Zero Return Function; Video Index Search System - RCA 27F500 User Manual

ZERO RETURN function / Video index search system
ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape-rewinding
stop at the counter 00:00:00 position
automatically.
Preparation:
• Press TVNCR to select the TVNCR mode.
Press DISPLAY/CALL
The counter display shows the tape
running time during playback or
recording.
Press COUNTER RESET at the desired
tape position. The counter display will be
reset to the "00:00:00" position (e.g. the
beginning of recording).
Press STOP when playback or recording is finished.
Press ZERO RETURN.
The tape will rewind or fast forward and automatically stop at the
"00:00:00" position.
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 automatically
records an iNDEX mark on the tape
whenever a recording is initiated.
NOTES for Counter Display:
• 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.
NOTES for Video index search system:
• 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.
• IN DEX 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.
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Index Search
Press INDEX + or - during stop or play
mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX +.
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX-.
(Additional press increases the 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.
i!i!i!:i!
9 or 8 is display_
INDEX NO. (up to 9)