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• The recording must be at least 15 min-
utes long for the VCR to detect the com-
mercials. If you press
tape plays 15 minutes,
MIN
SEARCHING
appears.
MARKING
Playing Back with Commercial
Advance Marking
Follow these steps to select how the VCR op-
erates when you play any marked tape.
1. Press
to display the main menu.
MENU
2. Repeatedly press
light
, then press
SET UP VCR
3. Repeatedly press
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
light
press
.
FF
4. Repeatedly press
highlight
C/A PLAYBACK
to select
or
AUTO
MANUAL
AUTO
— The VCR automatically skips
marked commercial blocks.
— The VCR skips commercials
MANUAL
only when you press
playback.
5. When you finish, press
to exit.
Notes:
• Commercial Advance might not detect all
commercials.
• Commercial Advance might skip part of a
program if there are frequent dark and
quiet scenes.
before the
STOP
AT LEAST 15
NEEDED
FOR
or
to high-
PLAY
STOP
.
FF
or
to high-
PLAY
STOP
, then
or
to
PLAY
STOP
, then press
FF
.
during
C/A SKIP/ZERO
three times
MENU
Questions and Answers about
Commercial Advance
Question
Answer
How fast does the
The VCR advances
VCR advance through
through 3 minutes of
commercials?
commercials in about
8 to 12 seconds if the
tape speed is EP (see
"Recording Speeds/
Tape Selection" on
Page 32). If it is SP, it
takes about 25 to 35
seconds.
Are commercials still
Yes.
recorded on the tape?
Does Commercial
Yes.
Advance work at all
recording speeds?
Does Commercial
Yes.
Advance still work if I
remove the tape from
the VCR and then
play it back later?
Can I play a Commer-
Yes, but commercials
cial Advance marked
will only be skipped if
tape in another VCR?
the other VCR also
has Commercial
Advance.
Can I mark a record-
Yes. See "Marking an
ing that was made on
Unmarked Tape" on
another VCR?
Page 28.
SKIPPING/SELECTING
PREVIEWS
Your VCR's Movie Advance
skip the previews at the beginning of many pur-
chased or rented movies, or select a specific
preview to watch.
Note: Movie Advance works only with tapes
recorded in the SP speed that have the
erase-protection tab removed.
feature lets you
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