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Playback
Press ZERO RETURN. The tape will rewind and
automatically stop at the “00:00:00” position.
5
Zero return function
Press DISPLAY.
1
Before playback or recording, press COUNTER
RESET to set the counter to “00:00:00”.
2
Begin playback or recording.
3
Press STOP.
4
The zero return function provides a convenient method of rap-
idly returning to the starting point of recording or playback. The
starting point can be indexed for any location on the tape by
pressing COUNTER RESET and ZERO RETURN.
8:40AM THU
00:00:00 SP
CH 012
00:30:50
SP
8:40AM THU CH 012
9:00AM THU
00:20:00 SP
CH 012
9:00AM THU
00:00:00 SP
CH 012
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording
made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX mark
The Index Search function auto-
matically records an INDEX mark
on the tape whenever a recording
is initiated.
Index search
Press INDEX or during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX .
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX .
(As many as 9 index points can be accessed via this
method.)
When the INDEX or is
pressed, the unit starts search-
ing the INDEX NO. selected and
finds the portion, then playback
starts automatically. To stop the
Index Search, press STOP.
To monitor a TV program
Press TV MONITOR while in the playback mode. The
video tape will continue to play while the picture
switches to the TV channel selected on the unit. Press
the button to return to the playback picture.
Notes:
• When you record an INDEX mark at the very beginning of
the tape, the mark may not be found.
•During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin to play
at a slightly different location.
•INDEX may not function properly with old or worn out video
tapes.
•INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely close to
the point where the search began.
•In recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the INDEX
mark is not recorded on the tape.
Video index search system
CH 001
INDEX
+3
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
or is displayed

TV MONITOR

DISPLAY
STOP
PLAY

INDEX /

REC

COUNTER RESET

ZERO RETURN

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