Radio Shack 64 - Manual (Page 25)

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TAPE MOTION CONTROLS
Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual
Search
While a tape is stopped, press FAST-F to ad-
vance the tape quickly or REW to rewind it. You
cannot see the picture or hear sound when you
use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the
counter to locate a specific section of tape.
Note: If you press POWER while a tape is re-
winding, REWIND POWER OFF appears.
The VCR automatically turns itself off when re-
winding is complete.
To use visual search so you can see the pic-
ture, be sure VCR appears then begin tape
playback. Then press
FAST-F to search forward
or REW to search in reverse. Press PLAY to re-
turn to normal playback.
During visual search, the sound is muted and
the picture quality is lower than during normal
playback. The search picture is best with tapes
recorded at the SP or SLP speed (see“Record-
ing Speeds/Tape Selection” on Page 33).
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
SLP speed (see “Recording Speeds/Tape Se-
lection” on Page 33).
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 SLP 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 SLP 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.
One Minute Skip (Model 64 Only)
You can skip over unwanted material on the re-
corded tape, such as commercials. Press
ZERO/1MIN during playback. The VCR fast for-
wards over the next minute of recording, then
resumes normal playback.
REAL-TIME COUNTER
Using the Counter
Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape
has been running. To see the counter on the
TV screen, press
DISP/ENT on the remote con-
trol.
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