Video Index Search System - Toshiba SD-V593SU Owner's Manual

Playback (VCR)
Convenience function (continued)
Clock/counter display
Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape counter
alternate with each other in the display window.
COUNTER
CLOCK
Press DVD/VCR SELECT. The DVD mode and the
VCR mode alternate with each other in the display.
DVD mode
VCR mode
Notes:
• If you rewind the tape beyond "00:00:00", a minus sign ("–")
will be displayed in front of the time.
• When you load a tape, the counter will reset to "00:00:00".
• The counter does not function on nonrecorded (blank)
sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast forward or play
tapes through blank sections, the counter stops.
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Video index search system

This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording
made on the VCR.
Recording an INDEX mark
The Index Search function auto-
matically records an INDEX mark
on the tape whenever a recording
is initiated.
Index search
Press VISS + or – during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press VISS +.
For Preceding programs: Press VISS –.
(As many as 9 index points can be accessed via this
method.)
When the VISS + or – is pressed,
the unit starts searching the INDEX
NO. selected and finds the portion,
then playback starts automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press
STOP.
Notes:
• When you record an INDEX mark at the very beginning of the
tape, the mark may not be found.
• During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin to play at a
slightly different location.
• INDEX may not function properly with old or worn out video tapes.
• INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely close to the point
where the search began.
• In recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the INDEX mark
is not recorded on the tape.
SQPB (S-VHS Quasi Playback)
You can playback video cassette tapes recorded in the
S-VHS system.
However, the picture will not have the high resolution of
S-VHS system.
Note: You cannot record S-VHS video format with this
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STOP
VISS /
+ –
CLOCK/COUNTER
DVD/VCR SELECT
CH 001
INDEX
or is displayed
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
VCR.