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The tape counter:
◆
Indicates the elapsed time in the play and record
modes (hours, minutes and seconds)
◆
Is reset when a cassette is inserted in the DVD-VCR
◆
Allows you to find the beginning of a sequence easily
☛
If the remaining time is to be calculated
correctly, you must indicate the type of cassette
being used.
1 Insert a cassette in your DVD-VCR.
2 To set the tape counter to zero at the beginning of a
sequence:
◆
Press INFO. twice to display the counter
◆
Press CLEAR when you want to set the tape
counter to zero
3 When you are ready,
◆
Start playback or Recording.
◆
Press the
■
button.
◆
To fast-froward or rewind to the sequence at
which the counter was set to zero, press
➛➛
or
❿❿
.
➢
Some DVD-VCR information, such as the counter,
can be displayed on the television screen (unless
you have deactivated the Screen messages mode;
refer to page 18).
Press INFO.:
◆
Once to display the current function,
programme number, recording speed, date,
time and counter
◆
Twice to display the counter only
◆
Three times to display the time remaining on
the cassette
◆
Four times to clear the display
Using the Tape Counter
Index Skip Search
This feature will enable you to fast forward/rewind to a
specific point on a tape: E.g. if you have recorded 3
different programmes on a tape and you have rewound
the tape to the beginning, by using this feature you can
go directly to the start of programme 2 simply by
pressing the SEARCH button.
1 After pressing the SEARCH, press the
corresponding
,
❷
buttons, until the Intro Scan
option is selected.
2 Press the OK or
❿
.
3 Press the
➛➛
or
❿❿
buttons twice more.
This will take you directly to the start of the desired
programme is located.
4 These Index searches can be made forwards:
(press
❿❿
) or backwards: (press
➛➛
).
(
➛➛
-20
● ●
0
● ●
+20
❿❿✌
5 To cancel an Index search simply press the
❿
II
or
■
button.
Searching for a Specific
Sequence
0:00:00
Searching for a Specific Sequence
➢
This DVD-VCR uses a standard indexing system
(VISS). As a result, it will recognize any indexes
marked by other VCRs using the same system
and vice versa.
Go To [0:00:00] Stop
Use this feature when you want to search for the
0:00:00 counter position on a cassette. Press the
CLEAR button at the point on the tape where you want
to set the counter to 0:00:00.
The VCR will rewind or fast forward, searching for the
0:00:00 counter position, and then automatically stop at
that position.
1 After pressing the SEARCH, press the
corresponding
,
❷
buttons, until the Go To
[0:00:00] option is selected.
2 Press the OK or
❿
.
Each time you record a cassette on this DVD-VCR, an
“index” is automatically marked on the tape when
recording starts.
The Search function allows you to fast-forward or
rewind to a specific index and start playback from that
point. Depending on the direction selected, the indexes
are numbered as follows:
21 12
➞
etc.
Prev
Seq.
Seq. being
played
Next
Seq. etc.
End Search
Use this feature when you want to search for a blank
position to record a program on a cassette.
The VCR will fast forward, searching for a blank
position, and then automatically stop at that position.If
the VCR reaches the end of the tape during end
search, the tape will be ejected.
Intro Scan
1 After pressing the SEARCH, press the
corresponding
,
❷
buttons, until the Intro Scan
option is selected.
2 Press the OK or
❿
.
3 Press the
➛➛
or
❿❿
buttons depending on the
direction where your desired programme is located.
4 When an Index mark is found the DVD-VCR will
playback the tape for 5 seconds, after which it will
continue searching for the next Index mark.
5 If you want to watch the tape from a particular
Index, simply press
❿
II
.
INTRO SCAN:
➛➛❿❿
INDEX SEARCH :
➛➛
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