Tape Operation

Search System

For each recording, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. A program index and information are also included for timer recordings. These marks are used to access or scan recordings.

Index Search

Program End Search

1

INDEX SEARCH

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1

USING 1- 9 KEYS

FORWARD SEARCH :FF

REVERSE SEARCH :REW

NEXT :SEARCH

EXIT :STOP

Press SEARCH*

to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode, and then

press NUMBER keys

to select recording number.

•To calculate number, see below.

Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- on the remote to start search.

Locates end point of recording for continuity.

Press SEARCH twice

1 to display SEARCH in Stop or Play

mode.

 

 

 

2 PROGRAM END SEARCH

Press FF/SLOW+

on the remote to

 

start PROGRAM

SEARCH START : FF

END SEARCH.

EXIT :SEARCH

• To cancel, press

 

PLAY or STOP.

Examples of Program End Search.

2

INDEX SEARCH

Play begins at

 

search end.

To search forward or back 1 index,

Fig. 1

Program 1

INDEX

Program 2 or BLANK

the current tape position

Press SEARCH button

FORWARD SEARCH : FF

REVERSE SEARCH : REW

press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- on the remote while screen left is displayed (10 sec.).

•To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

End Point

FF

Fig. 2

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX

Program 1

BLANK

INDEX

Program 2

BLANK

the current tape position Press SEARCH button

 

End Point

FF

To Calculate Index Number

Example 1:

To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW.

1

2

3

4

 

5

6

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 3

 

 

the current tape position

 

Press SEARCH button

INDEX

Program 1

BLANK

FF

End Point

Program 2

If search exceeds a few seconds in BLANK area.

Example 2:

To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

NOTE: indicates start points of each recording.

Upon locating end point,

➛search continues 7 sec. past end point,

➛tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point,

➛tape plays to end point and stops.

Note

•If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search.

Note

•If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark, that mark may be skipped over.

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For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or send e-mail to : consumerproducts@panasonic.com

 

 

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