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Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide
NOTES
• In “Find Next Preview” mode, you can still advance to the start of a movie. Simply press STOP , then
press SEARCH/INDEX, then press 6 to select “Find Start of Movie.”
• MOVIE ADVANCE
®
is a trademark of SRT, Inc. A Jerry Iggulden invention licensed in association with
Arthur D. Little Enterprises, Inc.
Follow these steps to enjoy MOVIE ADVANCE, a handy feature
that automatically finds the beginning of the movie on most
rented and purchased video tapes. You can also use MOVIE
ADVANCE to selectively watch or skip the previews.
1 INSERT TAPE
Insert a purchased/rented video in Deck 1.
• MOVIE ADVANCE works in Deck 1 only.
• Tapes must be recorded in SP with the
record safety tab removed.
2 OPEN “SEARCH MENU”
Press SEARCH/INDEX.
3 “IS THIS A PURCHASED/RENTED
MOVIE?”
The VCR will recognize that the tape is
missing the record safety tab, but must
verify that it is a purchased/rented movie
and not a personal recording. Press 1 for
“Yes” or 2 for “No.”
• If you choose “Yes,” continue with Step 4.
• If you choose “No,” the tape is a per-
sonal recording and MOVIE ADVANCE
will not be available. Try the other search
features starting on page 28.
4 FIND NEXT PREVIEW OR START
OF MOVIE
Press 5 or 6 to select one of the following:
5 - Find Next Preview
The VCR will cue forward and begin playing
the first preview. You can either watch the
preview, or press SEARCH/INDEX to cue to
the next preview, and so on.
• The VCR actually cues slightly past the
preview and then rewinds and plays the
preview. While the VCR is rewinding, you
can override preview skip; see sidebar.
6 - Find Start of Movie
The VCR will cue past all previews and
pause at the start of the movie. Press PLAY
to start the movie.
SEARCH MENU
SEARCH MENU
1 Index Search/Scan
2 Blank Search
3 Direct Time Search
4 Return to 0:00:00
5 Find Next Preview
6 Find Start of Movie
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
Is This a
Purchased/Rented
Movie?
press
INDEX
SEARCH
press or
1 2
1Yes
2No
/ = Move = Sel MENU = Quit
press
5
6
for
Find Next Preview
for
Find Start of Movie
OVERRIDING PREVIEW SKIP
You can temporarily override the
preview skip in two ways:
• While the VCR is rewinding to
the beginning of a preview,
press SEARCH/INDEX and the
VCR will search for the next
preview.
• While the VCR is searching for
the next preview and you see
the start of a preview you want
to watch, press SEARCH/
INDEX and MOVIE ADVANCE
will reverse back to the start of
that preview.