SEARCH TECHNIQUES
COUNTER MEMORY STOP
This feature rewinds a tape until the counter on the fluorescent display reaches 00000 and stops. (NOTE: When the counter indicates 00000, COUNTER MEMORY STOP on the Search Function menu cannot be selected.)
1.Press the SEARCH button once. The Search Function menu appears with COUNTER MEMORY STOP highlighted. The counter memory stop indicator (M) on the fluores- cent display lights.
To exit the Search Function menu without rewinding, press STOP.
2.Turn the SHUTTLE ring right. The VCR starts rewinding the tape.
3.Press STOP to quit rewinding.
SKIP SEARCH
The VCR automatically inserts an index signal at the beginning of each alarm recording, so the start of each alarm can be located. During fast forwarding or rewinding, the VCR plays back a tape (in 2H, 6H, or 8H mode) for about four seconds where an index signal is recorded. It repeats this process until reaching the end or beginning of the tape.
1.Press the SEARCH button enough times to highlight SKIP SEARCH on the Search Function menu. The skip search indicator (SKIP) on the fluorescent display lights.
To exit the Search Function menu without searching, press STOP.
2.Turn the SHUTTLE ring right (search forward) or left (search backward) to start searching.
3.When you find a picture you want to view, press PLAY.
4.To quit searching, press STOP.
The index signal may be hard to find under some recording conditions. Skip search may not function if the interval between two alarm recordings start times is too short. Refer to Table G for minimum intervals.
Audio output is muted during skip search.
PRESENT POSITION
INDEXINDEX
ALARM RECORDING
ALARM RECORDING
FAST FORWARD
FAST FORWARD
FAST FORWARD
APPROX. 4 SEC. | APPROX. 4 SEC. |
PLAYBACK | PLAYBACK |
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Figure 31. Skip Search
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