Special effects and features, Pause during recording, Pause for stop-action playback – RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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button
when
the
VCR
is
playing.
Picture
Search
is
explained on the next page.
ST O P :
The
ST O P
button
will
stop
the
normal
functions
of
Record,
Play,
Rewind
and
Fast
Forward
and
the
Speical-Effects
functions
described below and next page.
R E C O R D :
Press
the
R E C O R D
button
to
start
recording when the VCR is stopped.
C O U N T E R :
Press this button once to turn on the
tape
counter
and
press
it
again
to
restore
the
normal
clock,
display.
Refer
to
“Tape
Counter"
and
“Memory Stop” on the next page.
R E SE T :
Resets the “Tape Counter to 0000 when it
is displayed.
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T A P E
SP E E D :
Push
to
change
tape
speed
for
recording.
Tape
speed
for
playback
is
automatically
selected
by
the
VCR.
The
tape
speed
is displayed in the status display.
The
Special
Effects
features
of
your
VCR
(Stop
Action,
Picture
Search,
Frame
Advance,
and
Slow
Motion)
work
best
on
tapes
recorded
at
the
lowest
tape speed - Super Long Play (or SLP). Since this
speed
also
uses
the
least
tape,
it
is
generally
preferred for alt the recording you do.
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C H A N N E L :
Complete
information
is
on
pages
11
and 12.
D ISP L A
Y
R E SE T :
Push
the
switeh
within
the
hole located on the bottom of VCR if the indication
or operation of the display appears abnormal.
T R A C K IN G :
Refer
to
“Tracking
Control”
on
the
next page.
SL O W
T R A C K IN G :
Refer
to
“Slow
Motion”
on
the next page.
T U N E R /L IN E :
Selects
the
program
.source
to
be
recorded.
The
T U N E R
position
is
used
for
recording
from
the
VCR’s
built-in
tuner.
The
L IN E
position
is
for
recording
video
and
audio
connected
to
the
input
jacks
on
the
back
of
the
recorder.
When
the
switch
is
in
the
L IN E
position,
the
indicator light comes on in the display unit and the
channel
indicator
is
turned
off.
Always
check
that
this switch is set to
T U N E R
when you are going to
make a timer recording.
You
can
also
select
the
Line
input
by
remote
control,
just
enter
“91.”
To
switeh
back
to
Tuner,
enter the desired channel.
C H A N N E L P R O G R A M M IN G :
Refer
to
pages
11
and 12.
Special Effects and Features
Pause During Recording
•
Press the
P A U SE
button when you are recording to
prevent
recording
short
passages
of
unwanted
material.
•
Press the
P A U SE
button again when you are ready to
resume recording.
•
Avoid
pausing
for
more
than
three
or
four
minutes,
because
the
spinning
heads
that
do
the
recording
are
still
in
contact
with
the
tape
and
will
eventually
wear
off the active material. This can cause streaks or spots
in the picture when you play the worn part of the tape
(called dropouts).
Pause for Stop-Action Playback
Press
the
P A
U SE
button
during
playback
to
stop
the
action. This lets you examine all the details of the scene,
similar
to
looking
at
a
single
frame
of
a
movie
film.
When
you
are
ready
to
resume
normal
playback,
press
the
P A U SE
button again.
The following suggestions will help you get the most out
of this feature:
•
Your VCR is designed to give the best picture when
you
use
stop-action
on
tapes
recorded
at
SLP.
If
you
expect
to
use
stop-action
frequently
during
playback,
a
sports
event,
for
in.stanee,
be
sure
to
record at SLP speed.
•
The
stop-action
picture
may
tend
to
jump
up
and
down slightly. Adjust the control marked
V L O C K
on
the back of the VCR to reduce this jitter. Once you
have
made
this
adjustment,
you
probably
won’t
have
to
do
it
again
unless
you
use
stop-action
on
a
tape
that
was
recorded
on
a
different
VCR.
(A
small
amount of vertical jitter is normal.)
If
a
“noise
bar”
appears
in
the
stop
action
picture,
you
may
need
to
adjust
the
"Slow
Tracking”
control
to
remove
it.
This
will
not
normally
need
readjustment
unless
you
play
back
a
tape
recorded
on
another VCR.
•
Using stop-action on a single frame of the picture for
a long time can wear the tape, as explained in "Pause
During
Recording”
above.
Use
ST O P
instead
of
P A U SE
to
interrupt
playback
for
an
extended
time.
The
VCR
will
automatically
switch
from
Pause
to
Stop after about five minutes.
Frame Advance
•
Frame Advance is a special feature that lets you view
one
Stop-Action
“frame”
after
another.
Press
P A U SE
to
begin
stop-action
viewing.
Then
press
E . A D V
on
the remote control each time you want to go on to the
next
“frame”
of
the
scene.
Press
P A U SE
to
resume
playback at normal speed.
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