Optimus 16-421 - Manual (Page 20)

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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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