Magnavox MDV 530 VR owner manual Time Search, Index Search

42 Time Search, Index Search

Time Search

Follow the steps below to search forward or backward on a tape a specific length of time. There must be a tape in the cassette compartment.

1	Press VCR, then press SEARCH MODE until the
	TIME SEARCH screen appears.
	TIME SEARCH
	- : - -
	Within 30 seconds, press o or p until your desired 2-3
	length of time appears. Or, press and hold o or p until
2 you reach the desired length of time.
	You can set a Time Search for up to 9 hours and 59 minutes
	(9:59).

3 Within 30 seconds, press s (for a reverse search) or B (for a forward search). The VCR begins rewinding or fast for- warding the tape. When the tape finishes rewinding or fast forwarding the time you specified, playback will begin.

The time will count down beneath TIME SEARCH during the search.

If the end of the tape is reached during the search, the search will stop and the tape may rewind. Details are on page 44.

Index Search

An Index Mark is made automatically at the beginning of each recording. Essentially, an Index Mark is a “bookmark.” Find the start of a recording by following these steps.

				STANDBY-ON
TIMER SET
SETUP	AUDIO	SUBTITLE		ANGLE
REC	REPEAT			REPEAT
				A-B
	C-RESET
SKIP/		CLEAR		SKIP/
CH				CH
TITLE	MODE			RETURN
	DISPLAY
DVD				VCR
DISC
MENU				OK
STOP				PLAY
REW				FF
	PAUSE
				SPEED
1	2		3
				SLOW
4	5		6
				VCR/TV
7	8		9
		ZOOM SEARCH MODE
+10	0
				STANDBY-ON
TIMER SET
SETUP	AUDIO	SUBTITLE		ANGLE
REC	REPEAT			REPEAT
				A-B
	C-RESET
SKIP/		CLEAR		SKIP/
CH				CH
TITLE	MODE			RETURN

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Press VCR, then press SEARCH MODE until the

INDEX SEARCH screen appears.							DISPLAY
				DVD					VCR
					DISC						1
INDEX SEARCH				MENU					OK
_ _
	2-3
				STOP						PLAY
				REW					FF
							PAUSE
Within 30 seconds, press o or p until the number of									SPEED
				1		2	3
programs you want to skip appears beneath INDEX									SLOW
SEARCH. Include the current program in your number.				4		5	6
									VCR/TV
Within 30 seconds, press s (for a reverse search) or B				7		8	9
				+10		0		ZOOM	SEARCH MODE
(for a forward search). When the tape finishes rewinding or
forwarding, playback will start. The program numbers will
count down beneath INDEX SEARCH during the search.
				Helpful Hints
If the end of the tape is reached during the search, the search
will stop and the tape may rewind. Details are on page 44.		•	Time Search and Index Search are
Recordings should be at least one minute long in SP speed,
			not available during recording.
two minutes in LP, and three minutes in SLP. Otherwise, the
		•	To remove a Search display, press
Index Mark will not be available. Details on tape recording
			C-RESET/CLEAR.
speeds are on page 72.
		•	To cancel a search, press STOP C .