RCA 27F500TDV Zero Return function / Video index search system, Index Search, Press DISPLAY/CALL

ZERO RETURN function / Video index search system

ZERO RETURN function

This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically.

Preparation:

•Press TV/VCR to select the TV/VCR mode.

1		￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿
	Press DISPLAY/CALL.	￿￿	￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿	￿￿
	The counter display shows the tape	￿￿
	running time during playback or
	recording.
2	Press COUNTER RESET at the desired
	tape position. The counter display will be	￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿	￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿	￿￿
	reset to the "00:00:00" position (e.g. the
	beginning of recording).

3 Press STOP when playback or recording is finished. Press ZERO RETURN.

The tape will rewind or fast forward and automatically stop at the ”00:00:00” position.

Video index search system

This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording made on the VCR.

Recording an INDEX MARK

The Index Search function automatically

records an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is initiated.

CH 001

INDEX

NOTES for Counter Display:

•If you rewind the tape beyond “00:00:00”, a minus sign (“–”) will be displayed in front of the time.

•When you load a tape, the counter will reset to “00:00:00”.

•The counter does not function on nonrecorded (blank) sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or play tapes through blank sections, the counter stops.

NOTES for Video index search system:

•When you record an INDEX mark at the very beginning of the tape, the mark may not be found.

•During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin to play at a slightly different location.

•INDEX may not function properly with old or worn out video tapes.

•INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely close to the point where the search began.

•In recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the INDEX mark is not recorded on the tape.

Index Search

Press INDEX + or – during stop or play mode.

For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX +.

For Preceding programs: Press INDEX – . (Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)

When the INDEX + or – is pressed, the unit starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts automatically.

To stop the Index Search, press STOP.

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9 or 8 is displayed

INDEX NO. (up to 9)

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