Hitachi VTFX610A - Manual (Page 22)

Basic Operations (Playback) - 22 -
Displaying the Tape Remaining Time
This function displays the tape remaining time in hours and minutes.
1. Press DISPLAY to display the tape remaining time.
Immediately after the tape is inserted, "- : - -" will appear. 2 minutes after playback or recording is started, the
tape remaining time is displayed.
2. Press CLEAR repeatedly to switch the type of the tape used. The correct remaining time will appear.
AUTO: T-120 or shorter tape
T-160: T-140 or T-160 tape
T-180: T-180 tape
T-210: T-210 tape
The tape remaining time is not displayed correctly for a tape without any recordings or tapes other than T-30 /
60 / 90 / 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 / 210.
The remaining time may not be displayed correctly during fast forwarding or rewinding.
To Find Specific Sections on a Tape
Searching with the Time Counter
If there is one part of the video that you know you are going to want to return to, you can set the time counter to
memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PLAY mode.
Press DISPLAY several times to display the counter on the VCR.
Begin recording or playing back a tape.
At the point that you want to go back to, press CLEAR. This resets the counter to 0:00:00.
Press STOP when you are done recording or playing back the tape.
Now when you rewind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared the counter. (Notice it
moves just past the marker and then back to it.) Press PLAY to watch the tape from that preselected spot.
Press DISPLAY to take the counter display off. The spot is still in memory until you set a new one or until the
tape is ejected.
Jump to an Index Mark with INDEX
A quick way to access specific program segments is with the index search feature. This lets you move through a
tape that has several recordings on it by searching for the INDEX "mark." This function only works with
recordings that have been set up with indexing. Each time you make a recording, an INDEX "mark" (VISS
signal) is recorded automatically at the start of the recording. For more on how this gets recorded, see the
section on Recording a Program (page 34).
This VCR's indexing system is based on the VHS Index Search System (VISS). The new system may not
recognize index marks on tapes recorded on older VCRs.