Speakingthe Language:
A Glossaryof Terms
AFT
CATV
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LP
MFT
OS9
OTR
P/S
SLP
SP
VlS5
Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically optimizes TV reception.
Cable television.
A feature of this VCR that prints an invisibleindex number on the tape each time
recording starts, thus making it easy to locate a particular program or segment on a
tape containing a number of segments recorded over a period of time.
Long Play, an intermediate tape recording/playback speed that combines most of the
picture/audio quality obtainable at the standard recording speed with some of the tape
economy of super long play (SLP). (T120=4 hours)
Manual fine tuning, a feature that lets you optimize TV reception.
On+screen display of information pertinent to VCR recording or playback. Text designed
to guide you through a function of the VCR or tell you what's happening appears on the
TV screen.
One4ouch recording, a feature that allows you to record the program you're watching
by pressing a single button. Each touch of the button causes the recorder to record for
a period of 30 minutes.
Pause/Still-frame control. Tostop tape motion temporarily during recording (to eliminate
a commercial in a IV program, for example) or to freeze a video frame during playback,
use this control.
Radio frequency, the composite audio/video signal supplied to a TV receiver (or other
video component) by an antenna or cable system.
The plastic tab at the rear of a videocassette that prevents accidental erasure of a
recording when it is removed. A missing tab may be replaced by plastic or adhesive
tape should you desire to re-use a cassette from which the tab has been removed.
Super long play, the slowest recording speed on this videocassette recorder.
Designed to store the maximum amount of program material on a single video
cassette, and for recording when you plan to utilize freeze-frame or slow-motion
playback effects, its use may result in slight loss of picture quality. (1"120=6 hours)
Standard play, the recording speed to use when maximum picture quality isof prime
importance (and when total recording time is not). (T120=2 hours)
VHS Index Search System. A feature of this VCR that automatically records an index
each time recording begins. It helps you locate a particular segment of the tape quickly
and easily.
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