Index Search
When you make a recording, the VCR automatically places an index code
at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index code is a type of
“bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have several differ-
ent programs recorded on a single tape.
Fast forward or rewind to the next or previous index code on the tape by
following the steps below.
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Press the VCR button. Make sure the VCR is in VCR position. (The VCR
light will appear on the display panel when the VCR is in VCR position.) If
the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once.
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Insert a tape in the VCR. Press the INDEX SEARCH
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button
to fast forward to the next index code on the tape. Or, press the
INDEX SEARCH
4
button to rewind to the previous index
code on the tape (or to the beginning of the current recording).
Wait for the VCR to fast forward or rewind the tape. When the index
code is reached, tape playback will begin automatically.
NOTE: You may press an INDEX button repeatedly to skip over multiple
recordings. For example, if you want to fast forward past four recordings,
press the INDEX
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button four times. INDEX 4 will appear in the bot-
tom right corner of the screen. The index codes will count down on the
screen as the search progresses. (ON SCREEN MODE can not be set to
OFF. Details are on page 26.)
• To stop an Index Search that is in
progress, press the STOP
9
button.
• The VCR does not place an index
code at the point where a recording is
paused, then resumed.
• INDEX may flash on the screen
briefly when you begin a recording.
• Press the STOP
9
button to cancel a
Record End Search or a Skip Search.
• If the end of the tape is reached dur-
ing a Record End Search, the VCR will
cancel the search and eject the tape.
• If the end of the tape is reached dur-
ing a Skip Search, the VCR will cancel
the search and rewind the tape.
• The VCR may not find the blank por-
tion or the end of the recorded por-
tion of a tape if the blank portion is
of less than seven seconds (in SP
speed).
Helpful Hints
Record End Search
This function enables you to search forward to the next unrecord-
ed portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was
stopped).
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Press the VCR button, then press the REC(ord) END SEARCH
button. The VCR begins fast forwarding to find the blank portion on the
tape. SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on the screen during the
search.
The VCR will automatically stop when the blank portion or the end of the
recorded portion is reached. REC END SEARCH COMPLETED will appear
on the screen briefly. The remaining tape time also may appear on the dis-
play panel.
Skip Search
This function enables you to skip forward 30 seconds at a time during tape
playback.
1
During tape playback, press the VCR button, then press the SKIP
SEARCH button. Each time you press the SKIP SEARCH button, the
VCR will skip forward 30 seconds, then resume normal playback. You can
skip up to two minutes at a time using Skip Search.
VCR
TV
VCR/TV
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POWER
STILL/SLOW
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