Panasonic PV-V4623S warranty To Search for Preview, Playback, Marking, Start preview searching

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Tape Operation

marks start and end points of commercials within recordings over 15 minutes long. The VCR automatically advances through marked commercials at high speed. Or, you may

Playback

marked recordings can be played back so that commercial blocks are advanced through automatically or manually.

Tape Operation

Playback

helps you locate certain parts of prerecorded movies (rented or purchased).

The feature works in two ways.

• You can go to the beginning of the movie.

To Search for Preview.

You can override the operation of

SEARCH FOR PREVIEWS

• Tape Operation

set to manual. Because stations broadcast differently, the effectiveness of this feature may vary. See bottom of page for answers to commonly asked questions about this feature.

Marking

With C/A RECORD: ON, the VCR auto rewinds after a recording is made and marks start and end points of all detected commercial blocks.

After marking, the tape is returned to end of recording. Commercials are not erased.

1

2

VCR

C / A

CLOCK

CH

REPEAT PLAY

 

: OFF

REMOTE WARNING

: ON

 

AUTO SHUT- OFF

: OFF

AUTO VCR/TV

 

: ON

 

IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH

VCR’

S OUTPUT CH

: 3

 

SELECT

:

 

 

 

EXIT

 

: ACT I ON

 

 

VCR

C / A

CLOCK

CH

SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

C/A RECORD

 

:ON

 

C/A PLAYBACK

:AUTO

SELECT

:

 

 

 

EXIT

 

: ACT I ON

 

 

Press ACTION

to display MENU.

Press to select C/A and display SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

• You can skip from one preview to the next.

works only on tapes recorded in SP speed with the record tab removed.

1 Insert a tape without record tab.

2

 

 

SEARCH

 

 

Press SEARCH/ M/A

INDEX

 

PROG. END

 

MOVIE

SKIP to display

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1

 

SEARCH.

 

USING

1- 9 KEYS

 

 

 

FORWARD SEARCH :FF

 

 

REVERSE SEARCH :REW

 

 

NEXT

:SEARCH M/A SK I P

 

 

EXIT

:STOP

 

 

 

mode by pressing SEARCH/ M/A SKIP during

tape searching. works by searching the tape past each preview and then reversing back to the start of the detected preview. While the tape is reversing back, if SEARCH/ M/A SKIP is pressed,

will begin searching for the next preview. While searching for the next preview, if you see the start of a preview which you wish to watch, press SEARCH/ M/A

SKIP and will immediately reverse back to the start of that preview,

1

2

VCR

C / A

CLOCK

CH

REPEAT PLAY

 

: OFF

REMOTE WARNING

: ON

 

AUTO SHUT- OFF

: OFF

AUTO VCR/TV

 

: ON

 

IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH

VCR’ S OUTPUT CH

: 3

 

SELECT :

 

 

 

EXIT

: ACT I ON

 

 

VCR

C / A

CLOCK

CH

SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

C/A RECORD

 

:ON

 

Press ACTION*

to display MENU.

Press to select C/A and display SET UP

3

VCR

 

C / A

CLOCK CH

SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

C/A RECORD

:ON

C/A PLAYBACK

:AUTO

SELECT :

SET :

EXIT

: ACT I ON

Press to select C/A PLAYBACK and press to set “AUTO” or “MANUAL”.

3

 

 

 

SEARCH

Press SEARCH/ M/A

INDEX

 

 

PROG. END

 

MOVIE

SKIP twice to select

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO TO START MOVIE

MOVIE and press

 

GO TO PREVIEW

 

SEARCH START : FF

to select GO TO

 

SELECT

:

 

 

START MOVIE or GO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXIT : SEARCH M/A SK I P

TO PREVIEW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select “GO TO START MOVIE,” if you want to

instead of searching further past the preview start point.

Once the VCR is playing a preview, press SEARCH/ M/A SKIP to advance to the next preview, long commercial or the start of the movie (whichever is next).

3

C/A PLAYBACK

:AUTO

SELECT :

 

EXIT

: ACT I ON

 

 

 

CLOCK CH

VCR

 

C / A

SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

C/A RECORD

:ON

C/A PLAYBACK

:AUTO

SELECT :

SET :

EXIT

: ACT I ON

COMMERCIAL ADV.

Press to select C/A RECORD and press to set “ON” or “OFF”.

AUTO : VCR will automatically advance through marked commercial blocks recorded on the tape and then resume playback.

MANUAL: VCR will advance through commercials only when CA/ZERO is pressed. Playback will resume when the end mark of a commercial block is found, or a new recording or blank portion is detected, or after 8 minutes.

advance directly to beginning of the movie.

continue with step 4.

