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• The recording must be at least 15 min-
utes long for the VCR to detect the com-
mercials. If you press STOP before the
tape plays 15 minutes, AT LEAST 15

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MARKING appears.

Playing Back with Commercial

Advance Marking

Follow these steps to select how the VCR op-
erates when you play any marked tape.
1. Press MENU to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to high-
light SET UP VCR, then press FF.
3. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to high-
light SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV., then
press FF.
4. Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to
highlight
C/A PLAYBACK, then press FF
to select AUTO or MANUAL.
AUTO — The VCR automatically skips
marked commercial blocks.
MANUAL — The VCR skips commercials
only when you press C/A SKIP/ZERO during
playback.
5. When you finish, press MENU three times
to exit.
Notes:
• Commercial Advance might not detect all
commercials.
• Commercial Advance might skip part of a
program if there are frequent dark and
quiet scenes.

Questions and Answers about

Commercial Advance

SKIPPING/SELECTING PREVIEWS
Your VCR’s Movie Advance feature lets you
skip the previews at the beginning of many pur-
chased or rented movies, or select a specific
preview to watch.
Note: Movie Advance works only with tapes
recorded in the SP speed that have the
erase-protection tab removed.
Question Answer
How fast does the
VCR advance through
commercials?
The VCR advances
through 3 minutes of
commercials in about
8 to 12 seconds if the
tape speed is EP (see
“Recording Speeds/
Tape Selection” on
Page 32). If it is SP, it
takes about 25 to 35
seconds.
Are commercials still
recorded on the tape? Ye s.
Does Commercial
Advance work at all
recording speeds?
Yes.
Does Commercial
Advance still work if I
remove the tape from
the VCR and then
play it back later?
Yes.
Can I play a Commer-
cial Advance marked
tape in another VCR?
Yes, but commercials
will only be skipped if
the other VCR also
has Commercial
Advance.
Can I mark a record-
ing that was made on
another VCR?
Yes. See “Marking an
Unmarked Tape” on
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