Philips VR200/58 - Manual (Page 16)

Searching for tape position without the
picture (wind and rewind)
a
Stop the tape with the STOP h button.
b
Press the [ (reverse) or I (forward) button.
c
To stop at a certain picture, press the STOP h button.
Instant View
With this function you can switch to picture search during
wind and rewind.
a
If you hold the [ (rewind) or I (wind) button
during wind or rewind, you will switch to picture search.
b
When you release the button, the video recorder will
automatically switch back to rewind or wind.
Automatic search for a tape position
(index search)
At the start of each recording, the video recorder will write an
index code on the tape.
a
Press the INDEX E button and then the I button to
select the next code mark or the [ button for the
previous code mark.
b When the video recorder finds the code mark, it will
automatically switch to play.
Automatic search for a blank space on the
tape
You can search for a space on the tape (at least 1 minute of
blank tape) for a new recording, for example, after an existing
recording on the tape.
a
Press the INDEX E button. Then press the STOP h
button.
b When the video recorder find a blank space, it will
automatically switch to ’pause’.
D If no empty space has been found when the end of
the tape is reached, the cassette will be ejected.
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