Questions And Answers About; Commercial Advance - RCA VR701 User Manual

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT TH E
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE FEATURE
WILL COMMERCIALS BE SCANNED THROUGH ONLY ON PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS?
Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after recording is finished.
HOW FAST DOES THE COMMERCIAL ADVANCE FEATURE SCAN THROUGH THE
COMMERCIAL BREAKS?
In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commercial break is scanned through in approximately 8-12
seconds. In SP, it takes about 25-35 seconds.
ARE COMMERCIALS STILL RECORDED IF I WANT TO WATCH THEM?
Yes. The recorded program, including commercials, can be viewed by setting the Playback feature
to MANUAL.
WHAT IF THE VCR SCANS FORWARD THROUGH PART OF MY PROGRAM?
To start skipping override, while the VCR is skipping press PLAY on the VCR or remote control.
Then, press rewind to go back to a point before the skipping started and press PLAY on the VCR
or remote control. Automatic skipping will start again once Commercial Advance detects the
segment is over.
ONCE A RECORDING HAS BEEN MARKED, DOES THE FEATURE WORK EACH TIME THE
TAPE IS PLAYED?
Yes. If the Playback feature is set to AUTO, the marked commercials should be skipped each time
the tape is played in a Commercial Advance featured VCR.
AFTER MARKING COMMERCIALS, IS THE TAPE LEFTATTHE BEGINNING OR END OF
THE RECORDING?
The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin additional programmed
recordings.
DOES THE MARKING PROCESS INTERFERE WITH OTHER PROGRAMMED RECORDINGS?
No. If two or more recordings are programmed together without sufficient time to mark the first
recording, marking will take place after all recordings are completed.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE MARKING PROCESS IS INTERRUPTED?
Marking can be interrupted to allow use of the VCR. Marking will resume again when the VCR's
power is turned off as long as the tape has not been ejected from the VCR.
DOES THE COMMERCIAL ADVANCE FEATURE WORK IN ALL RECORDING SPEEDS?
Yes, the feature works in SP and SLP.
WILL COMMERCIAL ADVANCE MARKED RECORDINGS WORK IN NON-COMMERCIAL
ADVANCE FEATURED VCRS?
A recording marked by the Commercial Advance feature will play in a VCR without the feature,
but commercials will not automatically be skipped.
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