Search Functions; To Quickly Find The Beginning Of A Desired Programme (Viss=Vhs Index Search System); To Search For A Desired Programme While Checking The Recorded Contents On A Cassette (Intro-Jet Scan) - Panasonic NV-FJ760 Series Operating Instructions Manual

Search Functions

To Quickly Find the Beginning of a
Desired Programme
(VISS=VHS Index Search System)
This VCR automatically records special index signals on the
tape every time a recording is started. The Index search
function makes use of these index signals to let you find the
beginning of a desired programme quickly and easily.
Index signals are automatically recorded in the following
cases:
≥ When you start a recording by pressing the REC button
REC/OTR button or DIRECT TV REC button
≥ When a timer recording starts.
≥ When you press the REC button
during recording.
Conditions for correct operation of the Index search function:
≥ The VCR must be in the stop mode or in the playback
mode.
≥ Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least 5
minutes long.
Preparations
≥ Display the VCR picture on the TV.
≥ Insert a recorded video cassette.
As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette Number
Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is completed.
(See page 15.)
Operation
1 Press the INDEX button
direction from the current tape position in which the
desired programme is located on the tape) to start the
index search. For example,
if you want to search for the
2nd recorded programme in
forward direction, press the INDEX L button
≥ The VCR fast-forwards or rewinds the tape and
searches for the specified index signal (the beginning
of the desired recorded programme).
When it has been found, playback starts
automatically.
To Cancel the Index Search or to Stop Playback:
Press the Stop button
Hints:
≥ Searching in either direction is possible up to the 20th
index signal.
≥ If you press either of the INDEX buttons
simply press the other INDEX button
opposite direction) to correct it. In this way, you can reduce
the displayed figure down to 1.
≥ The figure on the VCR display decreases by 1 every time
an index signal is located.
To Search for a Desired Programme
While Checking the Recorded
Contents on a Cassette
(Intro-Jet Scan)
This VCR automatically records special index signals on the
tape every time a recording starts. The Intro-Jet Scan function
makes use of these index signals to play back the beginning
of each programme recorded on the cassette one after
another at high speed.
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on the remote control
(that corresponds to the
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too many times,
(indicating the
This lets you quickly and easily check the contents of a
cassette and find a desired programme.Index signals are
automatically recorded in the following cases:
≥ When you start a recording by pressing the REC button
REC/OTR button
≥ When a timer recording starts.
≥ When you press the REC button
during recording.
Conditions for correct operation of the Intro-Jet Scan
function:
≥ The cassette must have been ejected after the timer
recordings were performed.
,
≥ VCR must be switched on, be in the playback mode or be
.
in the standby mode.
≥ Each programme recorded on the tape must be at least 15
minutes long.
Preparations
≥ Display the VCR picture on the TV.
≥ Insert a recorded video cassette.
Operations
1 Insert a pre-recorded video cassette.
If a cassette is already in the VCR, press the LIBRARY
button
¡ As soon as the cassette is inserted, the Cassette
Number Check starts. Wait a few moments until it is
completed. (See page 15.)
If the "Intro-Jet Scan" indication does not appear on
the TV screen, press the LIBRARY button
appear.
Content of tape: 100
Title
ZDF (18:58)
>>
twice.
: Subtitles
2 Press the Cursor buttons (34)
Scan" indication and then press the LIBRARY button
to start the Intro-Jet Scan.
≥ After rewinding the tape to the beginning, the VCR
plays it back at high speed for approximately 10
seconds. It then fast-forwards the tape to the next tape
position marked by an index signal (beginning of a
programme), and every time an index signal is found,
the VCR switches over to high-speed playback (Cue)
for about 10 seconds.
Beginning of tape
Index signal
Programme 1
High-speed Playback
(Cue)
3 When you have found the programme that you want to
view, press the Play button
To Cancel the Intro-Jet Scan or to Stop Playback:
Press the Stop button
or DIRECT TV REC button
on the remote control
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Content of tape: ---
Date/Category Title
We 19.04.98
<<
Find space to record
or
>> <<
Intro-Jet Scan
: Subtitles
to select the "Intro-Jet
Programme 2
Rewinding
Fast-forwarding
to start normal playback.
.
,
.
to make it
Date/Category
>> <<
Intro-Jet Scan
Present tape position
Programme 3