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Chapter 3: VCR Features
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COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
®
This feature uses patented technology to detect and mark most commercials on your tape for any recording that is more
than 15 minutes long. Once recording is finished, the VCR rewinds the tape to the beginning of the recording and
determines where the commercials are located. It then marks the beginning and end of the detected commercial
segments, and when finished, returns the tape to the end of the recording. It does not erase commercials from the
tape.
During playback, the VCR automatically skips the detected commercial segments, or you can chose to manually skip
them. This feature reduces three minutes of commercials to approximately 8-12 seconds of fast forwarding in the SLP
speed. You can select a background display of blue or see the video as the commercials are skipped.
Because television signals do not indicate where commercials are located, this feature finds and marks them through a
set of formulas based on how television is broadcast today. Since television stations broadcast differently and insert their
own commercials, you may experience some variations in this feature’s effectiveness. Station promotions, identifications,
and announcements are not considered commercials, but might be skipped.
1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
2. Press 6 to display the PREFERENCES menu.
3. Press 8 to display the COMMERCIAL ADVANCE menu.
Now you can select one of the COMMERCIAL ADVANCE features.
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE Marking
Press 1 to turn commercial Marking ON or OFF.
• Select ON, and the VCR will mark commercials within approximately 30
seconds for the following types of recording:
— Timer, Timer with VCR Plus+, or Express Recording The
VCR automatically marks commercials after the power is turned
off.
— Recording The VCR prompts you to mark the commercials
when the recording is stopped.
• Select OFF and the VCR will not mark the commercials.
PREFERENCES
1 Remote Control: VCR1
2 Auto Play: ON
3 Auto TV/VCR: ON
4 EnergySaver: 2:00
5 Front Panel: AUTO
6 Tape Speed: SLP
7 Set Auto Repeat
8 COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
0 Exit
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
1 Marking: ON
2 Playback: AUTO
3 Display: Blue
0 Exit
The VCR is waiting to
mark commercials in the
program you recorded.
1 Mark them now
2 Mark them later
3 Don't mark commercials
The VCR will begin
marking in 30 seconds...