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Recording and Playback Feature
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE™COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª is a patented technology that detects and marks most commercials on your
tape for any recording that is more than 15 minutes long. During playback, the VCR automatically skips the
detected commercial segments or you can choose to manually skip them. This feature reduces three minutes of
commercials into approximately 8-12 seconds of fast forwarding in the SLP speed. You can select a
background of blue or see the video as the commercials are skipped.
After recording, the VCR rewinds the tape to the beginning of the recording and determines where the
commercials are located. It then marks the beginning and end of the detected commercial segments and
returns the tape to the end of the recording. It does not erase the commercials from the tape.
Because television signals do not indicate where commercials are located, this feature finds and marks them
through a set of formulas based on how television is broadcast today. Since television stations broadcast
differently and insert their own commercials, you may experience some variations in this featureÕs
effectiveness. Station promotions, identifications, and announcements are not considered commercials Ñ but
might be skipped.
See ÒTrouble ChecksÓ section for answers to common questions about COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª.
VCR MAIN MENU
1 VCR PLUS+
2 TIMER RECORDINGS
3 TIME
4 CHANNELS
5 PREFERENCES
PREFERENCES
1 REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1
2 AUTO PLAY: ON
3 FRONT PANEL: AUTO
4 ALERT SOUND: OFF
5 CA MARKING: ON
THE VCR IS WAITING TO
MARK COMMERCIALS IN THE
PROGRAM YOU RECORDED.
1 MARK THEM NOW
2 MARK THEM LATER
3 DON’T MARK COMMERCIALS
THE VCR WILL BEGIN
MARKING IN 30 SECONDS...
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE™ Marking
1. Press MENUto display the VCR MAIN MENU.
2. Press 5to display the PREFERENCES menu.
3. Make sure CA MARKINGis set to ON. If not, press5.
The VCR will mark most commercials for the following types of
recording:
¥VCR Plus+, Timer, or One Touch Recording: The VCR will
automatically mark the commercials after the power is turned off.
¥Manual Recording: When you press STOP to stop recording, the
VCR will ask you if you want to mark the commercials. Just
follow the on-screen display.
MARK and COMM alternate in the display panel while the VCR
is marking commercials.
To Stop COMMERCIAL ADVANCE™ Marking
PressSTOP to cancel commercial marking.
To Turn Off Marking
For special VCR use (such as editing or copying) or if you decide not to use this feature, turn
COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª marking (CAMARKING) off.
1. Press MENUto display the VCR MAIN MENU.
2. Press 5to display the PREFERENCES menu.
3. Press 5to select CA MARKING: OFF.
The VCR will not mark the commercials.
COMMERCIAL ADVANCEªis a trademark of Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.
A Jerry Iggulden invention licensed by Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.
MARKING COMMERCIALS...
PRESS STOP TO CANCEL
VCR MAIN MENU
1 VCR PLUS+
2 TIMER RECORDINGS
3 TIME
4 CHANNELS
5 PREFERENCES
PREFERENCES
1 REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1
2 AUTO PLAY: ON
3 FRONT PANEL: AUTO
4 ALERT SOUND: ON
5 CA MARKING: OFF
6 CA PLAYBACK: AUTO
7 CA DISPLAY: BLUE
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