To Find Specific Sections On A Tape - Hitachi VT-M273A Owner's Manual

Basic Operations
reverse motion. Try using the shuttle to explore backwards and forwards through your
next video.

To Find Specific Sections on a Tape

Visual Search
This function lets you search backward and forward through the videotape while viewing
it.
Using the remote control:
Press PLAY and REW to search in reverse.
Press PLAY and then F.FWD to search ahead.
Press PLAY again to return to to normal playback.
Using the SHUTTLE dial on the VCR:
Press PLAY and turn the dial to the far right or left to search forward and backward.
Searching with the Time Counter
During playback (and recording), a counter keeps track of how many hours, minutes,
and seconds the tape has run. When you first start playback, the counter shows briefly
in the TV screen's upper right corner.
When you want to check the counter during playback, there are several ways to do it.
Pressing DISPLAY on the remote control will cycle you through the three options.
Press DISPLAY just once to see the counter, mode, time, and date on the screen for
5 seconds.
Before the 5 seconds are up, press DISPLAY a second time to see just the counter. It
will stay on the screen.
Press DISPLAY a third time to see the counter on the VCR display as well. ("M" will
display below the counter on the TV screen.)
Press DISPLAY a fourth time to end the on-screen display.
The linear time counter operates only if there is something recorded on the tape.
The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected.
Marking with the Time Counter
If there is one part of the video that you want to return to, you can set the time counter
to memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PLAY mode.
Press DISPLAY twice to show the counter on the TV screen.
Begin recording or playing back a tape. Notice the counter remains on the screen.
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