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This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in
hours, minutes, and seconds. (The displayed time will
not change on a blank tape or blank portions on the
tape.) The “–” indication will appear when the tape
has rewound further than “0:00:00” on the tape
counter.
TV/VCR
SPECIAL FEATURES
REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER AUTO REWIND-EJECT
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When the end of a tape is reached during record-
ing, playback, or fast-forward, the tape will auto-
matically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding
finishes, the unit will eject the tape and turn itself
off.
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This function is operative when Repeat Play is set
to the [OFF] position.
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The tape will not auto-rewind during timer record-
ing or One Touch Recording.
TV/VCR
INDEX SEARCH
This feature provides a method of indexing the start-
ing point so that it can be easily returned to in either
fast forward or rewind mode.
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The index mark will be made automatically when
[RECORD] is hit. It will also be marked at the
starting point of Timer recording and OTR.
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The index mark will not be recorded if [PAUSE F]
is hit and released during recording.
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The time gap between making the index marks on
the tape should be greater than 1 minute for SP
recording, 2 minutes for LP recording and 3 min-
utes for SLP recording.
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In some cases, the index mark at the beginning of
video tape cannot be detected.
Example: You are watching program number 4 and
want to fast forward to program number 7. You
must skip three programs.
TV/VCR
1 Select “INDEX SEARCH”
Hit [SETUP].
Press
[K / L] to point to “INDEX
SEARCH”, then hit [ENTER].
2 Enter your desired number
Press [K / L] until the number of
programs that you want to skip
appears.
(Example: “03” for 3 programs)
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The Index Search mode will be canceled if the pro-
cedures are not activated in 30 seconds.
3 Begin Index Search
Press [s
/
B]. The unit begins rewinding or fast for-
warding to the beginning of desired program.
NOTE:
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Every time an index signal is skipped, the number
in the program indicator decreases by one.
4 After Index Search
When the preset program is reached, the unit will
start playback automatically.
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A video cassette must be inserted in the unit for
this function to work.
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The number of Index Searches can be set up to 20.
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This function will not operate in the recording mode.
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When you want to cancel the Index Search while
in progress, hit [STOP C].
