Panasonic PV-V4603 PVV4603S User Guide - Page 10

• Tape Operation Tape Operation Tape Operation Search System For each recording, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. A program index and information are also included for timer recordings. These marks are used to access or scan recordings. Index Search Program End Search 1 SEARCH INDEX PROGRAM END ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1 USING 1- 9 KEYS FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW NEXT :SEARCH EXIT :STOP Press SEARCH* to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode, and then press NUMBER keys to select recording number. • To calculate number, see below. Press FF or REW to start search. Locates end point of recording for continuity. 1 Press SEARCH twice to display SEARCH in Stop or Play mode. 2 SEARCH INDEX PROGRAM END SEARCH START :FF EXIT :SEARCH Press FF to start PROGRAM END SEARCH. • To cancel, press PLAY or STOP. 2 INDEX SEARCH FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW Play begins at search end. To search forward or back 1 index, press FF or REW while screen left is displayed (10 sec.). • To cancel, press PLAY or STOP. To Calculate Index Number Example 1: To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW. 1 2 3 45 6 7 Example 2: To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF. INDEX INDEX Examples of Program End Search. Fig. 1 Program 1 the current tape position Press SEARCH button FF Program 2 or BLANK End Point Fig. 2 INDEX Program 1 BLANK Program 2 the current tape position Press SEARCH button FF BLANK End Point Fig. 3 the current tape position Press SEARCH button Program 1 BLANK INDEX FF End Point Program 2 If search exceeds a few seconds in BLANK area. Upon locating end point, ➛ search continues 7 sec. past end point, ➛ tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point, ➛ tape plays to end point and stops. 1 2 3 45 6 7 NOTE: indicates start points of each recording. Notes • If Program End Search is started very close to an index mark, that mark may be skipped over. • To cancel, press PLAY or STOP. Repeat Play Set to playback a recording over and over. 1 Press ACTION to display menu. 2 VCR CLOCK CHANNEL REPEAT PLAY :OFF REMOTE WARNING :ON AUTO SHUT- OFF :OFF AUTO VCR/TV :ON IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH VCR' S OUTPUT CH :3 SELECT : SET : EXIT : ACT I ON Press to select REPEAT PLAY and press to set ON or OFF. ON : Play repeats at tape end or if unrecorded portion over 30 sec. is detected. 3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen. Commercial Skip VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1~3 minutes of recorded tape. 1 Press CM/ZERO in Play mode. • Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to change skip time as shown below. PLAY 1st Press 1 min Skip 2nd Press 2 min Skip Zero Search To quickly return to a specified tape location. 1 Press DISPLAY during play to display Counter. 2 PLAY 1 2 : 0 0AM 0 : 00 : 00 SP Press RESET COUNTER at desired position to reset to "0:00:00". 3rd Press 3 min Skip • No indication appears. 3 Continue to record, playback, etc. 4 Press STOP. 5 REW 1 2 : 3 0AM CH 02 0 : 30 : 30 SP STOP 1 2 : 3 1AM CH 02 0 : 00 : 00 SP Press CM/ZERO in Stop mode to start ZERO SEARCH. • Unit will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00. Note • If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search. Shuttle Variable Speed Search The SHUTTLE Ring allows you to smoothly control the tape speed during special effects playback in both forward or reverse. Begin the forward or reverse search. Turn SHUTTLE Ring while in Play or Still mode. • The more you turn the Ring, the faster the search speed will be. Release the Shuttle mode. Press a function button such as : PLAY, STOP, etc. • The VCR performs the function of the button pressed. Notes • When the SHUTTLE Ring is turned more than half in Stop mode, normal Fast Forward or Rewind will begin. • Some noise bars are normal during Shuttle operation. • After 3 minutes in Still or Slow, the VCR will go into Stop mode. • When the SHUTTLE Ring is released, the VCR goes into Still mode. *Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again. - 6 - - 7 -