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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 ForwardRewind
DPSS
Number
PLAY / X2
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