Tape playback

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ZERO RETURN function / Video index search￿￿￿￿￿￿￿system

VCR

1 Press DISPLAY.

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ZERO RETURN function

The counter display shows the tape

running time during playback or recording.

This function makes tape

 

rewinding (or forwarding) stop at

 

the counter “00:00:00” position

 

 

automatically.

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2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired

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tape position. The counter display will be

 

reset to the Ò00:00:00Ó position (e.g. the

 

beginning of recording).

 

3 Press STOP when playback or recording is finished.

 

 

Press ZERO RETURN.

 

 

The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and automatically

 

stop at the Ò00:00:00Ó position.

 

Switching the display between clock and counter

Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape counter alternate with each other in the display.

Video index search system

NOTES for Counter Display:

¥If you rewind the tape beyond Ò00:00:00Ó, a minus sign (ÒÐÓ) will be displayed in front of the time.

¥When you load a tape, the counter will reset to Ò00:00:00Ó.

¥The counter does not function on nonrecorded (blank) sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or play tapes through blank sections, the counter stops.

This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording made on the VCR.

Recording an INDEX MARK

The Index search function automatically

 

records an INDEX mark on the tape

 

whenever a recording is initiated.

CH 1

 

INDEX

NOTES for Video index search system:

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When you record an INDEX

 

mark at the very beginning of the

 

tape, the mark may not be found.

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During INDEX search, the tape

 

may stop and begin to play at a

 

slightly different location.

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INDEX may not function properly

 

with old or worn out video tapes.

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INDEX marks may not be found if

 

it is extremely close to the point

 

where the search began.

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In recording, if you stop record-

Index search

Press INDEXor during stop or play mode.

For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX .

For Preceding programs: Press INDEX . (Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)

When the INDEX or is pressed, the unit starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts automatically.

To stop the Index Search, press STOP.

+3

or is displayed

INDEX NO. (up to 9)

ing temporarily, the INDEX mark

is not recorded on the tape.

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Pioneer DVR-RT501-S operating instructions Zero Return function / Video index searchsystem, Video index search system