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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find the
current position on a tape as well as the
remaining time of the tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
REMAIN indicator appears in the display
window as shown on the right.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob to display
the tape meter on the TV screen.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
A cursor (x) indicates the current position
on the tape.

“REMAIN” and the remaining time of the tape appear in the display window in
the following order:

Press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the SELEC DE CINTA in the

AJUSTES ESPECIALES according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see
page 56.

• In step 2, the VCR automatically rewinds and fast-forwards the tape only if you press the

SEARCH MODE button right after you insert a tape. This is so that the VCR can measure the
current position on the tape.

• You cannot use this function during any recording mode.

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Search Operations

This feature enables you to find a blank
section on your tape.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the
BLANK indicator appears in the display
window.

The SEARCH MODE indicator lights up.

Push the EASY TIMER knob on the VCR.

The SEARCH MODE indicator turns off.
The VCR fast-forwards to the end of the
tape. Then, the VCR rewinds the tape to
the last recorded program. After a few
seconds, the VCR starts playback and
stops at the beginning of the blank
section.

“BLANK” and the remaining time of the
blank section appear alternately in the
display window for about one minute.

To stop the VCR while searching for a blank section, press x STOP.

Notes
• To display the remaining time correctly you may have to select the SELEC DE CINTA in the

AJUSTES ESPECIALES according to the type of the tape that you are using. For details, see
page 56.

• In step 2, “FULL” will appear in the display window for about one minute, if:

– there is no blank section available on the tape.
– the remaining time of a blank section is less than one minute.

• The VCR can only detect the blank section between the end of the tape and the end of the last

recorded program.

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Search Operations

The VCR marks the tape with an index
signal at the point where each recording
begins. Use these signals as references to
find a specific recording. The VCR can
search up to 99 index signals ahead of or
behind the current position. You can
either use the INDEX SEARCH buttons
on the remote commander or the
SEARCH MODE button and EASY
TIMER  knob on the VCR.

• Turn on the VCR and the TV.
• Set the TV to the video channel.

Insert an indexed tape into the VCR.

Press ./> INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many
index signals ahead or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, press > INDEX

SEARCH.

• To search backwards, press . INDEX

SEARCH.

The VCR starts searching and the index
number on the TV screen counts down to zero.
Playback starts from the point about five
seconds ahead of the specified index mark.

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Search Operations

Press SEARCH MODE on the VCR repeatedly until “INDEX” appears
in the VCR’s display window (the SEARCH MODE indicator lights up).

Turn the EASY TIMER knob to specify how many index signals ahead
or behind you want to search:

• To search ahead, turn the EASY TIMER knob clockwise.

• To search backwards, turn the EASY TIMER knob counterclockwise.

Push the EASY TIMER knob.

The VCR starts searching. Playback starts (the SEARCH MODE
indicator turns off) from the point about five seconds ahead of the
specified index mark.

Press x STOP.

Note
• No index signal will be added when recording starts from recording pause.

However, an index signal will be marked if you change the channel during
recording pause.