Select “GO TO PREVIEW,” if you want to view the first (next) preview.

go to “To Search for Preview” at right.

4

 

 

SEARCH

 

Press FF to start

INDEX

 

PROG. END

 

MOVIE

searching.

SEARCHING FOR START

 

 

 

OF MOVIE

 

• To cancel, press

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Start preview searching.

1)In step 3 at left, select Go To PREVIEW.

2)Press FF.

If you want to playback, press PLAY.

When a preview is detected, VCR will start playback.

ON : Timer recording and One Touch recordings are marked automatically.

THE VCR IS WAITING TO

• When timer is used to

MARK COMMERCIALS IN THE

record two consecutive

PROGRAM YOU RECORDED.

 

 

shows (same channel),

MARKING

 

greater accuracy can be

 

obtained by programming

NOW

: PRESS 1

LATER

: PRESS 2

each show separately.

CANCEL

: PRESS ACTION

When STOP is pressed during normal recording, press :

a)1 key (NOW) to mark now.

“NOW MARKING COMMERCIALS” appears.

b)2 key (LATER) to mark after power is turned off. (If tape is rewound and another recording is started before power is turned off, correct marking may not occur.

c)ACTION (CANCEL) marking is canceled.

OFF: The VCR will not mark commercials. Select when editing or dubbing a tape, or when opting not to use this feature.

4 Press ACTION again to return to normal screen.

4 Press ACTION again to return to normal screen.

Notes

The mode set in step 3 remains unless a power outage occurs in which case the factory setting will be restored.

If playback is started in the middle of a commercial, only a single commercial is shown, or a single commercial is longer than 1 minute, a commercial may not be skipped. Press FF to quickly advance through the commercial.

Part of a recorded program may be skipped over if the program portion between commercials is less than one minute or there are frequent dark and quiet scenes in the program. To correct, press PLAY during the skip, rewind tape to just prior to where skipping started, then press PLAY again for normal playback. When the end of the commercials is detected, auto advance will resume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP.

 

CANCEL : STOP

 

 

When the movie is found...

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SEARCH

 

Press PLAY to start

INDEX

 

PROG. END

 

 

MOVIE

playback.

THE MOV I E I S READY

 

 

 

 

 

START : PLAY

 

• To cancel, press

 

 

STOP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL : STOP

 

 

2 Start next preview searching.

Press SEARCH/ M/A SKIP.

To cancel, press STOP.

The most commonly asked questions about are answered below.

Question

 

Answer

 

How fast does the VCR advance through

The VCR advances through a 3-minute commercial block in about 8 to 12

commercials?

 

seconds if the tape speed is SLP. In SP, it takes about 25 to 35 seconds.

Are commercials advanced through only when I Yes. The commercials are not marked until after the recording is

playback a recording?

 

finished.

 

 

 

Are commercials still recorded on the tape in

Yes. By setting the C/A PLAYBACK to MANUAL, see top of this

case I choose to view them sometime?

page, you can view or advance through commercials as desired.

 

 

 

 

Does

work in all recording

Yes.

works in SP, LP, and SLP.

speeds?

 

 

 

 

 

Does the VCR advance through commercials

Yes. As long as C/A PLAYBACK is set to AUTO, see top of this page,

each time I playback tapes which were

the VCR should advance through commercials each time the tape is

recorded using

?

played back.

 

 

 

After marking commercials, does the VCR stop at

The tape stops at the end of the recording so that any additional

the end of the tape, or rewind to the beginning?

timer recordings can be performed.

 

 

 

 

Can I play my

recordings in

Yes.

marked recordings will play in non-

non-

VCRs?

 

VCRs, but commercials will not be advanced through.

 

 

Does the marking process interfere with other

No. If the interval between 2 or more timer programs is not sufficient

programmed recordings?

to mark the recording, marking will be done after all recordings are

 

 

complete and the power goes off.

What happens if I cancel the marking in

Marking will be resumed when the VCR's power is turned off as

progress so I can use the VCR?

long as the tape has not been ejected.

What if part of my program is advanced through Please see the 3rd note on top of this page. along with the commercials?

Additional Notes:

Because of the various ways in which commercials are broadcast, the VCR may not be able to recognize all commercials.

If a timer recording is scheduled for the middle of the night, please be aware that the VCR will make some noise as it rewinds and fast forwards the tape while marking commercials.

and are registered trademarks of SRT, Inc.

A Jerry lggulden invention licensed in association with Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.

U.S.Pat. No. 5,333,091; 5,692,093; 5,696,866 other patents pending

*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.

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