References

Questions and Answers About COMMERCIAL ADVANCE™

Question

 

Answer

 

 

 

 

Will commercials be scanned through only on

Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after

 

playback of recordings?

 

recording is finished.

 

 

 

 

How fast does the COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª

In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commercial break is scanned through in

 

VCR scan through the commercial breaks?

approximately 8-12 seconds. In SP, it takes about 25-35 seconds.

 

 

 

 

Are commercials still recorded if I want to watch

Yes. The recorded program, including commercials, can be viewed by setting

 

them?

 

the CA PLAYBACK feature to MANUAL.

 

 

 

 

What if the VCR scans forward through part of my

Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment, and press PLAY to

 

program?

 

view the program.

 

 

 

 

Once a recording has been marked, does

Yes. If the CA PLAYBACK feature is set to AUTO, the marked commercials

 

COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª work each time

should be skipped each time the tape is played in a

 

the tape is played?

 

COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª VCR.

 

 

 

 

After marking commercials, is the tape left at the

The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin

 

beginning or end of the recording?

additional programmed recordings.

 

 

 

 

Does the marking process interfere with other

No. If two or more recordings are programmed together without sufficient

 

programmed recordings?

time to mark the first recording, marking will take place after all recordings

 

 

 

have completed.

 

 

 

 

What happens if the marking process is interrupted?

Marking can be interrupted to allow use of the VCR. Marking will resume

 

 

 

again when the VCRÕs power is turned off as long as the tape has not been

 

 

 

ejected from the VCR.

 

 

 

 

 

Does COMMERCIAL

ADVANCEª work in all

Yes, COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª works in SP, LP, and SLP.

 

recording speeds?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will COMMERCIAL

ADVANCEª marked

A COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª marked recording will play in a non-

 

recordings work in non-

 

COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª VCR, but commercials will not automatically

 

COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª VCRs?

be skipped.

 

 

 

 

 

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