To Search for Preview, Playback, Marking

Tape Operation

marks start and end points of commercials within recordings over 15 minutes long. The VCR automatically advances through marked commercials at high speed. Or, you may

Playback

marked recordings can be played back so that commercial blocks are advanced through automatically or manually.

Tape Operation

Playback

helps you locate certain parts of prerecorded movies (rented or purchased).

The feature works in two ways.

• You can go to the beginning of the movie.

To Search for Preview.

You can override the operation of

SEARCH FOR PREVIEWS

• Tape Operation

set to manual. Because stations broadcast differently, the effectiveness of this feature may vary. See bottom of page for answers to commonly asked questions about this feature.

Marking

With C/A RECORD: ON, the VCR auto rewinds after a recording is made and marks start and end points of all detected commercial blocks.

After marking, the tape is returned to end of recording. Commercials are not erased.

VCR		C / A	CLOCK		CH
REPEAT PLAY				: OFF
REMOTE WARNING				: ON
AUTO SHUT- OFF				: OFF
AUTO VCR/TV				: ON
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
VCR’	S OUTPUT CH			: 3
SELECT		:
EXIT		: ACT I ON
VCR	C / A		CLOCK		CH
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
C/A RECORD				:ON
C/A PLAYBACK				:AUTO
SELECT		:
EXIT		: ACT I ON

Press ACTION

to display MENU.

Press to select C/A and display SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.

• You can skip from one preview to the next.

works only on tapes recorded in SP speed with the record tab removed.

1 Insert a tape without record tab.

2			SEARCH		Press SEARCH/ M/A
	INDEX		PROG. END	MOVIE	SKIP to display
	ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1				SKIP to display
	ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1				SEARCH.
	USING	1- 9 KEYS			SEARCH.
	FORWARD SEARCH :FF
	REVERSE SEARCH :REW
	NEXT	:SEARCH M/A SK I P
	EXIT	:STOP

mode by pressing SEARCH/ M/A SKIP during

tape searching. works by searching the tape past each preview and then reversing back to the start of the detected preview. While the tape is reversing back, if SEARCH/ M/A SKIP is pressed,

will begin searching for the next preview. While searching for the next preview, if you see the start of a preview which you wish to watch, press SEARCH/ M/A

SKIP and will immediately reverse back to the start of that preview,

VCR	C / A	CLOCK		CH
REPEAT PLAY			: OFF
REMOTE WARNING			: ON
AUTO SHUT- OFF			: OFF
AUTO VCR/TV			: ON
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
VCR’ S OUTPUT CH			: 3
SELECT :
EXIT	: ACT I ON
VCR	C / A	CLOCK		CH
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
C/A RECORD			:ON

Press ACTION*

to display MENU.

Press to select C/A and display SET UP


VCR	C / A	CLOCK CH
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
C/A RECORD			:ON
C/A PLAYBACK			:AUTO
SELECT :			SET :
EXIT	: ACT I ON

Press to select C/A PLAYBACK and press to set “AUTO” or “MANUAL”.

3		SEARCH		Press SEARCH/ M/A
	INDEX	PROG. END	MOVIE	SKIP twice to select
			MOVIE	SKIP twice to select
	GO TO START MOVIE			MOVIE and press
	GO TO PREVIEW			MOVIE and press
	SEARCH START : FF			to select GO TO
	SELECT	:		START MOVIE or GO
				START MOVIE or GO
	EXIT : SEARCH M/A SK I P			TO PREVIEW.
				TO PREVIEW.

Select “GO TO START MOVIE,” if you want to

instead of searching further past the preview start point.

Once the VCR is playing a preview, press SEARCH/ M/A SKIP to advance to the next preview, long commercial or the start of the movie (whichever is next).


C/A PLAYBACK			:AUTO
SELECT :
EXIT	: ACT I ON
		CLOCK CH
VCR	C / A
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
C/A RECORD			:ON
C/A PLAYBACK			:AUTO
SELECT :			SET :
EXIT	: ACT I ON

COMMERCIAL ADV.

Press to select C/A RECORD and press to set “ON” or “OFF”.

AUTO : VCR will automatically advance through marked commercial blocks recorded on the tape and then resume playback.

MANUAL: VCR will advance through commercials only when CA/ZERO is pressed. Playback will resume when the end mark of a commercial block is found, or a new recording or blank portion is detected, or after 8 minutes.

advance directly to beginning of the movie.

