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8 - COMMERCIAL ADVANCE

COMMERCIAL ADVANCE PLAYBACK

Follow these steps to automatically skip marked

commercials while watching a taped TV show.

1 OPEN MAIN MENU
Press MENU.
2 SELECT “PLAYBACK SETTINGS”
Press 2.
3 SELECT “COMMERCIAL ADVANCE”
Press 5.
4 ADJUST “COMMERCIAL ADVANCE”
SETTINGS
Press 2 or 3 to set each of the following:
2 - CA Playback
•Auto – During playback of a tape with
marked commercials, the VCR will automati-
cally fast-forward through commercial
groups at approximately 7 times normal
speed (SP).
•Manual – Commercials will be shown as usual.
To manually bypass marked commercial
groups, press SEARCH/INDEX.
3 - Background
•Blue – While fast-forwarding through com-
mercials, the VCR will display a blue back-
ground.
•Video – While fast-forwarding through
commercials, the VCR will display the video
recording.
5 SKIP COMMERCIALS
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.
press
press
1 Copy Settings
2 Playback Settings
3 Record/Edit Settings
4 Channel Settings
5 VCR Settings
6 Timer Recording
7 Language/Langue/Idioma
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
MAIN MENU
PLAYBACK SETTINGS
1 Deck 1 Hi-Fi On
2 Deck 2 Hi-Fi On
3 Dual Playback Off
4 Auto Play/Rewind Both
5 COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
1 Mark Commercials Yes
2 CA Playback
3 Background Blue
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
press
MENU
2
5
press
2
for
CA Playback
3
for
Background
NOTE
•COMMERCIAL ADVANCE Override - To temporarily override automatic skipping of commercials, press
STOP while the VCR is fast-forwarding through a group of commercials. Press REWIND to position the
tape before the commercial group, then press PLAY . 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.