(SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS)
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 only recorded on the tape when you first 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. Controls TV Screen
I ND EX / START
Note: An index signal is also recorded during recording pause by pressing the PROG button to switch the channel to be recorded. 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 down details of all recordings on the tape easily. To locate a programme using the index feature, turn the VCR on and insert a cassette which was recorded using the tape indexing feature, then operate as follows.
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Press the INDEX button when a cassette is loaded and the VCR is in the stop mode.
MENU
Exit
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REW PLAY F.FWD
I ND EX
Press the REW or F.FWD button. The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded until an index mark is detected.
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I ND EX
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INDEX
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.
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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.
Rental play
The VCR will automatically start playback when a cassette with its safety tab removed is inserted into the VCR. Then the VCR will enter the rewind mode when the tape reaches its end or when the VCR plays the non-recorded section for approximately 30 seconds, and then VCR will eject the cassette at the beginning of tape and turn the power off.
