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USING INDEX SEARCH
Your VCR has the VHS Index Search System.
Each time you start recording, the VCR auto-
matically marks the tape with an index mark at
that location. You can locate the recording you
want to play or skip the recording(s) you don’t
want to watch by either entering the number of
index marks or by scanning. The VCR search-
es forward or backward from the current loca-
tion.
Notes:
• Since the VCR does not display the index
marks, we recommend you list the record-
ings on each tape in order on the tape’s
box, to make it easier to locate a particular
recording on the tape.
• Index search might not function properly
when two or more index marks are close to
each other.
• If you do not press any button within 10
seconds after you select INDEX, the VCR
cancels index search mode.
• If you activate the direct access index
search at a tape position very close to an
index mark, the VCR might not count that
mark. See “Direct Access Index Search.”
• Recording over an index mark erases that
index mark.

Direct Access Index Search

While the VCR is stopped or playing a tape,
press INDEX. INDEX appears. Then use the
number keys to enter the number of index
marks you want to skip.
For example, if the tape is at the second re-
cording (index mark 2) and you want to watch
the seventh recording (at index mark 7), enter 5
to skip past index marks 3 through 6. Or, if the
tape is at index mark 9 and you want to watch
the recording at index mark 3, enter 7 to skip
past index marks 9 through 4.
Then press FAST-F to skip forward to that index
mark or REW to skip backward. When the tape
reaches the selected index mark, the VCR
starts normal playback.

Index Scan

While the VCR is stopped or playing a tape,
press INDEX. INDEX appears. Then press
FAST- F or REW to start the scan. AUTO INDEX
SEARCH appears and the VCR starts to fast-
forward or rewind. As the tape passes an index
mark, the VCR enters the visual search mode
for 10 seconds, then resumes the fast-forward
or rewind.
When you locate the recording you want, press
PLAY. Normal playback starts.
REPEAT PLAY
You can automatically repeat playback of a
tape from the beginning to the end (or to a
blank part), instead of having the tape automat-
ically rewind and eject.
1. While the tape is stopped, press MENU to
display the main menu.
2. Press PLAY or STOP to highlight SET UP
VCR, then press FAST- F. The VCR high-
lights

REPEAT PLAY.

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