PROSCAN psvr83 User Guide
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Questions and Answers About Commercial Advance
Questions and Answers About COMMERCIAL
AADVANCE™
Will commercials be scanned through only
on playback of recordings?
on playback of recordings?
How fast does the COMMERCIAL
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A
ADVANCEªVCR scan through the
commercial breaks?
commercial breaks?
Are commercials still recorded if I want to
watch them?
watch them?
What if the VCR scans forward through
part of my program?
part of my program?
Once a recording has been marked, does
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL
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AADVANCEª work each
time the tape is played?
After marking commercials, is the tape left
at the beginning or end of the recording?
at the beginning or end of the recording?
Does the marking process interfere with
other programmed recordings?
other programmed recordings?
What happens if the marking process is
interrupted?
interrupted?
Does COMMERCIAL
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AADVANCEªwork
in all recording speeds?
Will COMMERCIAL
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AADVANCEª
marked recordings work in non-
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL
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AADVANCEªVCRs?
If CA is turned off, can the commercials be
marked at a later time?
marked at a later time?
Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until
after recording is finished.
after recording is finished.
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.
approximately 8-12 seconds. In SP, it takes about 25-35 seconds.
Yes. The recorded program, including commercials, can be viewed by
setting the CA PLAYBACK feature to MANUAL.
setting the CA PLAYBACK feature to MANUAL.
Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment, and press
PLAY to view the program.
PLAY to view the program.
Yes. If the CA PLAYBACK feature is set to AUTO, the marked
commercials should be skipped each time the tape is played in a
COMMERCIAL
commercials should be skipped each time the tape is played in a
COMMERCIAL
AADVANCEª VCR.
The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin
additional programmed recordings.
additional 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.
sufficient time to mark the first recording, marking will take place after
all recordings have completed.
Marking can be interrupted to allow use of the VCR. Marking will
resume again when the VCRÕs power is turned off as long as the tape
has not been ejected from the VCR.
resume again when the VCRÕs power is turned off as long as the tape
has not been ejected from the VCR.
Yes, COMMERCIAL
AADVANCEª works in SP and SLP.
A COMMERCIAL
AADVANCEª marked recording will play in a non-
COMMERCIAL
AADVANCEª VCR, but commercials will not
automatically be skipped.
No, if CA is turned off, commercials cannot be marked.
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