Tape Operation - Panasonic Omnivision PV-V4523S Operating Instructions Manual

Tape Operation

Search System
For each recording, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. A program index and
information are also included for timer recordings. These marks are used to access or
scan recordings.
Index Search
1 Press SEARCH* to
SEARCH
INDEX PROGRAM END
display SEARCH in Stop
ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1
or Play mode, and then
USING 1- 9 KEYS
press NUMBER keys to
FORWARD SEARCH :FF
REVERSE SEARCH :REW
select recording
NEXT :SEARCH
EXIT :STOP
number.
• To calculate number,
see below.
Press FF or REW to
start search.
2 Play begins at search
INDEX SEARCH
end. To search forward
or back 1 index, press
FF or REW while
screen left is displayed
FORWARD SEARCH :FF
REVERSE SEARCH :REW
(10 sec.).
• To cancel, press
PLAY or STOP.
To Calculate Index Number
Example 1:
To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press
REW.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Example 2:
To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press
FF.
1 2 3 4 5 6
NOTE: indicates start points of each recording.
Note
• If Index Search is started very close to an
index mark, that index mark may not be
counted in the search.
Program End Search
Locates end point of recording for continuity.
1
Press SEARCH twice to display SEARCH
in Stop or Play mode.
2
Press FF to start
SEARCH
INDEX PROGRAM END
PROGRAM END
SEARCH.
SEARCH START :FF
• To cancel, press
PLAY or STOP.
EXIT :SEARCH
Examples of Program End Search.
Fig. 1
Program 1 Program 2 or BLANK
the current tape position
Press SEARCH button
End Point
FF
Fig. 2
Program 1
BLANK Program 2
the current tape position
Press SEARCH button
FF
Fig. 3
the current tape position
Press SEARCH button
Program 1 BLANK
If search
FF
exceeds a few
End Point
seconds in
BLANK area.
7
Upon locating end point,
➛ search continues 7 sec. past end point,
➛ tape rewinds to 10 sec. before end point,
➛ tape plays to end point and stops.
Notes
7
• If Program End Search is started very
close to an index mark, that mark may be
skipped over.
• To cancel, press PLAY or STOP.
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Tape Operation
Repeat Play
Set to playback a recording over and over.
1
Press ACTION to display menu.
2
VCR CLOCK CHANNEL
REPEAT PLAY :OFF
REMOTE WARNING :ON
AUTO SHUT- OFF :OFF
AUTO VCR/TV :ON
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
VCR' S OUTPUT CH :3
SELECT : SET :
EXIT : ACT I ON
3
Press ACTION to return to normal screen.
Zero Search
To quickly return to a specified tape location.
1
Press DISPLAY during play
BLANK
to display Counter.
End Point
2
PLAY 1 2 : 0 0AM
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
SP
Program 2
3
Continue to record, playback, etc.
4
Press STOP.
5
REW 1 2 : 3 0AM CH 02
0 : 30 : 30
SP
STOP 1 2 : 3 1AM CH 02
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
SP
*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed,
press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.
Commercial Skip
VCR fast forwards (skips) over 1~3 minutes
of recorded tape.
1
Press CM/ZERO in Play mode.
Press to select
REPEAT PLAY and
• Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to change
press to set ON or
skip time as shown below.
OFF.
ON : Play repeats at tape end
or if unrecorded portion
over 30 sec. is detected.
• No indication appears.
Press RESET
COUNTER at desired
position to reset to
"0:00:00".
Press CM/ZERO in Stop
mode to start ZERO
SEARCH.
• Unit will go into FF or
REW mode and stop at
the last point the
Counter was set to
0:00:00.
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PLAY
1st Press 1 min Skip
2nd Press 2 min Skip
3rd Press 3 min Skip