Index Search
Your recorder automatically marks
index codes at the beginning of£ 2 each recording. This function gives
you quick access to any one of 9 index codes in either direction.
NOTE:
Before starting, make sure the recorder is in the Stop mode.
ACTIVATE INDEX SEARCH
1 Press PUSH JOG Þ or %(ª or £). “ª1” or “£1” is displayed on screen and search begins in the corresponding direction.
●To access index codes 2 through 9, press PUSH JOG
Þ or %repeatedly until the correct index number is displayed.
Ex.: To locate the beginning of B from the current position, press PUSH JOG Þtwice.
To locate the beginning of D from the current position, press PUSH JOG %once.
Current position
A | B | C | D E | F |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
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Index number
●When the specified index code is located, playback begins automatically.
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NTSC Playback
Your video recorder is equipped with NTSC circuitry that can play back NTSC tapes.
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| LOAD A CASSETTE |
| Insert a cassette recorded in NTSC. | |
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| START PLAYBACK |
| Press PLAY. | |
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| ● "NTSC" appears on the screen for about 5 seconds. | |
| ● Some TVs shrink the picture vertically and place | |
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| black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. This is |
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| not a malfunction on the part of either the video |
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| recorder or the TV. |
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| ● The picture may roll up and down. This can be |
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| corrected using the |
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| TVs. (This cannot be corrected if the TV does not |
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| have a |
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| ● The counter and tape remaining time readings will be |
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| incorrect. |
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| ● During search, still, or |
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| picture will be distorted, and there may be a loss of |
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| colour. |
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| ● Depending on the type of TV, the top and bottom |
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| portions of superimposed displays may be cut off |
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| during NTSC playback. |
Tape Position Indicator
Instant ReView
Simply by pressing a single button, the recorder power comes on, rewinds, and begins playback of the last
NOTE:
Before starting, make sure that the recorder is off and that the Timer mode is disengaged.
The tape position indicator appears on screen when, from the Stop mode, you press FF, REW or perform an Index Search. The position of “5” in relation to “0” (beginning) or “+” (end) shows you where you are on the tape.
”O.S.D.” (☞ pg. 24) must be set to “ON”, or the indicator will not appear.
0
Beginning
3
++ +
1:23:45 REMAIN 2:35
End
ACTIVATE INSTANT
REVIEW
1 Press REVIEW. The recorder power comes on and the recorder searches for the index code indicating the start of the last
The front display panel tells you how many programmes have been recorded. If you have, for example, 3 programmes, “REVIEW” and "3" appear and blink. To watch the first of the 3 programmes, press REVIEW three times. The recorder searches and begins playback automatically. You can access a programme as far as 9 index codes away from the current tape position.
NOTE:
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when the indication is not correct.
Instant ReView is not possible while the recorder is in the Timer mode.