TAPE FINDER function
TAPE FINDER function allows you to search for a programme you wantto view or the point from which
you wantto start recording on tape, with the following three functions:
* INDEX SEARCH: To locate the beginning of a recorded programme.
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* BLANK SEARCH: To locate the beginning of a blank (non-recorded) section on tape.
* EASY VIEW:This switches fast forward or rewind to visual search so that you can search for a scene you
want to view while scanning the pictures.
Index function
The cassette tape may be recorded using the tape
indexing feature for the rapid location of any
section.
To record using the indexing feature
Record as usual. Each time you press the REC
button to begin recording, an index signal is
recorded on the tape.
The index signal is always recorded on the tape
when you begin to record. If you use the pause
feature between different recorded programmes
no new index signal will have been recorded.
Press the stop button and then record between
different recordings.
Note: An index signal is also recorded during
recording pause by pressing the PROG 4 /v
button to switch the channel to be recorded.
Controls
TV Screen
To locate a programme using the index feature
The index function lets you view the first few
seconds of all recordings on the tape. This also
allows you to jot downdetails of all recordings on
the tape easily.
To locate a programme using the index feature,
turn the VCRon andinsert a cassette which was
recorded using the tape indexing feature, then
operate as follows.
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INDEX
FORWARD
INDEX
REWIND
PLAY
Press the Index forward or Index rewind when a
cassette is loaded and the VCRis in the stop
mode.
To rewind the tape, press the Index rewind button.
To fast forward the tape, press the Index forward
button.
The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded until
an index markis detected.
When the VCR has located an index mark,it will
enter the playback mode for approximately 15
seconds. This is long enough for you to recognize
the programme. The VCR then winds the tape to
subsequent index marks in sequence.
When you see the programme you want to watch,
press the PLAY button to start playback.
The INDEX indicator will disappear from the TV
screen.
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