Hitachi VT-M281A Owner's Manual page 25

Basic Operations
Using the remote control or buttons on the VCR:
Press PLAY and REW to search in reverse.
Press PLAY and then F.FWD to search ahead.
Press PLAY again to return to to normal playback.
Searching with the Time Counter
During playback (and recording), a counter keeps track of how many
hours, minutes, and seconds the tape has run. When you first start
playback, the counter shows briefly in the TV screen's upper right corner.
When you want to check the counter during playback, there are several
ways to do it. Pressing DISPLAY will cycle you through the three options.
Press DISPLAY just once to see the counter, mode, time, and date on
the screen for 5 seconds.
Before the 5 seconds are up, press DISPLAY a second time to see just
the counter. It will stay on the screen.
Press DISPLAY a third time to see the counter on the VCR display as
well. ("M" will display below the counter on the TV screen.)
Press DISPLAY a fourth time to end the on-screen display.
he linear time counter operates only if there is something recorded on the
tape.
The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected.
Marking with the Time Counter
If there is one part of the video that you want to return to, you can set the
time counter to memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PLAY mode.
Press DISPLAY twice to show the counter on the TV screen.
Begin recording or playing back a tape. Notice the counter remains on the
screen.
At the point that you want to go back to, press CLEAR on the remote
control. This resets the counter to 0:00:00.
Press STOP when you are done recording or playing back the tape.
Press DISPLAY again and "M" will display below the counter on the TV
screen: This indicates that the counter's memory function is engaged. The
counter also appears on the VCR's display.
Now when you rewind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot where
you cleared the counter. (Notice it moves just past the marker and then
back to it.) Press PLAY to watch the tape from that preselected spot.
Press DISPLAY to take the counter display off. The spot is still in
memory until you set a new one or until the tape is ejected.
Jump Forward or Backward with INDEX
Using the time counter, you can search for a spot a certain number of
minutes before or after your current position on the tape.
Press STOP, if tape is playing, and press INDEX to bring up the Set Go-
To Time Screen:
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