Searching Using The Smart Search Function; Searching Using The Index Function; Adjusting The Picture - Sony SLV-SE70 Service Manual

Searching using the Smart Search function (continued)
To stop searching
Press p STOP.
To exit the SMART SEARCH screen
Press SMART SEARCH.
To record in a blank space
Blank space on the tape will appear as a blank row in the SMART SEARCH
screen. Select the blank row in step 3, then press OK. The VCR rewinds/
fast-forwards the tape to the beginning of the blank space, then stops. Start
recording.
To recall the latest data screen after you remove the
tape
You can display the data of the last tape used to record a programme, even
after you have removed the tape.
If you reinsert the tape and record additional programmes, be sure to select
LATEST DATA. Otherwise, all of the data for the tape is deleted.
1
Reinsert the last tape that you used to record a programme.
2
Press SMART SEARCH.
3
Press to highlight LATEST DATA.
>/.
If you want to reset the latest data screen,
highlight NO DATA and press OK, then
record a programme.
4
Press OK.
The latest data stored in the VCR's memory is displayed.
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Searching using
the index
function
The VCR marks the tape with an index
signal at the point where each recording
begins. Use these signals as references
to find a specific recording.
1
Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.
2
Press INDEX SEARCH.
=/+
• To search ahead, press
INDEX SEARCH.
+
• To search backwards, press
INDEX SEARCH.
=
The VCR starts searching, and playback
starts automatically from that point.
To stop searching
Press p STOP.
Note
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.
However, an index signal will be marked if you change the programme position
during recording pause.
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SMART SEARCH
1 8 0 MIN.
NO DATA
LATEST DATA
SELECT :
SET : OK
EXIT : SMART SEARCH
SMART SEARCH
DATE TIME PROG.
2 8 . 9 1 9 : 0 0 2 0 : 0 0 3 5
2 9 . 9 1 4 : 0 0 1 5 : 0 0 FGH
3 0 . 9 1 4 : 0 0 1 5 : 0 0 FGH
3 0 . 9 2 0 : 0 0 2 1 : 0 0 AAB
NO DATA
LATEST DATA
SELECT :
SET : OK
EXIT : SMART SEARCH
=/+
INDEX
SEARCH
1 2 3
INDEX
SEARCH
1-15
Tips
• You can store information for up to 24 programmes on a single list.
• While recording, you can display the SMART SEARCH screen using the
SMART SEARCH button. If you decide to stop recording, press SMART SEARCH
to make the SMART SEARCH screen disappear first. Then press p STOP.
Notes
• If you begin recording a programme "D" from the middle of a previously recorded
programme "A" and into another previously recorded programme "B," the Smart
Search information for the second programme "B" which is recorded over is
deleted.
Originally recorded programmes
A B
Recording the programme "D" over the programme "A" and "B"
A D
• You cannot use this function unless the clock is set.
• Depending on the tape, the total or remaining time may not appear correctly.
• When recording a short programme (less than 10 minutes in SP mode, or 20 minutes
in LP mode), the Smart Search function may not be available or the programme
information may not appear. Also, if you record a long programme directly after a
short programme, the Smart Search information for the short programme may be
deleted.
• Blank space is measured from the end of the last recorded programme to the end of
the tape. However, if you eject the tape then make a new recording on the same
tape, the original recorded programme(s) is displayed as a blank space.
• If no information is stored in the VCR's memory, LATEST DATA does not appear in
the SMART SEARCH screen.

Adjusting the picture

Adjusting the tracking
Although the VCR automatically adjusts the tracking when playing a tape
(the indicator flashes in the display window, then goes off), distortion
may occur if the tape was recorded in poor condition. In this case, manually
adjust the tracking.
During playback, press TRACKING +/– to
display the tracking meter. The distortion
should disappear as you press one of the two
buttons (the indicator lights up). To resume
automatic tracking adjustments, eject the tape
and re-insert it.
About the Reality Regenerator (RR) function
The Reality Regenerator (RR) function automatically restores the picture to
its original quality during playback.
To use the RR function, press
REALITY REGENERATOR. The
REALITY REGENERATOR button
lights up. You can set RR to
NORMAL or HIGH in the
OPTIONS-2 menu (see page 67).
To turn it off, press REALITY REGENERATOR. The REALITY
REGENERATOR button goes off.
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TRACKING
Tracking meter
REALITY REGENERATOR
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