Philips VRB615AT - Manual (Page 52)

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Index Search
When you make a recording, the VCR automatically places an index
code at the beginning of the recording. Essentially, an index code is a
type of “bookmark” for your tape. This feature is useful if you have
several different programs recorded on a single tape.
Fast forward or rewind to the next or previous index code on the
tape by following the steps below.
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Press the VCR button. Make sure the VCR is in VCR position.
(The VCR light will appear on the display panel when the VCR is in
VCR position.) If the VCR light does not appear, press the
VCR/TV button once.
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Insert a tape in the VCR. Press the INDEX SEARCH
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button to fast forward to the next index code on the tape.
Or, press the INDEX SEARCH
4 button to rewind to the
previous index code on the tape (or to the beginning of the
current recording). Wait for the VCR to fast forward or rewind
the tape. When the index code is reached, tape playback will begin
automatically.
NOTE: You may press an INDEX button repeatedly to skip over
multiple recordings. For example, if you want to fast forward past
four recordings, press the INDEX
¢ button four times. INDEX 4
will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen. The index
codes will count down on the screen as the search progresses. (ON
SCREEN MODE can not be set to OFF. Details are on page 25.)
• To stop an Index Search that is in
progress, press the STOP 9 button.
• The VCR does not place an index
code at the point where a recording is
paused, then resumed.
• INDEX may flash on the screen
briefly when you begin a recording.
• Press the STOP 9 button to cancel a
Record End Search or a Skip Search.
• If the end of the tape is reached dur-
ing a Record End Search, the VCR will
cancel the search and eject the tape.
• If the end of the tape is reached dur-
ing a Skip Search, the VCR will cancel
the search and rewind the tape.
• The VCR may not find the blank
portion or the end of the recorded
portion of a tape if the blank por-
tion is of less than seven seconds (in
SP speed).
Helpful Hints
Record End Search
This function enables you to search forward to the next unrecorded
portion of the tape (or to the point at which recording was stopped).
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Press the VCR button, then press the REC(ord) END
SEARCH button. The VCR begins fast forwarding to find the blank
portion on the tape. SEARCHING FOR REC END will appear on the
screen during the search.
The VCR will automatically stop when the blank portion or the end
of the recorded portion is reached. REC END SEARCH COMPLET-
ED will appear on the screen briefly. The remaining tape time also
may appear on the display panel.
Skip Search
This function enables you to skip forward 30 seconds at a time dur-
ing tape playback.
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During tape playback, press the VCR button, then press the
SKIP SEARCH button. Each time you press the SKIP SEARCH
button, the VCR will skip forward 30 seconds, then resume normal
playback. You can skip up to two minutes at a time using Skip
Search.
VCR TV
VCR/TV
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