Video Index Search System
Whenever a recording is begun an invisible index mark is recorded on the tape. These index marks are all identical, and each mark means: "Here starts a new recording". Every DVD/ VCR equipped with the Video Index Search System (VISS) can locate these marks at the beginning of any recording.
Example: Indexing of TV commercials.
1 Start playback and wait until the end of the TV commercial is reached, then press STOP.
2 Press REC/OTR once. When the “INDEX”
This will result in about 10 seconds of the TV commercials to be overwritten by another recording. Due to the system the end of this recording will be followed by a recording gap (noise signal) of approx. 5 seconds.
Recording several Index Marks
Due to the system only one index mark will be recorded at the beginning of a recording. If you intend to set several index marks during a single recording, follow the procedure below:
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 tem- porarily, the INDEX mark is not re- corded on the tape.
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1 At the point of the recording where an index mark is to be set press PAUSE/STEP. The unit will switch to the recording pause mode.
VCR
REC
2 Press CH +/– repeatedly to switch back to the original TV program.
Press PAUSE/STEP to resume recording.
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REC
Index Search
Press INDEX + or – during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX +.
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX
(Additional press increases the IN- DEX NO. up to 9.)
When the INDEX + or – is pressed, the unit starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts automatically. To stop the Index Search, press STOP.
or is displayed
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
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