Toshiba SD-25VLSR Service Manual page 9

Counter Display
ZERO RETURN function
Preparation
This function makes tape-rewinding
• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
stop at the counter 00:00:00 position
• Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will light.)
automatically.
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2
3
Press STOP when playback or
recording is finished.
Press ZERO RETURN.
The tape will be rewinded or fast
forwarded and automatically
stop at the "00:00:00" position.
The CLOCK/COUNTER-button
Press CLOCK/COUNTER during the playback. The clock and tape
counter alternate with each other in the display.
Note:
You can set the tape counter to 00:00:00 with COUNTER RESET
Notes:
anytime. Therefore, the counter display can also indicate 00:00:00,
• When you load a video cassette, the
even when the tape counter does not reach its beginning yet. Even
display indication changes to "00:00".
if the tape counter indicates 00:00:00, it can be rewinded moreover.
• The counter display does not function
If the tape was rewinded over the point of 00:00:00, the minus mark
on non-recorded (blank) sections of the
(–) appears in the counter display. Although the tape counter seems
tape. When you rewind, fast forward or
to forward when you press REW, in fact the tape is being rewinded.
play tapes through blank sections, the
When the tape reaches the beginning, the tape-rewinding stops
counter display stops.
automatically.
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Recording a TV Program
Preparation
• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.
• Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will
light.)
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2
3
4
If the erase prevention tab is removed, the tape will eject when REC/
OTR is pressed for recording.(see p.24)
To Stop Recording
To Stop Recording Temporarily
Notes:
• Since the DVD/VCR has a built-in TV
tuner the TV set may be turned off when
recording. The TV set may only be used
to check for accurate program adjust-
ments or to monitor recordings.
• If you wish to watch the DVD playback
during the recording on VCR, press
DVD to change to DVD mode and per-
form the DVD playback (see page 40).
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Press DISPLAY.
The counter display shows the
12:00 SUN
tape running time during playback
B/G
or recording.
The Recorder will indicate REC
during recording for itself.
VCR 00:04:38 SP
Press COUNTER RESET at
the desired tape position. The
12:00 SUN
counter display will be reset to
B/G
the "00:00:00" position (e.g.
the beginning of recording).
VCR
00:00:00 SP
12:00 SUN
B/G
00:36:25 SP
VCR
8+4
Load a blank cassette tape with the erase
prevention tab intact. (The DVD/VCR will auto-
matically turn on.)
VCR
Select the program(e.g.29) you want to record with CH +/– or 10
number buttons.
1~9 : e.g. 5 = press "5"
VCR
10~80 : e.g. 29 = press "2" and "9".
If a recording in Long Play mode is
intended, press SP/LP to display
"LP".
00:00:00 LP
Press REC/OTR to start recording.
INDEX
VCR
REC
Press STOP.
VCR
To stop a recording for a short
period of time press PAUSE/
STILL. Press this button again if
you want to resume the recording.
VCR
REC
Attention:
A safety circuit turns the pause mode off automatically after 5
minutes, and the DVD/VCR will stop the recording mode.
Whenever a recording is begun an
invisible index mark is recorded on
the tape. These index marks are all
identical, and each mark means: "Here
starts a new recording". Every DVD/
VCR equipped with the Video Index
CH 2
Search System (VISS) can locate
these marks at the beginning of any
recording.
CH 2
CH 2
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 tem-
porarily, the INDEX mark is not re-
corded on the tape.
Recording with a SCART Cable:
You can record a program using the TV
receiver of the DVD/VCR and at the same
time watch another program on the TV set
using its receiver. As the DVD/VCR auto-
matically switches the TV set the following
points should be observed:
CH 29
Auto Rewind Feature
The DVD/VCR will automatically rewind when
the tape has ended (except during OTR and
TIMER REC). It will also eject the cassette
tape.
Video Index Search System
Example: Indexing of TV commercials.
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Start playback and wait until the
end of the TV commercial is
reached, then press STOP.
2
Press REC/OTR once. When the "INDEX" on-screen indication
goes off, STOP may be pressed. This short recording process
will be sufficient to set an index mark.
This will result in about 10 seconds of the TV commercials to be
overwritten by another recording. Due to the system the end of
this recording will be followed by a recording gap (noise signal)
of approx. 5 seconds.
Recording several Index Marks
Due to the system only one index mark will be recorded at the
beginning of a recording. If you intend to set several index marks
during a single recording, follow the procedure below:
1
At the point of the recording
where an index mark is to be set
press PAUSE/STILL. The unit
will switch to the recording pause
mode.
VCR
REC
2
Press CH +/– repeatedly to
switch back to the original TV
program.
Press PAUSE/STILL to
resume recording.
INDEX
VCR
REC
Index Search
Press INDEX + or – during stop or
play mode.
For Succeeding programs:
Press INDEX +.
For Preceding programs:
Press INDEX –.
or is displayed
(Additional press increases the IN-
DEX NO. up to 9.)
INDEX NO. (up to 9)
When the INDEX + 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.
Recording a TV Program
1
Press TV/VCR until "VCR" appears on the display. Select the program
on the DVD/VCR you want to record. This program can be watched on
the screen and recorded by the DVD/VCR.
"VCR" indicator goes on.
2
While the VCR is recording press TV/VCR until the "VCR" indicator on the
display goes off. The TV set now displays the program of its built-in
receiving module. Select the TV channel you want to watch on the TV set.
Although the TV set now shows another program the DVD/VCR will
continue recording the previously selected program.
"VCR" indicator goes off.
3
Using TV/VCR you can switch the TV screen between the DVD/VCR
picture and the TV picture. If the "VCR" indicator is lit on the display, you
will watch the DVD/VCR picture. This has no trouble on the recording.
8+4
4-+
"VCR" indicator goes on.
To find unrecorded (blank) areas on a tape
The DVD/VCR searches for blank sections of tape in the direction of fast-
forwarding and automatically stops the tape when one is found.
Press BLANK SEARCH. The tape automatically stops at a blank section
of tape.
<Example when a blank section of tape is successfully located>
Current location on the tape
Fast forward Fast forward
Recorded Unrecorded (blank)
<Example when a blank section of tape cannot be successfully lo-
cated>
Current location on the tape
Fast forward Fast forward
New recording
Recorded earlier Unrecorded (blank)
(overwriting)
When the DVD/VCR searches for blank sections on an overwritten tape, it
stops at the end of the newly recorded section. To locate a blank section,
play the tape first to check the content and then press BLANK SEARCH
again.
To Display VCR operation Status
Press DISPLAY. The clock, day of the week and more informations will be
indicated.
To cancel the indicating: Press DISPLAY until all indicator disappear.
Indication for
Day of the week Deck-status
Hi-Fi-playback
here: Stop
Time
or stereo-
Program
reception
number or
(displayed
Scart input
23:59 MON CH 80
only for
(AV1,AV2 or
HI-FI
****
approx. 4
AV3)
B/G
seconds.)
*Station's name
L CH
Sound
01:36:58 SP
Cassette in
system
Unit
Indication for the selected
Tape speed
playback sound (e.g.: L CH
Stand of Tape counter
= Left Channel) (displayed
only for approx. 4 seconds.)
CH 2
+3
29
VCR
REC
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