Sony SLV-686HF - Index Function; Marking Index Signals; Automatic and Manual Indexing

Index Function
A
particular
program
can
be
located
easily
using
an
index
signal
marked
on
the
tape.
Marking Index Signals
The
INDEX
indicator
flashing
in
the
display
window
and
the
INDEX
MARK
display
on
the
TV
screen
show
that
an
index
Tt
signal
has
been
marked.
INDEX
=
“
Automatic
index
mark
An
index
signal
is
automatically
marked
at
the
beginning
of
recording.
Manual index mark
Index
signals
can
be
marked
at
any
desired
point
during
any
recording
or
normal
playback.
Press
INDEX
MARK
to
mark
an
index
signal.
TV screen
Notes
©
Leave
an
interval
of
more
than
2
minutes
between
index
signals
when
marking
them
one
after
the
other
so
that
the
VCR
can
detect
them
correctly.
While an index signal is being marked during
playback, the recorded sound will not be heard, but it
will not be erased.
© You cannot mark an index signal in the following
cases:
—On a tape without its safety tab.
—On an unrecorded portion of a tape.
—
Immediately
before
a
point
on
the
tape
where
the
tape speed (EP or SP) changes.
—When
playing
back
a
tape
recorded
in
LP
mode.
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