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Using the Playback Features
Time Counter
The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play
back a segment of a prerecorded tape. It helps locate the beginning or end of
programs you taped. The time counter resets to 0:OO:OO whenever the tape is
ejected from the VCR.
For example, if a 30-minute program was recorded at the beginning of the tape,
you would:
1. Insert the prerecorded tape.
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Minutes
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0:30:00
2. Press
DISPLAY
twice to display only the time counter on the TV
screen.
3. Press
F.FWD
on the VCR or
FF
on the remote to fast forward the
tape until the time counter reads 0:30:00.
4. Press
STOP.
This is the approximate end of the program and you can begin
recording at this spot.
5. Press
CLEAR
to reset the time counter to 0:OO:OO.
6. Press
DISPLAY
two times to remove the time counter from the
screen and return to the normal display mode.
Index Search
The VCR has a “VHS Index Search System” that automatically records an index
mark on the tape every time you stop and start recording. During playback
you can locate the program you want to play by the number of index marks.
The VCR will automatically locate the index number you select. The VCR will
search forward or reverse from the location you are on the tape.
1.
Insert the prerecorded tape and press
STOP.
INDEX SEARCH
Enter 1~ ,ex number
8,
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Press FUD or REU
Press SEARCH to exit
2. Press
SEARCH
on the remote to display the
INDEX SEARCH
menu
on the TV screen.
3. Press two number buttons to enter the number of index marks you
want the VCR to search.
Press
CLEAR
on the remote to correct an entry.
4. Press
F.FWD
to search forward or
REW
to search in reverse.
5. Press
STOP
to stop index searching.
Some index marks may be missed by the VCR.
l
A mark too close to your location on the tape.
l
The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five
minutes or less.
l
The first index mark on the tape when you start at the
beginning of the tape.
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