Optimus 114 (16-551) VCR User Manual


 
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Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance
Freeze-frame lets you pause the tape to view a
single frame. Press
PAUSE
during playback to
freeze the picture. Press
PAUSE
again or
PLAY
to return to normal playback.
During freeze-frame, picture quality is lower
than during normal playback. The picture quali-
ty is best with recordings made at the SP or EP
speed (see “Recording Speeds/Tape Selec-
tion” on Page 32).
Notes:
If you leave the VCR in the freeze-frame
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape to protect the video heads.
To reduce or eliminate jitter in the freeze-
frame picture, hold down
CH
s or t until the
picture is clear.
During freeze-frame, you can advance the pic-
ture one frame at a time by repeatedly pressing
SLOW
. This feature works best with video cas-
settes recorded at the SP or EP speed. Press
PAUSE
or
PLAY
to return to normal playback.
Slow Motion
To start slow motion playback, while a tape is
playing, press
SLOW
. Press
SLOW
again or
PLAY
to return to normal playback. During slow
motion, the sound is muted and the picture
quality is lower than during normal playback.
Slow motion picture quality is best with tapes
recorded at the SP or EP speed.
Notes:
If you leave the VCR in the slow-motion
mode for 3 minutes, the VCR stops playing
the tape to protect the video heads.
If the slow-motion picture is poor, hold
down
CH
s or t until the picture improves.
REAL-TIME COUNTER
Using the Counter
Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape
has been running. To have the counter display
on the TV screen, press
DISP/ENT
on the re-
mote control.
The counter resets to
0:00:00
when you
eject a tape then put in a new tape. To reset it
manually, press
COUNTER RESET
.
Note:
The real-time counter might stop if you
fast-forward or rewind through a blank section
on the tape. This is normal.
Using the Zero Search Function
You can reset the counter to
0:00:00
at any
position on the tape and then return to that po-
sition. This lets you quickly return to a selected
place on the tape later.
Follow these steps to use the zero search func-
tion.
1. Press
COUNTER RESET
twice at the loca-
tion you want to return to later. The counter
resets to
0:00:00
.
2. When you want to return to the selected
location, stop the tape, then press
C/A
SKIP/ZERO
. The tape rewinds or fast-
forwards and automatically stops when it
reaches
0:00:00
.
Notes:
If you press
REW
to rewind the tape past
0:00:00
, the time appears with a minus
(–) sign.
The counter does not work with blank
tapes or blank portions of partially
recorded tapes.
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