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Originally Posted by keaton
do a quick/short rewind from Play mode (i.e. rewind while still playing) after the video has played for a moment on the next segment and the auto-tracking has picked an ideal setting. This "trick" can keep the tracking settings that the auto-tracking settled on before rewinding and hopefully play back from the beginning of the segment without re-calibrating the auto tracking.
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Thanks for the tip keaton, I've been essentially doing what you mentioned to trick the machine into avoiding the auto tracking engaging and it works well to get a clean capture.
With that mentioned, I have some great news. I was able to program a Logitech Harmony 650 remote to give me tracking control and it works! The NV-HS1000 code for the Logitech Harmony has limited button commands available, and is missing tracking buttons. I figured there may be a chance a different Panasonic VCR model could offer more buttons on the Harmony remote. Here is how I figured out the codes for the remote to gain tracking control.
The NV-HS1000 ships with the Panasonic VEQ1562 remote. The replacement universal remote for that model at remote-control-world.eu is the NS124. The NS124 is a universal remote specific for certain Panasonic models that share the same IR "library", and it lists the compatible models here:
https://www.remote-control-world.eu/...acement-p-2174
I simply picked a random Panasonic model listed and programmed the Harmony remote for that model, hoping it may give me the tracking control buttons on the Harmony remote screen. The model that worked is the Panasonic NV-SD410. It gives a ton of additional Panasonic specific commands. Make sure the slider on the front of the VCR labelled Remote Mode is set to 1 for control by an IR remote.
I just wanted to update this post to give a small contribution back to all the information I've learned from this community.