Questions and answers, Playback, Recording – JVC SR-VS20U User Manual

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PLAYBACK

Q. What happens if the end of the tape is reached

during playback or search?

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A. The tape is automatically rewound to the beginning.

Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the still mode?
A.
No. It stops automatically after 5 minutes (VHS deck)

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or 3 minutes (DV deck) to protect the heads.

Q. During search, still and frame-by-frame playback,

the picture is intermittent. What’s the cause?

A. Picture loss occurs when these types of playback are

attempted with a tape recorded in LP mode. Pressing
PLAY to return to normal playback will restore the

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picture.

Q. When returning from multi-speed search to normal

playback, the picture is disturbed. Should I be
concerned about this?

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A. No, it is normal.

Q. When playing back programs that have been timer-

recorded with consecutive times (such one program
from 8:00 to 9:00 and another one from 9:00 to
10:00), the picture and sound become momentarily
distorted at the point where the first program ends
and the second program begins. Is this a
malfunction?

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A. No. This is normal.

Q. Other than preventing further recording, what effect

does removing the safety tab have?

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A. It disables marking of index codes.

Q. Sometimes, during Index Search, the VCR can’t find

the program I want to see. Why not?

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A. There may be index codes too close together.

Q. During playback, on-screen operational indicators

sometimes jitter. Why does this happen?

A. If the condition of the tape being played back is not

good, jittering of the video (including on-screen
indicators) may occur.

RECORDING

Q. When I pause and then resume a recording, the end

of the recording before the pause is overlapped by
the new recording. Why does this happen?

A. This is normal. It reduces distortion at the pause and

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resume points.

Q. Can the VCR indefinitely remain in the Record-Pause

mode?

A. No. The VCR automatically goes to its Stop mode

after 5 minutes (VHS deck) or 3 minutes (DV deck) to
protect the heads. When paused during Instant Timer
Recording (ITR), the VCR shuts off automatically after

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5 minutes (VHS deck) or 3 minutes (DV deck).

Q. What happens if the tape runs out during recording?
A.
The VCR automatically rewinds it to the beginning.

TIMER RECORDING

Q. REC and ‰ remain lit on the front display panel. Is

there a problem?

A. No. This is a normal condition for a timer recording

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in progress.

Q. Can I program the timer while I’m watching a tape

or a TV broadcast?

A. Yes, but while you are setting the timer you won't see

the tape's or broadcast program's picture as it is
replaced by the on-screen menu. The audio from the
tape or broadcast program will be present during the
setting of the timer.

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