of prime importance (and when total
recording time is not).
AUDIOVOX Video Cassette Recorder User’s Guide