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INDEX
1
Press
DISPLAY
.
The counter display shows the tape run-
ning time during playback or recording.
2
Press
COUNTER RESET
at the desired
tape position. The counter display will be
reset to the “00:00:00” position (e.g. the be-
ginning of recording).
3
Press
STOP
when playback or recording is finished.
Press
ZERO RETURN
.
The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and automatically stop
at the “00:00:00” position.
Switching the display between clock and counter
Press
CLOCK/COUNTER
. The clock and tape counter alternate with
each other in the display window.
Video index search system
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any record-
ing made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX MARK
The Index search function automatically records
an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a record-
ing is initiated.
Index search
Press
INDEX
7
or
6
during stop or play
mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press
INDEX
7
.
For Preceding programs: Press
INDEX
6
.
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO.
up to 9.)
When the
INDEX
7
or
6
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
.
ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape rewind-
ing stop at the counter “00:00:00”
position automatically.
P
S P
P
PM
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NOTES for Counter Display:
• If you rewind the tape beyond
“00:00:00”, a minus sign (“–”) will be
displayed in front of the time.
• When you load a tape, the counter
will reset to “00:00:00”.
• The counter does not function on
non-recorded (blank) sections of the
tape. When you rewind, fast forward
or play tapes through blank sections,
the counter stops.
NOTES for Video index search sys-
tem:
• 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.
7
or
6
is displayed
+3
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
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