•The VCR can store up to eight timer recording settings and 45 commercial loca- tions in memory at one time. When the memory becomes full, the remaining com- mercials are not marked.
•The Commercial Advance feature setting returns to OFF if there is a power failure.
•If you rewind the tape and start another recording before power is turned off, com- mercials might not be correctly marked.
Selecting a Commercial Advance Tape Playback Option
Follow these steps to select how the VCR op- erates when you play any marked tape.
1.Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2.Repeatedly press 
or 
to highlight
SET UP FEATURE, then press 
.
3.Repeatedly press 
or 
to highlight
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV., then press 
.
4.Repeatedly press 
or 
to highlight
C/A PLAYBACK, then press 
to select
AUTO or MANUAL.
AUTO — The VCR automatically skips marked commercial blocks.
MANUAL — The VCR skips commercials only when you press C/A SKIP/ZERO during playback.
5.When you finish, press MENU/ACTION twice to exit.
Questions and Answers about Commercial Advance
Question | Answer |
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How fast does the | The VCR advances |
VCR advance through | through 3 minutes of |
commercials? | commercials in about |
| 8 to 12 seconds if the |
| tape speed is SLP |
| (see “Recording |
| Speeds/Tape Selec- |
| tion” on Page 38). If it |
| is SP, it takes about |
| 25 to 35 seconds. |
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Are commercials still | Yes. |
recorded on the tape? |
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Does Commercial | Yes. |
Advance work at all |
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recording speeds? |
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Does Commercial | Yes. |
Advance still work if I |
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mark the tape and |
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remove it from the |
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VCR, then play it back |
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later? |
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Can I play a Commer- | Yes, but commercials |
cial Advance marked | will only be skipped if |
tape in another VCR? | the other VCR also |
| has Commercial |
| Advance. |
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Can I mark a record- | No. |
ing that was made on |
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another VCR? |
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