Specifications
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT
THE COMMERCIAL ADVANCE FEATURE
WILL COMMERCIALS BE SCANNED THROLJGH ONLY ON PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS?
Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after recording is finished.
How FAST DOES A COMMERCIAL ADVANCE VCR SCAN THROUGH COMMERCIALS?
In 5LP 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
MANUAL.
WHAT IF THE VCR SCANS FORWARD THROUGH PART OF MY PROGRAM?
To start skipping override, while the VCR is skipping press PLAY on the VCR or remote control. Then, press
rewind to go back to a point before the skipping started and press PLAY on the VCR or remote control.
Automatic skipping will start again once Commercial Advance detects the segment is over.
ONCE A RECORDING HAS BEEN MARKED, DOES THE COMMERCIAL ADVANCE FEATURE
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 COMMERCIAL ADVANCE VCR.
AFTER MARKING COMMERCIALS, IS THE TAPE LEFT AT THE 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 are 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 THIS FEATURE WORK IN ALL RECORDING SPEEDS?
Yes, COMMERCIAL ADVANCE works in SP and SLP.
WILL COMMERCIAL ADVANCE MARKED RECORDINGS WORK IN NON-COMMERCIAL
ADVANCE VCRs?
A recording marked with the Commercial Advance feature will play in a VCR that doesn't offer this feature,
but commercials will not be automatically skipped.
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