MV5100
64 Tape Manager
Introduction
The Tape Manager Feature is a very helpful and powerful assis- tant.The Tape Manager will tell you;
-on which tape you find your recorded programs.
-on which tape you find enough blank space for new recordings. Every recording will be memorised (date, start and stop time, length and channel) and tapes will be given unique numbers to identify them.
Find a Title
This function is useful when you wish to quickly find out what programs you have recorded on a tape using this VCR. It allows you to select a program to watch, and then automatically search- es for the start of the program.
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Insert a tape recorded with this VCR.
The tape will run for a few seconds to search for the tape num- ber.Then tape number is displayed on the screen for about 5 sec- onds.
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Press the VCR button, then press the TAPE MANAGER button . The directory screen will appear.
]0013 FOOTBALL | 1/ 3 |
BLANK 1:25 (SLP)
10:00PM 02/26/00 CH30
08:00PM 02/27/00 CH10 →09:00PM 02/13/00 CH25
*10:15PM 02/28/00 CH56
09:00P[10:30P 1:30 (SLP)
WORLD CUP | /SPORTS |
SELECT: ,9 | CONFIRM: OK |
END: TAPE MANAGER
•If no cassette is inserted in the VCR, “FIND TITLE” screen appears. See page 68.
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Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select the program you want to watch.
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Press the OK/STATUS button. Playback begins automatically after the selected program is located. Press the STOP 5 button if you wish to stop the tape at the beginning of the program.
How to read the Tape Manager Directory Screen
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Helpful Hints
•It may take a few seconds to display
the directory screen while the VCR searches for the program information at step 2.
•Tape Manager is possible with the cassettes recorded with this VCR only.
•To record the date and time as the program title in this VCR’s memory, make sure the VCR’s clock is set correctly before recording.
•To record the program information in this VCR”s memory, you must record each pro- gram for over the minimum continuous recording time; 5 min, for the SP mode or 15 min. for the SLP mode.
•After recording a tape with this VCR, write the tape number on a label and affix the label to the tape in order to allow you to find the tape by its number.The tape number will be assigned and appear on the screen once you eject the recorded tape.
•If the Tape Manager does not show the con- tent of the inserted tape, wind the tape to recent recording and press the TAPE MAN- AGER button again.
•The program information is stored in this VCR’s memory. If the memory in this VCR should ever be damaged and the program information lost, it is impossible to restore that information.