Optimus 16-421 CRT Television User Manual


 
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To search forward during playback, press
FAST-F
. To search backward during playback,
press
REW
(or
REWIND
).
To stop visual search and play the tape, press
PLAY/REPEAT
on the front panel or
PLAY
on the
remote control.
Slow Motion
Slow motion lets you view recordings at a slower
speed, so you can easily see details on a tape.
To start slow motion playback, press
SLOW
dur-
ing playback. To vary the slow motion speed,
press
+
or
. Press
SLOW
or
PLAY
(or
PLAY/RE-
PEAT
) to return to normal playback.
Note:
During slow motion playback, the picture
quality is lower than during normal playback.
Freeze-Frame
Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a
single frame. During freeze-frame, the picture
quality is lower than during normal playback.
The picture quality is best with recordings made
at the SP or SLP speed.
To freeze a frame during playback, press
PAUSE
. To advance the picture one frame at a
time, repeatedly press
SLOW
. Press
PAUSE
or
PLAY
(or
PLAY/REPEAT
) to return to the normal
playback speed.
Notes:
If the picture jitters during freeze-frame, try
pressing and holding
CH
or
CH
(or
CHANNEL
or
CHANNEL
) until the pic-
ture stabilizes.
If you leave the TV/VCR in the freeze-
frame mode for 3 minutes, it automatically
stops the tape to protect it.
Fast-Forward/Rewind
To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped,
press
FAST-F
. To rewind the tape quickly when
it is stopped, press
REW
.
Note:
You cannot view the tape or hear the
tape’s sound while you fast-forward and rewind
it, but you can use the tape counter to locate
the approximate position on the tape. See “Us-
ing the Counter” on Page 21.
TRACKING
The TV/VCR automatically adjusts tracking
when you play a tape. If different parts of the
tape were recorded at different speeds, the TV/
VCR automatically readjusts the tracking at the
beginning of each recording.
If the TV/VCR’s picture is poor while playing a
tape, press and hold down
CH
or
CH
to
manually adjust the tracking. To return to auto-
matic tracking, eject and re-insert the tape.
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