Playing a Tape
Using the Playback Features
Commercial Scan (SEARCH Button)
This is useful for scanning commercials or short program segments.
1. Press SEARCH once during playback to advance the tape approximately 60 seconds.
2. Press SEARCH twice during playback to advance the tape approximately 120 seconds.
SRCH+ appears in the VCR’s display panel.
Index Search
The VCR has a “VHS Index Search System” that automatically records an index mark on the tape every time you begin recording a program. During playback you can locate the program you want to play by the number of index marks.
The VCR will automatically locate the index number you select. The VCR will search forward or reverse from the location you are on the tape.
1.Insert the prerecorded tape and press STOP.
2.Press SEARCH on the remote to display the INDEX SEARCH menu on the TV screen.
3.Press FF or REW to search for the next index mark or press two number buttons to enter the specific index mark you want the VCR to search for.
Press CLEAR to correct an entry.
4.Press FF to search forward or press REW to search in reverse.
5.Press STOP to stop index searching.
Some index marks may be missed by the VCR.
•A mark too close to your location on the tape.
•The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes or less.
•The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning of the tape.
Zero Search
The zero search feature allows you to quickly return to a counter reading of 0:00:00 at any spot on the tape. This is convenient when you want to watch a segment of the tape several times.
1.Insert the prerecorded tape and press STOP.
2.Press DISPLAY twice to display only the time counter on the TV screen.
3.Locate the point on the tape that you want to return to quickly.
4.Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0:00:00.
5.You can continue to play the tape or perform other functions. When you are finished, press STOP.
6.Press SEARCH twice to display the ZERO SEARCH menu. The current tape counter is displayed.
7.Press REW to return to 0:00:00. When the VCR reaches 0:00:00 it will begin playback.
If the time counter reading has a minus (– ) in front of it, press FF on the remote or FWD on the VCR to return to a reading of
0:00:00.
8.Press STOP to stop zero search.
INDEX SEARCH
Press REW or FF to begin scanning
OR
Enter a specific Index number
Press SEARCH to exit
INDEX SEARCH
Searching for Index number
03
Press STOP to cancel
ZERO SEARCH
Current tape counter is
2:17:25
Press REW to go to 0:00:00
Press SEARCH to exit
ZERO SEARCH
Current tape counter is
Press FF to go to 0:00:00
Press SEARCH to exit
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