Zero return function, Video index search system – Sanyo DWM-3500 User Manual
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ZERO RETURN Function
This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00
position automatically.
Preparation:
• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.
• Press [VCR] to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator on
the front panel will light.)
1. Press [DISPLAY].
The counter display shows the tape running time during
playback or recording.
8 : 47
AM
MON
00 : 04 : 38 SP
STEREO SAP
2. Press [COUNTER RESET] at the desired tape position.
The counter display will be reset to the “00:00:00” position
(e.g. the beginning of recording).
8 : 47
AM
MON
00 : 00 : 00 SP
STEREO SAP
3. Press [
n
] when playback or recording is finished.
4. Press [ZERO RETURN].
The tape will be rewinded or fast forwarded and automatically
stop at the “00:00:00” position.
The CLOCK/COUNTER-button
Press [CLOCK/COUNTER]. The clock and tape counter alternate
with each other in the display.
Notes:
•
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 nonrecorded (blank)
sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
play tapes through blank sections, the counter stops.
Video Index Search System
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording
made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX mark
The Index Search function automatically records an INDEX mark
on the tape whenever a recording is initiated.
CH 001
INDEX
Index Search
n
(Stop)
e
f
Press [
e
] or [
f
] during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press [
e
].
For Preceding programs: Press [
f
].
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)
When the [
e
] or [
f
] is pressed, the unit starts searching the
INDEX NO. selected and finds the portion, then playback starts
automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press [
n
].
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
e
or
f
is displayed
+3
Notes:
•
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.
CLOCK/
COUNTER
3
2
VCR
1
4
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