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2Press 4 to choose Functions.
3Press 4 to display Go-To Search.
4The tape counter is displayed on the screen. Input
the tape counter you want to go and press REW or
FF, the VCR will search for the time counter you
want.

Marking a tape for zero search

1Use PLAY,REW,or FF to reach the point on the tape
that you would like to mark as 0:00:00.
2Press DISPLAY to display the tape counter on the
screen.
3 Press CLEAR to reset the tape counnter to 0:00:00.
4 You can continue to play the tape or perform other
functions with the VCR.

Child Lock

To disable to usage of the VCR, or to protect your timer
recordings, you can lock the VCR so that the buttons
on the VCR or remote won’t work.
-To lock : Press and hold POWER on the remote for
approximately six seconds.
-To release : Press and hold POWER on the remote
for approximately six seconds.
Using advanced features, continued
GO-TO SEARCH
Current tape counter is
2:17:28
Press REW or FF
to go to - : - -: 00
MENU Exit
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Using advanced features, continued
FUNCTIONS
1 Auto Play: ON
2 Auto TV/VCR: ON
3 Index Search
4 Go-To Search
MENU Exit
- Select OFF if you want the VCR to remain in the TV
mode. This is useful if you watch your VCR on the
TV’s video input and you don’t want your
antenna/cable signal interrupted by the VCR.

Searching a cassette tape for programs (indexing)

When you record a programs, the VCR places an index
mark at the start of the recording. To search for an index
mark:
1Press MENU to display the menu.
2Press 4 to choose Functions.
3Press 3 to choose Index Search.
4If you want to search through a certain number of
index marks, press two number buttons to enter the
number of marks you want to search. Press CLEAR
on the remote to correct an entry.
5 Press REW to search backward or FF to search
forward. The VCR will locate your index mark and
begin playback. If you did not enter a specific index
number, the VCR will locate the next index mark and
begin playback. Press STOP to stop index searching.

Searching with the tape counter (go-to search)

You can mark a segment of the video cassette with the
tape counter that will help you easily locate the segment
later.
1Press MENU to display the menu.
INDEX SEARCH
Press REW or FF
to begin searching
or
Enter a specific
index number
- -
MENU Exit
FUNCTIONS
1 Auto Play: ON
2 Auto TV/VCR: ON
3 Index Search
4 Go-To Search
MENU Exit
!
• If two recordings overlap, the
index mark for the second
program will be erased.
Therefore, when you use the
index feature to find the second
program, the VCR will skip over
it.
• If you record multiple programs
in one recording session, the
VCR will only find the index mark
that was placed on the video
cassette tape when the recording
session began.
! Some index marks that may
be missed by the VCR :
• A mark too close to your
location on the tape.
• The mark at the beginning of a
recorded segment of five minutes
or less.
• The first index mark on the tape
when you start at the beginning
of the tape.
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