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Parental Control
Disc Options
Default Rec Quality
Recording Options
SmartRecord
System Options
Languages
Chapter Markers
Installation
Tip
If you want the commercials to be skipped when
playing a disc in another DVD player, you need to
record on DVD+RW discs. DVD+R discs setup for
Commercial Advance may not be compatible in other
DVD players.
Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features
This feature uses patented technology to detect and mark most commercials when recording to disc for any
recording that is more than 15 minutes long. The DVD recorder determines where the commercials are located
and marks the beginning and end of the detected commercial segments, using the marks to create separate
chapters from the regular programming. It does not eliminate the commercials but simply skips over
them during playback because the commercial "chapter" is hidden. The default setting for this feature
is for Commercial Advance to be on.
During playback of your recorded disc, the DVD recorder automatically skips the detected commercial
segments, or you can choose to manually skip them.
Because television signals do not indicate where commercials are located, this feature fi nds and marks them
through a set of formulas based on how television is broadcast today. Since television stations broadcast
differently and insert their own commercials, you may experience some variations in this feature's effectiveness.
Station promotions, identifi cations, and announcements are not considered commercials, but might be skipped.
Important Notes:
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Commercial Advance works with most 30, 45, and 60-second commercials.
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A commercial group starting with the fi rst two minutes or last two minutes of a recording will not
automatically be skipped.
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A commercial will not be skipped if a recording starts in the middle of a commercial segment, one isolated
commercial is shown without others, or a commercial is longer than one minute. Press FORWARD to scan
through the commercial.
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Part of a recorded program may be skipped if the program segment is between commercials and less than
one minute or there are frequent dark and quiet scenes.
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Commercial Advance only works for TV programs recorded to disc. It doesn't work for pre-recorded DVD
movies.
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In order for a DVD+RW disc to be played in other DVD players, it needs to be made compatible. See page
35 for details.
Turning Off Commercial Advance
Commercial Advance is already set to be on for the default setting.
If you want to turn it off, follow these steps:
1. From the DVD recorder's main menu, select Setup and press OK (the Setup menu items appear).
2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight Recording Options, and press OK (the Recording Options menu appears).
3. Use the arrow buttons to highlight Chapter Markers, and press OK (the Chapter Markers menu items appear.)
4. Use the arrow buttons to highlight off, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, and press OK.
5. To return to the previous menu, press the left arrow button.
Watching Commercials or Skipping Them Manually
If you want to watch a recorded program without skipping the commercials, follow these steps:
1. From the DVD recorder's main menu, select Disc and press OK.
2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight Disc Title Menu and press OK.
3. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the title you want to watch, and press OK.
4. Use the arrow buttons to highlight Play All Chapters and press OK.
When you're playing all chapters, you can watch the commercials or manually skip to the end of a group of
commercials. Once the commercials start to play, press the CH+ button to skip to the beginning of the next
chapter on the disc.
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