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Advanced operations
SEARCH PICTURE MODE
REC
VCR
DATE
CANCEL
AUDIO
RESET OSD/DISPLAY VCR/TV
SPEED
+
+
–
+
–
ON
OFF
TV
MENU
OK
PROG. / CHECK
TIMER
Á
NAVI
INDEX
1
2
3
4
JET REW
–
CH
To Find the Beginning of
Each Recording
(VHS Index Search System)
Example:
Searching for the 2nd recorded segment in the
forward direction.
Press
INDEX
9
twice.
(This operation is performed
while the VCR is in the stop
mode or normal playback
mode.)
Display Symbol
≥
After finding the specific recorded segment,
playback starts automatically.
≥
If you press
INDEX
9
too many times,
simply press
INDEX
:
to correct it. In this
way, you can reduce the displayed figure
down to 1.
≥
Up to 20 index signals can be searched for in
both directions.
≥
The figure on the display decreases by 1
each time an index signal is located.
Recording Index Signals
Index signals are recorded in the following
cases.
≥
When a recording is started by pressing
REC
¥
(
¥
REC/OTR)
.
≥
When
REC
¥
on the remote controller
is
pressed during recording.
≥
When timer recording is activated.
Note:
≥
The index search function can only work
correctly if the index signals are spaced at
least 3 minutes apart in the SP mode and
5 minutes apart in the EP mode.
Searching while checking
the video cassette contents
(Intro-Jet Scan)
The approximate beginnings of each recorded
program are played in succession at the high
speed so that the program to be viewed can be
located easily.
Preparations
≥
Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR
viewing channel is selected.
≥
Press
VCR/TV
to select the VCR mode.
≥
Load the pre-recorded video cassette.
Operations
1
Press
SEARCH
.
(This operation is performed while the VCR
is off or while the VCR is in the stop mode or
normal playback mode with the VCR on.)
≥
The tape is rewound to
the beginning, and
played for about
10 seconds at the high
speed. It is then fast
forwarded, the VISS
(VHS Index Search
System) signals are
searched in
succession, and each
time the signals are
found, the tape is
played for about
10 seconds at the high
speed.
5
5
INTRO-JET SCAN
5
INTRO-JET SCAN
55
INTRO-JET SCAN
2
When the program to be viewed is reached,
press
1
(PLAY)
.
≥
Normal playback now commences.
To stop the operation at any time:
Press
∫
(STOP)
.
Note:
≥
This function may not work properly when
recorded programs run for 15 minutes or less.
