RCA VR634HF - Manual (Page 69)

APPENDIX: REFERENCES
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT COMMERCIAL ►► ADVANCE
WILL COMMERCIALS BE SCANNED THROUCH ONLY ON PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS?
Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after recording is finished.
HOW FAST DOES THE COMMERCIAL ►►ADVANCE VCR SCAN THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL
BREAKS?
In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commercial break is scanned through in approximately 8-12 seconds. In SP, it
takes about 25-35 seconds.
ARE COMMERCIALS STILL RECORDED IF I WANT TO WATCH THEM?
Yes. The recorded program, including commercials, can be viewed by setting the Playback feature to
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WHAT IF THE VCR SCANS FORWARD THROUGH PART OF MY PROGRAM?
Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment, and press PLAY to view the program.
ONCE A RECORDING HAS BEEN MARKED, DOES COMMERCIAL^PADVANCE WORK EACH TIME
THE TAPE IS PLAYED?
Yes. If the Playback feature is set to AUTO, the marked commercials should be skipped each time the tape is
played in a COMMERCIAt>^ADVANCE VCR.
AFTER MARKING COMMERCIALS, ISTHETAPE LEFT ATTHE BEGINNING OR END OF THE
RECORDING?
The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin additional programmed recordings.
DOES THE MARKING PROCESS INTERFERE WITH OTHER PROGRAMMED RECORDINGS?
No, If two or more recordings are programmed together without sufficient time to mark the first recording,
marking will take place after all recordings have completed.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE MARKING PROCESS IS INTERRUPTED?
Marking can be interrupted to allow use of the VCR. Marking will resume again when the VCR's power is
turned off as long as the tape has not been ejected from the VCR.
DOES COMMERCIAL^^ADVANCE WORK IN ALL RECORDING SPEEDS?
Yes, COMMERCIAL>^ADVANCE works in SP and SLP.
WILLCOMMERCIAL^PADVANCE MARKED RECORDINGS WORK IN NON-COMMERCIAL
ADVANCE VCRS?
A C0MMERCIA1>^ADVANCE marked recording will play in a non-commercial advance VCR, but
commercials will not automatically be skipped.
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