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To Find the Beginning of Each Recording
(VHS Index Search System)
This VCR automatically records special index signals on the
tape every time a recording is started. The Index search
function makes use of these index signals to let you find the
beginning of a desired programme quickly and easily.
Index signals are automatically recorded in the following
cases:
– When you start a recording by pressing the REC button
I
,
REC/OTR button
_
, or DIRECT REC button
Q
.
– When a timer recording starts.
– When you press the REC button
I
on the remote control
during recording.
Conditions for correct operation of the Index search function:
– The VCR must be in the stop mode or in the playback
mode.
– Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least
5 minutes long.
Preparations
– Display the VCR picture on the TV.
– Insert a recorded video cassette.
Operation
1
Press the INDEX button
L
(that corresponds to the
direction from the current tape position in which the
desired programme is located on the tape) to start the
index search.
For example, if you want to
search for the 2nd recorded
programme in forward direction,
press the INDEX
L
button
L
twice.
– The VCR fast-forwards or rewinds the tape and
searches for the specified index signal (the beginning of
the desired recorded programme).
When it has been found, playback starts automatically.
Erased
Programme 1
Programme 2
New programme
Within 10 minutes
Programme 3
Erased
Programme 1
Programme 2
New programme
Within 10 minutes
Programme 3
Not erased
Programme 1
Programme 2
New programme
10 minutes or more
Programme 3
To Demonstrate the Jet Navigator Function
Keep the NAVI button
4
pressed for more than 5 seconds
without inserting a cassette tape.
To Check the Recorded Programming Data
(Time Stamp Function)
When playback starts after searching
with Jet Navigator function or index
search function, recorded
programming data (called Time
Stamp) appears on the TV screen for
approx. 5 seconds.
When Recording Over the Same Location on a Tape:
– The originally recorded programme is deleted from the list.
– Programme contents starting near the start and end of the
newly recorded programme (within 10 minutes before the
start and after the end of the newly recorded programme)
are also erased.
(Although old programme contents are also similarly erased
in the case of ordinary recording, the newly recorded
programme is not registered in the list.)
Preparation
– Display the VCR picture on the TV.
Note:
– Time Stamp does not appear if the beginning of the Jet
Navigator data are not recorded 10 minutes before and
after the current tape position even when index signals are
recorded.
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To Cancel the Index Search or to Stop Playback:
Press the Stop button
F
.
Notes:
– Searching in either direction is possible up to the 20th
index signal.
– If you press either of the INDEX button
L
too many times,
simply press the other INDEX button
L
(indicating the
opposite direction) to correct it. In this way, you can reduce
the displayed figure down to 1.
– The figure on the VCR display decreases by 1 every time
an index signal is located.
VCR display
