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• The VCR can store up to eight timer
recording settings and 45 commercial loca-
tions in memory at one time. When the
memory becomes full, the remaining com-
mercials are not marked.
• The Commercial Advance feature setting
returns to
OFF
if there is a power failure.
• If you rewind the tape and start another
recording before power is turned off, com-
mercials might not be correctly marked.
Selecting a Commercial Advance
Tape Playback Option
Follow these steps to select how the VCR op-
erates when you play any marked tape.
1. Press
MENU/ACTION
to display the main
menu.
2. Repeatedly press or to highlight
SET
UP
FEATURE
, then press .
3. Repeatedly press or to highlight
SET
UP
COMMERCIAL
ADV.
, then
press .
4. Repeatedly press or to highlight
C/A
PLAYBACK
, then press 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/ACTION
twice to exit.
Questions and Answers about
Commercial Advance
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 SLP
(see “Recording
Speeds/Tape Selec-
tion” on Page 38). 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
mark the tape and
remove it from the
VCR, 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?
No.
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