KINDS OF VIDEO RECORDERS
VCRs, VTRs, and Camcorders
FORMAT AND COMPATIBILITY
FORMAT
Tape Speeds
Hi-Fi Sound
Foreign Standards
Time Lapse
PLAYING A TAPE
Working the Tape Player's Controls
Finding Things Quickly on a Tape
Elapsed Time Counter.
Using a TV Receiver
Using a Monitor/Receiver
With Separate Audio and Video Cables.
Using an S Connector
MAKING A VIDEO TAPE RECORDING
Industrial VCR with Automatic Controls
Industrial VCR with Manual Controls
RECORD/PLAY/PAUSE Dangers
Home VCRs
Normal TV Viewing.
Playing a Tape.
Recording Programs off the Air.
Recording One Program While Viewing Another.
Recording with an Automatic Timer.
VCR+.
Recording from the Audio and Video Inputs.
Wiring Several TVs and a VCR Together.
Cable TV.
VCR and Descrambler Combinations.
Ensuring a Good Recording
CONNECTING AN INDUSTRIAL VCR FOR A RECORDING
Recording a TV Broadcast "Off Air"
OTHER VCR CONTROLS AND FEATURES
Remote Control
Convenience Outlet
Dew Indicator
Counter/Reset/Memory/Index
Speed Select
Tracking
Hi-fi
Audio Dub
Still Frame
Search
Automatic Backspace
Stereo
Automatic Rewind
Skew or Tape Tension
Insert Edit
Sync in
Automatic clock setting
Other features on some home VCRs
GETTING MORE OUT OF A VCR
Erasing Part of a Tape
Drying Out a VCR When the Dew Lamp Goes On
Squeezing Out the Highest-Quality Picture and Sound
Y Adapters.
Clean Environment
Recording a Series of Segments-Stop Versus Pause
HOW A COLOR VTR WORKS
COMPONENT Video Recorders
Other COMPONENT Recording Methods (such as Y/l/Q or Y/R-Y/B-Y)
HI BAND COMPOSITE Recorders
COLOR-UNDER VCRs
SUPER VCRs
DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS
How Video is Digitized
Compression
COMPARING ANALOG TO DIGITAL
DIGITAL VCR FORMATS
High Definition VCRS
DIGITAL FORMATS COMPARED
Flash memory
4:2:2 Sampling
THE COMPUTER/DVR RELATIONSHIP
Firewire, IEEE 1394
CAMCORDERS
Operating a Camcorder
Setting up a camcorder for use
Recording Audio.
Getting audio, video, and RF into or out of the camcorder.
Powering the Camcorder
Hot Swappable.
Videotaping in the Winter
Shortened Battery Life.
Condensation.
Extreme Cold.
Glare.
Videotaping at the Beach
Salt Air.
Dampness.
Sand.
Heat.
After the Damage is Done.
HOW VCRS WORK MECHANICALLY
ALL ABOUT TAPE
What Is Video Tape?
Kinds of Tape
Dropouts
Length
Avoiding Accidental Erasure
Bulk erasing
Care of Video Tape
Longevity.
Storage.
Handling.
COMMON VCR AILMENTS AND CURES
Machine Control Problems
Signal Control Problems
Using Your Monitors to Help Track Down Signal Problems
Special Audio Problems
Picture Quality Problems
Programmable Timer Problems
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