Zero Return Function / Video Index Search System - Pioneer DVR-RT502 Operating Instructions Manual

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ZERO RETURN function / Video index
search system
VCR
ZERO RETURN function
This function makes tape rewinding stop at the counter
"00:00:00" position automatically.
Note
• If you rewind the tape beyond "00:00:00", a minus
sign ("–") will be displayed in front of the time.
• When you load a tape, the counter will reset to
"00:00:00".
• The counter does not function on nonrecorded
(blank) sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast
forward or play tapes through blank sections, the
counter stops.
1 Press DISPLAY.
The counter display shows the tape running time during
playback or recording.
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2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired tape
position. The counter display will be reset to the
"00:00:00" position (e.g. the beginning of recording).
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3 Press STOP when playback or recording is
finished. Press ZERO RETURN.
The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and auto-
matically stop at the "00:00:00" position.
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Switching the display between clock and counter
Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape counter
alternate with each other in the display.
Video index search system
This function enables you to locate the beginning of any
recording made on the VCR.
Note
• When you record an INDEX mark at the very
beginning of the tape, the mark may not be found.
• During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin
to play at a slightly different location.
• INDEX may not function properly with old or worn
out video tapes.
• INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely
close to the point where the search began.
• In recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the
INDEX mark is not recorded on the tape.
Recording an INDEX MARK
The Index search function automatically records an
INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is
initiated.
INDEX
Index search
Press INDEX or during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)
When the INDEX INDEX
starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the
portion, then playback starts automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press STOP.
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or is pressed, the unit
4 or ¢ is
displayed
INDEX NO.
(up to 9)