Questions And Answers About Commercial; Advance - RCA VR564 User Manual

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT COMMERCIAL, ,ADVANCE
Will commercials be scanned through only on playback of recordings?
Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after recording :isfinished.
How fast does the COMMERClALI_ _ADVANCE VCR scan through the commercial breaks?
In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commercial break is scanned through in approximatelv 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 COMMERCIAL)" 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 COMMERClALI_I_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 have 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_ I, ADVANCE work in all recording speeds?
Yes, COMMERCIALI_I_ADVANCE works in SP and SLR
Will COMMERClALI_ I_ADVANCE marked recordings work in non-Commercial Advance VCRs?
A COMMERCIALI, I_ADVANCE marked recording will play in a non-commercial advance VCR, but
commercials will not automatically be skipped.
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