
Follow these steps to automatically skip marked commercials while watching a taped TV show.
C O M
MENU
press
MAIN MENU
1Copy Settings
2Playback Settings
3Record/Edit Settings
4Channel Settings
5VCR Settings
6Timer Recording
7Language/Langue
/  | = Move  | = Sel  | MENU = Quit  | 
  | press | 2  | 
  | 
  | PLAYBACK SETTINGS  | ||
1  | Dual Playback  | 
  | Off  | 
2  | Auto Play/Rewind  | Both  | |
3  | COMMERCIAL ADVANCE  | ||
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
press | 3  | 
  | |
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE  | |
1  | Mark Commercials  | Yes  | 
2  | CA Playback  | Auto  | 
3  | Background  | Blue  | 
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
press 2 for CA Playback
3for Background
1O P E N M A I N M E N U
Press MENU.
2S E L E C T “ P L AY B A C K S E T T I N G S ”
Press 2.
3S E L E C T “ C O M M E R C I A L A D VA N C E ”
Press 3.
4A D J U S T “ C O M M E R C I A L A D VA N C E ” S E T T I N G S
Press 2 or 3 to set each of the following:
2 - C A P l a y b a c k
•Auto – During playback of a tape with marked commercials, the VCR will automati- cally 
•Manual – Commercials will be shown as usual. To manually bypass marked commercial groups, press SEARCH/INDEX (see page 29).
3- B a c k g ro u n d
•Blue – While 
•Video – While 
5S K I P C O M M E R C I A L S
Play a tape with marked commercials in Deck 1.
•A commercial group that starts in the first two minutes or last two minutes of a record- ing will not be skipped.
•A commercial will not be skipped if a record- ing starts in the middle of a commercial segment, if one isolated commercial is shown without others, or if a commercial is longer than one minute.
•Part of a recorded program may be skipped if the program segment is between commer- cials and less than one minute; or if there are frequent dark and quiet scenes.
M E R C I A L A D V A N C E P L A Y B A C K
N O T E
•COMMERCIAL ADVANCE Override - To temporarily override automatic skipping of commercials, press STOP ![]()
 while the VCR is 
 to position the tape before the commercial group, then press PLAY ![]()
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. This time when the commercial group begins, it will NOT be skipped. Automatic skipping will resume after the VCR reaches the end of a commercial group.
8 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
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