Search Features; About Index Marks; Index Search/Scan - Sonic Blue DVR4400 User Manual

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About Index Marks

Index Marks are like bookmarks on your VHS tapes that help you easily find the start of any recording. Index Marks are inserted
automatically during standard recording, one-touch recording, timer recording, or copying. You can also place Index Marks manu-
ally anywhere on a tape by pressing the SEARCH button while a recording is in progress. Later you can search or scan for these
bookmarks in the Search Menu.

Index Search/Scan

To search or scan for specific recordings:
1 Insert a VHS tape with recorded material in the VCR deck.
2 While the tape is stopped or playing, press SEARCH.
3 Press / and to select Index Search/Scan:
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Index Scan Press FF
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backward. When an Index Mark is found, the tape will play for 5 seconds.
If it is the scene you want, press PLAY/PAUSE
DVD+VCR will automatically search for the next Index Mark.
Index Search Enter an Index number from 1 to 99 (e.g., for 5 press 0-5), then press FF
forward or backward. When the VCR locates the specified Index Mark, it will play the tape.
• Use the Date/Time Stamp with Index Scan to make it even eas-
ier to find Timer Recordings on your tapes. For example, when
Index Scan stops at an Index Mark, you will see the date and
time the show was recorded.
• VISS, or VHS Index Search System is the VHS standard for
indexing tapes and is compatible with tapes made on other
VCRs and camcorders using the VISS system.
or REW to begin scanning forward or
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