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Dual-Deck VCR User’s Guide
COMMERCIAL ADV
ANCE PLA
YBACK
Follow these steps to automatically skip marked
commercials while watching a taped TV show.
1
O P E N M A I N M E N U
Press MENU.
2
S E L E C T “ P L A Y B A C K S E T T I N G S ”
Press 2.
3
S E L E C T “ C O M M E R C I A L A D V A N C E ”
Press 5.
4
A D J U S T “ C O M M E R C I A L A D V A N C E ”
S E T T I N G S
Press 2 or 3 to set each of the following:
2 - C A P l a y b a c k
•
Auto
– During playback of a tape with
marked commercials, the VCR will automati-
cally fast-forward through commercial
groups at approximately 7 times normal
speed (SP).
•
Manual
– Commercials will be shown as usual.
To manually bypass marked commercial
groups, press SEARCH/INDEX.
3 - B a c k g r o u n d
•
Blue
– While fast-forwarding through com-
mercials, the VCR will display a blue back-
ground.
•
Video
– While fast-forwarding through
commercials, the VCR will display the video
recording.
5
S K I P C O M M E R C I A L S
Play a tape with marked commercials in Deck 1.
• A commercial group that starts in the first
two minutes or last two minutes of a record-
ing will not be skipped.
• A commercial will not be skipped if a record-
ing starts in the middle of a commercial
segment, if one isolated commercial is
shown without others, or if a commercial is
longer than one minute.
• Part of a recorded program may be skipped
if the program segment is between commer-
cials and less than one minute; or if there are
frequent dark and quiet scenes.
press
press
1
Copy Settings
2
Playback Settings
3
Record/Edit Settings
4
Channel Settings
5
VCR Settings
6
Timer Recording
7
Language/Langue/Idioma
/ = Move
= Sel
MENU = Quit
MAIN MENU
PLAYBACK SETTINGS
1
Deck 1 Hi-Fi
On
2
Deck 2 Hi-Fi
On
3
Dual Playback
Off
4
Auto Play/Rewind
Both
5
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
/ = Move
= Sel
MENU = Quit
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
1
Mark Commercials
Yes
2
CA Playback
Auto
3
Background Blue
/ = Move
= Sel
MENU = Quit
press
MENU
2
5
press
2
for
CA Playback
3
for
Background
N O T E
•
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE Override
- To temporarily override automatic skipping of commercials, press
STOP
while the VCR is fast-forwarding through a group of commercials. Press REWIND to position the
tape before the commercial group, then press PLAY . This time when the commercial group begins, it will
NOT be skipped. Automatic skipping will resume after the VCR reaches the end of a commercial group.