Sony sl-hf600 Owner's Manual page 27

Notro
Durlng playback, the sound recorded on the conven-
tlonal audlo track wlll be muted while the lndex
slgnal is being recorded, but the recording wlll not be
affected.
Do not attempt to Insert an lndex slgnal lmmedlately
before a polnt on the tapa where the recording tape
speed ( RRor
I l l . )
changes. In such a case, the index
slgnal may not be registered.
Index slgnals can be recorded on cassette tapes
wlthout the safety tab (Including commercially
avallable pra-recorded vldeo tapes).
HOW TO ACTUATE THE INDEX FUNCTION
-Thorn am two ways.
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This function allows you to play back the beglnnlng of
each program on the tape.
lndex number
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INDEX
SCAN
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lnsert a cassette that has lndex slgnals recorded.
2
Press the INDEX button once. The "INDEX and
"SCAN" lndlcations wlll flash alternately.
3
When scannlng the previous programs, press the U
(rewlnd) button. When scannlng the programs ahead,
press the H (fast forward) button. The "INDEX" and
"SCAN" lndlcations wlll llght steadlly and the tape
wlll be rewound or advanced rapldly to the next lndex
slgnal recorded.
Whenever an index slgnal Is detected, the tape wlll be
played back for approx. 10 seconds, and then r e
wound or advanced rapldly again to the next lndex
slgnal.
4 At the deslred program, press the b (play) button.
Playback of that program wlll begln.
You can have the deslred program located and then
played back automatlcally by deslgnatlng the number
of Its lndex slgnal.
Up to the nlnth lndex slgnal away from the present posl-
tlon on the tape can be located.
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Insert a cassette that has lndex slgnals recorded.
2
Press the INDEX button several times untll the
number of the deslred program Is displayed.
For Instance, to locate the second program ahead,
two index slgnals will have to be detected, so press
the button untll "2" Is dlsplayed. On the other hand,
to locate the second program behind, three signals
wlll have to be detected, so press the button until
"3"
Is dlsplayed.
3 When locating a prevlous program on the tape, press
the U (rewlnd) button. When locatlng a program
ahead, press the
H
(fast forward) button.
The tape wlll be rewound or advanced rapidly. Every
tlme an index slgnal Is detected, the dlsplayed number
wlll decrease. When the number reaches
0
,
playback
of your desired program wlll start.
Notea
The index function can be activated durlng playback,
as well as from the stop mode.
Whlle the lndex signals are belng scanned or search-
ed for, there wlll be no plcture or sound.
If the tapa Is rewound to the beglnnlng durlng lndex
scan, playback wlll begln automatically.
W n the d r l m d prognm cannot be played
back wlth
the Index function, check the followlng:
Is there a program of less than one minute? Such a
program wlll not be counted.
The nearest index slgnal may not have been counted.
If the point where you pressed the U or H button
is falrly close (wlthln one mlnute of the normal taps
run) to the nearest lndex signal, the nearest index
slgnal will not be counted. In such a case, deslgnate
one number less than the actual number.
Is there a space of more than 2 mlnutes between
each lndex signal? If there is more than one index
signal recorded wlthln a space of two minutes of the
normal taperun, the mechanism may not function
properly.
Index
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number
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Present
posltlon