ZERO RETURN function/Video Index Search system

ZERO RETURN function

This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically.

1 Press OSD.

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The counter display shows the tape

HI - FI

running time during playback or

 

recording.

 

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2 Press C. 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 counter.

• When you load a tape, the counter will

reset to “00:00:00”.

• The counter does not function on

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.

The DISPLAY-button

 

Press DISPLAY. The clock and tape counter

 

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alternate with each other in the display.

 

 

 

 

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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 automatically

nonrecorded (blank) sections of the

tape. When you rewind, fast forward or

play tapes through blank sections, the

records an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is initiated.

CH 001

counter stops.

NOTES for Video Index Search system:

• When you record an INDEX mark at

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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

recorded on the tape.

Press INDEX or during stop or play

 

mode.

 

For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX

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For Preceding programs: Press INDEX . (Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)

When the INDEX oris pressed, the

unit starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts automatically.

To stop the Index Search, press STOP.

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oris displayed

INDEX NO. (up to 9)

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