RCA 24F502TDV 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.

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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).

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00:00:00 SP

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

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

The tape will be rewinded or fast forwarded 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 automati-

cally records an INDEX mark on theCH 001 tape whenever a recording is initiated.

INDEX

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

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 TV/VCR/DVD starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts automatically.

To stop the Index Search, press STOP.

+3

oris displayed

INDEX NO. (up to 9)

recorded on the tape.

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