Recording and Playback Feature

COMMERCIALAADVANCE™

COMMERCIALAADVANCE™ 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 feature’s effectiveness. Station promotions, identifications, and announcements are not considered commercials — but might be skipped.

See “Trouble Checks” section for answers to common questions about COMMERCIALAADVANCE™.

COMMERCIALAADVANCE™ Marking

1.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.

2.Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES menu.

3.Make sure CA MARKING is set to ON. If not, press 5.

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 COMMERCIALAADVANCE™ Marking

Press STOP to cancel commercial marking.

VCR MAIN MENU

1 VCR PLUS+

2 TIMER RECORDINGS

3 TIME

4 CHANNELS

MARKING COMMERCIALS...

PRESS STOP TO CANCEL

To Turn Off Marking

For special VCR use (such as editing or copying) or if you decide not to use this feature, turn

COMMERCIALAADVANCE™ marking (CA MARKING) off.

1.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.

2.Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES menu.

3.Press 5 to select CA MARKING: OFF.

The VCR will not mark the commercials.

COMMERCIALAADVANCE™ is a trademark of Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.

A Jerry Iggulden invention licensed by Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.

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