Searching the video tape – Sharp VC-MH715HM User Manual

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ADVANCED OPERATION

SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE

SKIP SEARCHING THE VIDEO TAPE

You can search the tape in 30 second time intervals. To do this follow the procedure below:

1.

Press

PLAY/X2

to start the video tape

playing.

2.

Press the

SKIP SEARCH

button on the

remote control.

The number of times you press

SKIP SEARCH

determines the forward search time.

•

After searching, normal playback
will resume automatically

DIGITAL PROGRAMME SEARCH SYSTEM (DPSS)

Your VCR records a marker signal on the tape at the start of each recording. These signals can

be used later to locate the starting point of a recording.

Press

DPSS

/

to locate a previous programme or the next programme.

For example,

1.

Load the video tape into the VCR.

2.

Press

DPSS

three times. DPSS 3 will appear on the on-screen display, and the VCR

will fast forward to locate the third recording after the current one.

3.

Press

DPSS

once. DPSS -1 will appear on the on-screen display and the VCR will

rewind to locate the beginning of the current recording.

4.

To cancel the search before it has finished, press

STOP

or

PLAY/X2

.

NOTES:

•

Recordings must be longer than 3 minutes.

•

The starting point of playback may vary.

•

This feature will only work with video tapes recorded on a VCR with the DPSS feature.

1 press = 30 seconds.
2 presses = 1 minute.
3 presses = 1 minute 30 seconds.

4 presses = 2 minutes.

PLAY / X2

SKIP

SEARCH

SKIP

SEARCH

DPSS Signals

Current tape position

Fast Forward

Rewind

DPSS
Number

PLAY / X2

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