Hitachi DV-DS161E Instruction Manual page 29

"COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
of TeleVentions, LLC. COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
Jerry Iggulden invention licensed in association with
TeleVentions, LLC."
About COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
recorders that automatically skips or scans most com-
mercial messages during replay of a recorded televi-
sion broadcast.
Under controlled test conditions with major network
daytime and prime time broadcasts, almost all intra-
program commercials are eliminated. Actual results
may vary and will depend upon the quality of television
reception and the nature of the program recorded.
This feature records entire broadcasts including com-
mercials. When these recordings are played back, the
portions of the recording previously identified as con-
taining commercials can be automatically skipped or
scanned. Initiation of skipping or scanning can be per-
formed either automatically by this product or manually
by the viewer.
Notes:
• You can set CA PLAYBACK to OFF, SCAN or
SKIP.
• COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
when broadcasts received by this recorder are
recorded on its HDD.
• From the limitation of this recorder, you cannot use
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
casts are recorded from the external input.
Commercials that can be skipped or
scanned by COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
tiple commercials that last 55 seconds or longer as a
commercial portion, and skips it.
You can use COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
programs recorded with CA RECORD set to "ON":
Make sure before recording that CA RECORD is set to
"ON".
<Example where COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
skip or scan commercials>
• Multiple commercials that collectively continue for 55
seconds or longer
<Example where COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
not skip or scan commercials>
• Only one commercial
• Any commercial group less than 55 seconds in
duration
HDD
is a registered trademark
®
® is a
®
® is a feature in video
® feature operates only
® feature when broad-
:
®
® detects the portion of mul-
® only with
® can
® does
Notes:
This function will not operate normally in the following
cases:
• COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
tify commercials within recordings which are less
than 15 minutes.
• When the signal input to the antenna for the
recorder is weak, and thus noise appears.
Setting COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
The COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
set to ON at the factory. When you first unpack this
recorder, COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
able to use by manufacture. However, you may wish to
alter the factory COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
There are two selections in OSD menu: CA RECORD
and CA PLAYBACK.
Setting CA RECORD
This setting enables or disables the commercial group
detection and memorization process while recording.
1. Press SETUP.
2. Use v / V to choose CA RECORD, and then press
B.
3. Use v / V to choose the desired option, and then
press ENTER.
• [OFF]: COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
operate.
• [ON]: Activates COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
Commercials do not erase by setting this option to
ON.
This setting does not affect previously recorded broad-
casts.This setting only tells the recorder whether or
not to identify and memorize commercial groups on
new recordings.
® is designed to not iden-
®
® options have been
® feature is avail-
® settings.
® does not
® .
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