Advanced Features
repeat playback
You can playback a section of tape over and over using repeat playback. The tape will play until the next index mark, rewind to the previous index mark, and resume playing. If there is only one index mark on the tape, then the VCR will play or rewind to that mark and resume playback. If there is no index mark, the entire cassette will repeat.
1Press VIDEO on the remote control to display the video function menu. Press VIDEO until the Repeat play function appears.
2To start the playback, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right.
When the VCR encounters the next mark or the end of the tape, it will automatically rewind to the previous mark and begin playback again.
The VCR will also search for a blank section of the tape. If the VCR encounters any blank sections longer than 4 seconds in length, the repeat playback will begin.
3Press STOP to cancel the repeat.
IMPORTANT
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Search to blank
This feature allows you to find the end point of the recorded part of the tape. The VCR will stop automatically at the beginning of the blank section of a tape.
1Press VIDEO on the remote control to display the video function menu. Press VIDEO until the Search to blank function appears.
2To start the search, turn the SHUTTLE ring to the right.
When the VCR encounters the blank section of a tape, it will automatically stop.
IMPORTANT
This feature may not work if the blank section is 5 minutes or less apart in HS mode, 10 minutes or less in STD mode, 5 minutes or less in SP mode or 15 minutes or less in EP mode.
Displaying the Time Gauge and the Remaining Time
The time gauge is a graphic representation of your position on a video tape. The left side of the gauge is the tape start (S), and the right side is the tape end (E). For a
the time gauge and the remaining time automatically appear during:
fast forward and rewind (from a stopped tape) counter zero stop
index searches
rewinding for repeat playback search to blank
Turn off the time gauge and the remaining time by pressing DISPLAY twice.
to make the time gauge and the remaining time appear:
Press DISPLAY once. The time gauge and remaining time appear on the TV screen, and the remaining time appears on the front panel display. They disappear after 4 seconds when playing a tape.
To turn off the display, press DISPLAY twice.
VCR
Repeat play
Use ENTER to start
VCR
Search to blank
Use ENTER to start
Time gauge
VCR
Stop
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Remaining time display
(This screen appears during analog playback only.)
Remaining time display
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