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You can quickly locate a desired section of a cassette with this feature.
Index Signal
An index signal is automatically recorded on a cassette at the start of
ordinary recording, simple recording timer and timer recording.
1
Insert a cassette containing index signals.
2
Select the index number of the desired program with
DPSS
/
.
•
With each press of the button, the number changes. One of
19 programs can be selected in either direction (one of up to
38 programs).
(Example: DPSS 3=Third program after the current one.)
On the TV screen
D P S S 3
D P S S 2
3
Search starts immediately when you press
DPSS
/
. (When
a signal is located, the displayed number decreases.)
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When the selected section is found, playback begins automati-
cally.
•
DPSS may not work if recordings are too close (within 3 minutes of
each other).
•
Press
û
PLAY
or
Ë
STOP
to cancel DPSS.
•
If the tape reaches its end or beginning before locating the desired
point, DPSS is cancelled.
•
DPSS may not function for damaged or worn tapes.
•
DPSS cannot be used with tapes that contain no index signals.
•
The starting point of a program may vary slightly.
•
DPSS does not operate during the slow, record, timer stand-by, and
timer recording modes, or when there is no cassette loaded.
•
Index signals for DPSS cannot be entered manually.
DPSS (Digital Program Search System)
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OPEN/
CLOSE
POWER
VCR/DVD
SELECTOR
VCR MENU
DVD SETUP
TAPE
SPEED
ON
SCREEN
TIMER
ON/OFF
TITLE
DVD MENU
DISPLAY
TV/VCR
EJECT
FUNCTION
CONTROL
PROGRAM
ZOOM
CANCEL
RETURN
REV
FWD
SET
ENTER
ZERO BACK
SKIP SEARCH
REPLAY
VCR DVD
AM/PM
INPUT
PAUSE/STILL
REC
VCR/DVD COMBINATION
PLAY
STOP
SLOW
CH
VCR
DVD
SKIP
DPSS
AUDIO
OUTPUT
PLAY
STOP
DPSS /
Rewind
Fast forward
1
–1
2
3
Index signals
Current tape position
