Chapter4: UsingtheAdvancedFeatures SearchingTechniques(cont.)
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_Important:
VCR
Counter zero stop
_]m--ADJUST to select
To do this:
O Make sure that you have set the TV/VCR slide switch on the
remote control to the "VCR" position.
0 While playing a tape, choose the desired search time by
pressing the number button. (See the l:'ollowing chart. )
Number ;! 3 2 m4in 2 m5in. 6
button
Search 3, 1 min.
time ec. 1 min. 30 sec. " 130sec. 3 rnin.
The VCR will speed through the selected lexlgth of tape, then
resume playback. The screen to the left will appear and show the
search time and the gauge. Each mark on t|l e gauge represents 15
seconds. The marks will disappear, one by one, every 15 ,_econds
of the search time. You can set the search time up to 3 minutes.
Speedsearching
You can use speed search to visually search through the contents
of a videotape. To do this:
O
While playing a tape, press the FF or REW button on the
front panel or on the remote control. You will see the picture
as it fast forwards or rewinds. It is no_m:Lalto see some "noise
bars."
If you press the FF or REW button and hold it down for about
1 second, the search speed will increase.
To resume normal playback, press FF or REW again quickly,
or press PLAY/STOP.
The fastest search speed that allows you to see the picture is
about 30 times normal speed. It is normal fi:_rthe number of noise
bars on the screen to increase and roll from top to bottom as the
visual search speed increases. Using speed _;earch for long
stretches of tape may cause the video heads to become dirty
faster. The fastest way to move through the tape is without a
picture, which allows you to search up to 250 times normal speed.
To do this, first stop the tape and then press FF or REW
Usingcounterzerostop
Counter zero stop is useful to quickly access to the beginning of a
recorded or playback section of a tape. The VCR will automati-
cally fast forward or rewind to "OH00M00S_ and stop the tape.
O Press the CANCEL button on the remote control at the point
you wish to locate later. The counter will reset to "0H00M00S'.
When you wish to return to the point specified in step O,
press the AUDIO/VIDEO button on the remote control. The
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