➛continue with step 4.

Select “GO TO PREVIEW,” if you want to view the first (next) preview.

➛go to “To Search for Preview” at right.

4		SEARCH		Press FF to start
	INDEX	PROG. END	MOVIE	searching.
	SEARCHING FOR START			searching.
	SEARCHING FOR START
	OF MOVIE			• To cancel, press
				• To cancel, press

1 Start preview searching.

1)In step 3 at left, select Go To PREVIEW.

2)Press FF.

•If you want to playback, press PLAY.

When a preview is detected, VCR will start playback.

ON : Timer recording and One Touch recordings are marked automatically.

THE VCR IS WAITING TO		• When timer is used to
MARK COMMERCIALS IN THE		record two consecutive
PROGRAM YOU RECORDED.
		shows (same channel),
MARKING		greater accuracy can be
		obtained by programming
NOW	: PRESS 1
LATER	: PRESS 2	each show separately.
CANCEL	: PRESS ACTION

When STOP is pressed during normal recording, press :

a)1 key (NOW) ➛ to mark now.

“NOW MARKING COMMERCIALS” appears.

b)2 key (LATER) ➛ to mark after power is turned off. (If tape is rewound and another recording is started before power is turned off, correct marking may not occur.

c)ACTION (CANCEL) ➛ marking is canceled.

OFF: The VCR will not mark commercials. Select when editing or dubbing a tape, or when opting not to use this feature.

4 Press ACTION again to return to normal screen.

Notes

•The mode set in step 3 remains unless a power outage occurs in which case the factory setting will be restored.

•If playback is started in the middle of a commercial, only a single commercial is shown, or a single commercial is longer than 1 minute, a commercial may not be skipped. Press FF to quickly advance through the commercial.

•Part of a recorded program may be skipped over if the program portion between commercials is less than one minute or there are frequent dark and quiet scenes in the program. To correct, press PLAY during the skip, rewind tape to just prior to where skipping started, then press PLAY again for normal playback. When the end of the commercials is detected, auto advance will resume.

				STOP.
	CANCEL : STOP
When the movie is found...
5		SEARCH		Press PLAY to start
	INDEX	PROG. END	MOVIE	playback.
	THE MOV I E I S READY			playback.
	THE MOV I E I S READY
	START : PLAY			• To cancel, press
	START : PLAY			STOP.
				STOP.
	CANCEL : STOP

2 Start next preview searching.

Press SEARCH/ M/A SKIP.

•To cancel, press STOP.

The most commonly asked questions about are answered below.

Question		Answer
How fast does the VCR advance through		The VCR advances through a 3-minute commercial block in about 8 to 12
commercials?		seconds if the tape speed is SLP. In SP, it takes about 25 to 35 seconds.
Are commercials advanced through only when I Yes. The commercials are not marked until after the recording is
playback a recording?		finished.

Are commercials still recorded on the tape in		Yes. By setting the C/A PLAYBACK to MANUAL, see top of this
case I choose to view them sometime?		page, you can view or advance through commercials as desired.

Does	work in all recording	Yes.	works in SP, LP, and SLP.
speeds?

Does the VCR advance through commercials		Yes. As long as C/A PLAYBACK is set to AUTO, see top of this page,
each time I playback tapes which were		the VCR should advance through commercials each time the tape is
recorded using	?	played back.

After marking commercials, does the VCR stop at		The tape stops at the end of the recording so that any additional
the end of the tape, or rewind to the beginning?		timer recordings can be performed.

Can I play my	recordings in	Yes.	marked recordings will play in non-
non-	VCRs?		VCRs, but commercials will not be advanced through.

Does the marking process interfere with other		No. If the interval between 2 or more timer programs is not sufficient
programmed recordings?		to mark the recording, marking will be done after all recordings are
		complete and the power goes off.
What happens if I cancel the marking in		Marking will be resumed when the VCR's power is turned off as
progress so I can use the VCR?		long as the tape has not been ejected.

What if part of my program is advanced through Please see the 3rd note on top of this page. along with the commercials?

Additional Notes:

•Because of the various ways in which commercials are broadcast, the VCR may not be able to recognize all commercials.

•If a timer recording is scheduled for the middle of the night, please be aware that the VCR will make some noise as it rewinds and fast forwards the tape while marking commercials.

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