ProScan PSVR71 User Manual page 71

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT
C OM M ERC IA L p, ADVANCE
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
COMMERCIALI_I_ADVANCE VCR
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?
Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment, and press PLAY to view the program.
ONCE A RECORDING HAS BEEN MARKED, DOES
COMMERCIALI_I_ADVANCE
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
COMMERCIALlY,ADVANCE VCR.
AFTER MARKING COMMERCIALS, IS THE TAPE LEFT AT THE 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 COMMERCIALI_IpADVANCE WORK IN ALL RECORDING SPEEDS?
Yes, COMMERCIAL_'I_ADVANCE works in SP and SLP.
WILL COMMERCIALI_I_ADVANCE MARKED RECORDINGS WORK IN NON-COMMERCIAL
ADVANCE VCRS?
A COMMERCIAL_'I_ADVANCE marked recording will play in a non-commercial advance VCR, but commercials will not
automatically be skipped.
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