The VCR automatically marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording begins.
You can easily find a specific point using various search functions.
Note
During DVD recording, you cannot use VCR search functions.
VIDEO
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0
Go to Zero
0:00:00
“End Search”: Searches for the beginning of a blank space. If no blank space is found, the tape will reach the end.
End search
0:00:13
M/m/</,,
ENTER
OPTIONS
HPLAY 
CLEAR 
1 Press VIDEO to operate the VCR.
2 Press OPTIONS.
3 Select a search method from the OPTIONS menu, and press ENTER.
Go To Zero
End Search
Forward Intro Scan
Reverse Intro Scan
Move ENTER Enter
“Go To Zero”: Searches for the 0:00:00 point on the tape counter.
To reset the counter to 0:00:00, press CLEAR.
“Forward Intro Scan”/“Reverse Intro Scan”: Searches for an index mark and plays back for about five seconds at that point.
Press H PLAY to view that program. If you do not press H PLAY, the VCR automatically searches for the next index mark, or until it reaches the end of the tape.
Scan and play
Notes
•The VCR may not recognize the end of a blank space depending on its length.
•No index signal is marked if you pause a recording and then keep recording the same program. To mark an index, press x STOP or change the input source once during recording pause.
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