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Freeze-frame, Auto repeat playback, Adjusting tracking – RCA 40 User Manual

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FREEZE-FRAME

The VCP lets you stop (“freeze”) the tape to
view a single frame. To use freeze-frame,
during normal play, press

STILL

on the front

panel.

During freeze-frame, there is no

sound and the picture quality is not as good
as during normal playback.

After about 5 minutes, the VCP
automatically stops. To stop the tape sooner,
press

STOP

. To resume normal playback,

press

PLAY

.

Note:

Tapes recorded at the EP speed

provide the best picture during freeze-frame.

AUTO REPEAT
PLAYBACK

You can set the VCP to continuously play,
rewind, then repeat a tape. Follow these
steps to activate this function.

1. Press

MENU

. The following appears on

the TV screen.

2. Press

SELECT

or

to highlight

AUTO REPEAT

.

3. Repeatedly press

OK

so

ON

appears next

to

AUTO REPEAT

.

4. Press

MENU

to exit.

Note:

If you do not press any key for a few

minutes, the VCP automatically exits the
menu mode.

To disable the auto repeat playback, simply
repeat steps 1–4, selecting

OFF

at Step 3.

To set the VCP for auto repeat playback,
before or during normal playback, press

A-REPEAT

so the A-REPEAT indicator lights.

The tape automatically rewinds when it
reaches the end, then begins to play again.

To end auto-repeat, press

A-REPEAT

so the

A-REPEAT indicator turns off.

ADJUSTING TRACKING

When tape playback begins on your VCP, its
built-in tracking control automatically aligns
the playback heads to the recorded track.

For poor quality or worn tapes, you might
need to further adjust the VCP’s tracking. To
adjust the picture tracking manually, hold
down

TRACKING

or

until the

picture improves.

TV/VCP

A-REPEAT

MENU

TRACKING

SELECT

DISPLAY

OK

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