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Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX
A quick way to access specific program segments is with the index search feature. This lets you move
through a tape that has several recordings on it by searching for the INDEX "mark." This function only
works with recordings that have been set up with indexing. You create an INDEX mark every time you
press the REC and PLAY buttons on the remote control at the same time or the REC/IRT button on the
VCR while recording. For more on how this gets recorded, see the section on Recording a Program (page
33).
This VCR's indexing system is based on the VHS Index Search System (VISS). The new system may not
recognize index marks on tapes recorded on older VCRs.
If the VCR is in PLAY mode, press STOP.
Press INDEX on the remote control. This brings up the Set Go-To Time/Index screen.
Press REW or F.FWD to begin the index search.
The tape rewinds or fast-forwards until an index mark is detected. During this search, the words SCAN
AND PLAY display on the bottom of your screen.
When the VCR finds an index mark, it plays 15 seconds of the program that begins at that spot.
If this is the program you were looking for, press PLAY to resume normal playback.
If this is not the program you want, don't press anything. After 15 seconds, the VCR will move to the
next mark and play a part of that program. The VCR will continue searching until you press STOP or
reach the end of the tape.
When you find the program you want and press PLAY, the VCR returns to PLAY mode.
To stop the index search before an index mark is reached, press STOP.
If there are no index marks on the tape, the VCR will just rewind to the beginning or fast forward to the
end.
