Manual

Questions and Answers About COMMERCIAL ADVANCE TM
Question Answer
Will commercials be scanned through only on Yes. The VCR does not rewind and mark commercial segments until after
playback of recordings? recording is finished.
How fast does the COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM In SLP tape speed, a 3-minute commercial break is scanned through in
VCR scan through the commercial breaks? approximately 8-12 seconds. In SP, it takes about 25-35 seconds.
Are commercials still recorded if I want to watch Yes. The recorded program, including commercials, can be viewed by setting
them? the GA PLAYBACK feature to MANUAL.
What if the VCR scans forward through part of my Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment, and press PLAY to
program? view the program.
Once a recording has been marked, does Yes. If the GA PLAYBAGK feature is set to AUTO. the marked commercials
COMMERCIAL-,ADVANCE TM work each time should be skipped each time the tape is played in a
the tape is played? COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM VCR.
After marking commercials, is the tape left at the The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin
beginning or end of the recording? additional programmed recordings.
Does the marking process interfere with other No. If two or more recordings are programmed together without sufficient
programmed recordings? 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 TM work in all Yes, COMMERCIAL'ADVANCE TM works in SP and SLP.
recording speeds?
Will COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM marked A COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM marked recording will play in a non-
recordings work in non- COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM VCR, but commercials will not automatically
COMMERCIAL_,ADVANCE TM VCRs? be skipped.
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