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• The recording must be at least 15 min-
utes long for the VCR to detect the com-
mercials. If you press
STOP
before the
tape plays 15 minutes,
AT
LEAST
15
MIN
SEARCHING
NEEDED
FOR
MARKING
appears.
Playing Back with Commercial
Advance Marking
Follow these steps to select how the VCR op-
erates when you play any marked tape.
1. Press
MENU
to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to high-
light
SET
UP
VCR
, then press
FF
.
3. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to high-
light
SET
UP
COMMERCIAL ADV.
, then
press
FF
.
4. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to
highlight
C/A
PLAYBACK
, then press
FF
to select
AUTO
or
MANUAL
.
AUTO
— The VCR automatically skips
marked commercial blocks.
MANUAL
— The VCR skips commercials
only when you press
C/A SKIP/ZERO
during
playback.
5. When you finish, press
MENU
three times
to exit.
Notes:
• Commercial Advance might not detect all
commercials.
• Commercial Advance might skip part of a
program if there are frequent dark and
quiet scenes.
Questions and Answers about
Commercial Advance
SKIPPING/SELECTING
PREVIEWS
Your VCR’s Movie Advance feature lets you
skip the previews at the beginning of many pur-
chased or rented movies, or select a specific
preview to watch.
Note:
Movie Advance works only with tapes
recorded in the SP speed that have the
erase-protection tab removed.
Question Answer
How fast does the
VCR advance through
commercials?
The VCR advances
through 3 minutes of
commercials in about
8 to 12 seconds if the
tape speed is EP (see
“Recording Speeds/
Tape Selection” on
Page 32). If it is SP, it
takes about 25 to 35
seconds.
Are commercials still
recorded on the tape?
Yes.
Does Commercial
Advance work at all
recording speeds?
Yes.
Does Commercial
Advance still work if I
remove the tape from
the VCR and then
play it back later?
Yes.
Can I play a Commer-
cial Advance marked
tape in another VCR?
Yes, but commercials
will only be skipped if
the other VCR also
has Commercial
Advance.
Can I mark a record-
ing that was made on
another VCR?
Yes. See “Marking an
Unmarked Tape” on
Page 28.
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