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Press OSD.
The counter display shows the tape
running time during playback or
recording.
ZERO RETURN function/Video Index Search system
ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00
position automatically.
NOTES for Counter Display:
If you rewind the tape beyond “00:00:00”,
a minus sign (“–”) will be displayed in
front of the time counter.
When you load a tape, the counter will
reset to “00:00:00”.
The counter does not function on
nonrecorded (blank) sections of the
tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
play tapes through blank sections, the
counter stops.
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Press C. RESET at the desired tape
position. The counter display will be
reset to the “00:00:00” position (e.g.
the beginning of recording).
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Press STOP when playback or recording is finished.
Press ZERO RETURN.
The tape will be rewinded or fast forwarded and automatically
stop at the “00:00:00” position.
The DISPLAY-button
Press DISPLAY. The clock and tape counter
alternate with each other in the display.
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Video Index Search system
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any
recording made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX MARK
The Index Search function automatically
records an INDEX mark on the tape
whenever a recording is initiated.
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
or is displayed
Index Search
Press INDEX or during stop or play
mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX .
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX .
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO.
up to 9.)
When the INDEX or is pressed, the
unit starts searching the INDEX NO.
selected and finds the portion, then
playback starts automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press STOP.
NOTES for Video Index Search system:
When you record an INDEX mark at
the very beginning of the tape, the
mark may not be found.
During INDEX search, the tape may
stop and begin to play at a slightly
different location.
INDEX may not function properly with
old or worn out video tapes.
INDEX marks may not be found if it is
extremely close to the point where the
search began.
In recording, if you stop recording
temporarily, the INDEX mark is not
recorded on the tape.
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