Hitachi VHS VT-S772A Owner's Manual page 31

Basic Operations
Visual Search
This function lets you search backward and forward through the videotape while
viewing it.
Using the remote control and VCR:
Press PLAY and then REW to search in reverse.
Press PLAY and then F.FWD to search ahead.
Press PLAY again to return to to normal playback.
For higher search, press and hold F.FWD or REW during playback.
Release the button to return to normal playback.
Using the SHUTTLE dial on the remote control:
Press PLAY and turn the dial to the far right or left to search forward and backward.
Searching with the Time Counter
During playback (and recording), a counter keeps track of how many hours, minutes,
and seconds the tape has run. Press MODE/REMAIN on the remote control to display
the counter in the VCR display. When you first start playback, the counter shows
briefly in the TV screen's lower right corner.
When you want to check the counter during playback, there are several ways to do it.
Pressing DISPLAY on the remote control will cycle you through the three options.
Press DISPLAY just once to see the counter, mode, time, and date on the TV
screen for 5 seconds.
Before the 5 seconds are up, press DISPLAY a second time to see the counter, time
and date. It will stay on the screen.
Press DISPLAY a third time to end the on-screen display.
The linear time counter operates only if there is something recorded on the tape.
The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected or you press the CLEAR
button.
Marking with the Time Counter
If there is one part of the video that you know you are going to want to return to, you
can set the time counter to memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PLAY mode.
Press DISPLAY twice to show the counter on the TV screen. If the counter does not
appear, press MODE/REMAIN once or twice.
Begin recording or playing back a tape. Notice the counter remains on the screen.
At the point that you want to go back to, press CLEAR on the remote control. This
resets the counter to 0:00:00.
Press STOP when you are done recording or playing back the tape.
Press MEMORY on the remote control and an "M" will display beside the counter on
the TV screen. This indicates that the counter's memory function is engaged.
Now when you rewind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared
the counter. (Notice it moves just past the marker and then back to it.) Press PLAY to
watch the tape from that preselected spot.
Press MEMORY to take the counter memory off. The spot is still in memory until you
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