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

1

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.

 

 

2

Play begins at

search end.

To search forward or back 1 index, press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- on the remote while screen left is displayed (10 sec.).

• To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Search

To quickly return to a specified tape location.

1 Press DISPLAY during play to display Counter.

2

Press COUNTER

RESET on remote at

desired position to reset to “0:00:00”.

3 Continue to record, playback etc.

4 Press STOP.

5

Press CM/ZERO

in Stop mode to start

Zero Search.

DECK will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00.

Commercial Skip

DECK fast forwards (skips) over 1, 2, or 3 minutes of recorded tape as desired.

1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.

The skip time can be changed by pressing CM/ZERO repeatedly as shown by the figure below.

Example 2:

PLAY

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

1st Press

1 min Skip

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

2nd Press

2 min Skip

NOTE:

 

indicates start points of each recording.

3rd Press

 

3 min Skip

 

 

 

Note

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

No indication appears on-screen.

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For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at:http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

 

 

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Panasonic PV-D4745S manual Tape Operation, Index Search, Zero Search, Commercial Skip

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