Optimus 111, 61 owner manual Playing Back with Commercial Advance Marking

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Notes:

It takes several minutes to mark the recording. If the interval between two timer recordings is not long enough to allow commercial marking, the VCR waits until after the next timer recording.

The VCR can store up to eight timer recording times or 40 commercial locations in memory at one time. When the memory becomes full, the remaining commercials are not marked.

The commercial advance feature turns 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.

Playing Back with Commercial Advance Marking

Follow these steps to select how the VCR op- erates when you play a tape with commercial advance markings.

1.Press MENU to display the main menu.

2.Use SEL s/t to highlight SET UP VCR. Then press SET.

3.Use SEL s/t to highlight SET UP COMMER- CIAL ADV. Then press SET.

4.Use SEL s/t to highlight C/A PLAYBACK. Then press SET to select AUTO or MANU.

AUTO — The VCR automatically skips marked commercial blocks.

MANU — The VCR skips commercials only when you press C/A SKIP during playback.

5.Push MENU three times to return to the normal screen.

Notes:

Commercial advance does not detect all commercials.

Commercial advance might skip part of a program if there are frequent dark and quiet scenes.

Questions and Answers about Commercial Advance

Question

Answer

 

 

 

 

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 EP. In

 

SP it takes about 25

 

to 35 seconds.

 

 

Are commercials still

Yes.

recorded on the tape?

 

 

 

Does commercial

Yes.

advance work at all

 

recording speeds?

 

 

 

Does commercial

Yes.

advance still work if I

 

remove the tape from

 

the VCR and then

 

play it back later?

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Can I mark a record-

No.

ing that was made on

 

another VCR?

 

 

 

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Contents Model 111/MODEL Important Safety Instructions Do not Open Tape Control FeaturesTuning RECORDING/PLAYBACKMultichannel Television Sound MTS Mod Other FeaturesContents Moisture Condensation AccessoriesUsing this Manual Before YOU BeginCommon Connections InstallationVCR Model 61 ConnectionsModel 111 Connections Catv Home Theater Connections Model 61 onlyCamcorder Connections Connecting PowerInstalling the Batteries VCR SetupSetting the 3 CH Switch Remote ControlSetting the On-Screen Language/ Channels/Clock Initial SET UP1996 FRI 130PM Manually Setting the ClockTurning On Auto Clock Set Adding/Erasing ChannelsReprogramming Tuner Memory Changing the On-Screen Language Resetting the VCR’s MemoryRCA Setting the Remote CONTROL’S CodesFm Page 19 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 454 PM Watching TV Using the TV’s TunerUsing the VCR’s Tuner OperationPlaying a Video Tape Viewing a Video TapeLoading a Video Tape Skipping Commercials Special FunctionsSpecial Displays Playing Back with Commercial Advance Marking Questions and Answers about Commercial AdvanceFrame Advance Tape Motion ControlsFast-Forward/Rewind and Visual Search Freeze-FrameLocking the VCR Using the CounterUsing the Zero Search Function REAL-TIME CounterDigital Auto Tracking System Manually Adjusting TrackingTracking Erase Protection RecordingRecording Speeds Tape SelectionRECEIVING/RECORDING STEREO/SAP Broadcasts Model 61 only Selecting the Signal to RecordRecording One Program While You Watch Another Immediate RecordingRecording a Program As You Watch It Setting the Program Timer Automatic Timer RecordingLine Clearing a Program Timer Monitoring an Automatic Timer RecordingChecking/Changing Program Timers AUDIO-ONLY Recording Model 61 only DubbingAdditional Information TroubleshootingCare and Maintenance Storing Your Video Cassettes Cleaning the Video HeadsServicing Your VCR Specifications Frequency Response Regular Audio 80 Hz-10 kH z 80 Hz-5 kHz Fm Page 39 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 454 PM RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas