Frame advance, Index search, Index search menu – RCA VR636HF User Manual
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OTHER FEATURES
FRAME ADVANCE
Frame advance lets you view one-stop action frame after another
during playback. Frame advance works well for tapes recorded at the
SP or SLP speed.
1. Pr ess PAUSE or F .ADV to “freeze” the action.
2. Pr ess F.ADV each time y ou want to view a frame of the scene.
3. Pr ess PAUSE or PLA Y to return to normal playback.
INDEX SEARCH
The VCR has a “VHS Index Search System” that automatically records
an index mark on the tape every time you start a recording. During
playback you can locate the program you want to play by the number
of index marks or by scanning. The VCR will search forward or reverse
from the location you are on the tape.
To Search:
1. Press ST OP.
2. Press SEARCH on the remote to display the INDEX SEARCH menu
on the TV screen.
3. If you want to search through a certain number of index marks,
press two number buttons to enter the number of marks you
want to search. Pr ess CLEAR on the r emote to cor rect an entry.
4. Pr ess FOR WARD to sear ch forward or REVERSE to sear ch in
reverse. The VCR will locate your index mark and begin playback.
If you did not enter a specific index number, the VCR will locate
the next index mark and begin playback.
5. Press STOP to stop index searching.
Some index marks may be missed by the VCR:
•
A mark too close to your location on the tape.
•
The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes
or less.
•
The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning
of the tape.
INDEX SEARCH
Press REV OR FWD
to begin scanning
OR
enter a specific
index number
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Press SEARCH to exit
INDEX SEARCH
Searching for
index number 12...
Press STOP to cancel
INDEX SEARCH
Searching for
index marks...
Press STOP to cancel