marks@tekigm.UUCP (Mark D. Salzman) (07/08/85)
>> Yep, that's the only way to do it, using the timing signals on the >> tape. My NEC Beta Hi-Fi also has a REAL TIME COUNTER. Kinda handy to mark >> time indexes on the tape to say where something starts/stops. > >Really real VCR's like my Fisher VHS mark program start for you (what >Fisher calls Automatic Program Search), so you just load the tape and >FF to the program you segment you want. So there! I thought that putting a cueing mark on the tape was a fairly common feature on the better VCRs. (Maybe I was just hopeing?) My JVC VHS unit has this feature also and I find it so much more friendly that I almost never use the tape counter. I do admit that a "time remaining" counter would be very nice (other than the 10 and 5 minute warnings my deck also has). I would like to know of other VCRs (particularly VHS) that have this cueing feature and if there is a standard for it. I would also like to know what other features these decks have since mine is getting old and I may want to replace it soon. Thanks. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Salzman, Tektronix Inc. | The more complex the mind, P.O. Box 3500, Mail Stop C1-465 | the greater the need for Vancouver, Washington. 98668 | the simplicity of play. Phone (206) 253-5542. | {world}!tektronix!tekigm!marks | James T. Kirk ------------------------------------------------------------
brown@nicmad.UUCP (07/10/85)
In article <495@tekigm.UUCP> marks@tekigm.UUCP (Mark D. Salzman) writes: >I do admit that a "time remaining" counter would be very nice (other than >the 10 and 5 minute warnings my deck also has). I would like to know of >other VCRs (particularly VHS) that have this cueing feature and if there >is a standard for it. I would also like to know what other features these >decks have since mine is getting old and I may want to replace it soon. The JVC HRD-725U has both the electronic cueing (which has been modified to make it invisible when playing the tape, but still compatable with other tapes) and time remaining display, with 1 minute resolution, not 5 or 10. I check the accuracy with a T-120 tape. When the time remaining indicated that the was 0 minutes left, there was about 1 minute. Not bad. The problem with the electronic cue is that you can't make seamless edits with the cue mark. If you put into pause (still) and then press the Record and Play buttons, you will get the electronic cue mark, but the tape will have a minor glitch there. If you put it into pause and press the Record and Pause buttons, you will engage the backspace editing mode and will not put on the cue mark. I have opted for the later as it makes for better edits. But, check out the HRD-725U, as it has many features and can be gotten for a very good mail order price. -- |------------| | |-------| o| JVC HRD725U Mr. Video | | | o| |--------------| | | | | | |----| o o o | | |-------| O| |--------------| |------------| VHS Hi-Fi (the only way to go) {seismo,ihnp4}!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown
stv@qantel.UUCP (Steve Vance@ex2499) (07/11/85)
>I thought that putting a cueing mark on the tape was a fairly common feature >on the better VCRs. (Maybe I was just hopeing?) My JVC VHS unit has this >feature also and I find it so much more friendly that I almost never use >the tape counter. > >I do admit that a "time remaining" counter would be very nice (other than >the 10 and 5 minute warnings my deck also has). I would like to know of >other VCRs (particularly VHS) that have this cueing feature and if there >is a standard for it. From the June 1985 "Video Review", page 10: Q: With my JVC HR-D725, I use the auto-index feature nearly all the time. My question is, if I buy another VHS Hi-Fi VCR, will the index signals on my tapes recorded on JVC read back on the new machine? Or does the auto-index signal vary between different makes and models? A: For those who haven't encountered this feature before, some deluxe VCRs automatically place a special inaudible beep at the beginning of each recording--but only recordings made without initiating the pause mode. Later, the VCR can wind to these cue tones and stop automatically, allowing you to find the start of several shows recorded on a single tape, which is extremely handy for timer-delayed programming. To answer your question, we gathered four different VHS Hi-Fi machines--an Hitachi VT-89A, a JVC HR-D725, a Panasonic PV-1730 and an RCA VKT-700--and were pleased to find that, believe it or not, all four were completely compatible in terms of indexing and cueing. Curiously, some, such as the RCA, automatically drop into the fast scan mode for about ten seconds when the indexed scene is reached; others, such as the Hitachi, scan for nearly 30 seconds, which we think is a bit excessive. We'd just as soon have the VCRs wind to the index signal, stop and go into play for a few seconds instead. -- Steve Vance {dual,hplabs,intelca,nsc,proper}!qantel!stv dual!qantel!stv@berkeley Qantel Corporation, Hayward, CA
brent@cadovax.UUCP (Brent Rector) (07/12/85)
In article <495@tekigm.UUCP> marks@tekigm.UUCP (Mark D. Salzman) writes: > >I thought that putting a cueing mark on the tape was a fairly common feature >on the better VCRs. (Maybe I was just hopeing?) My JVC VHS unit has this >feature also and I find it so much more friendly that I almost never use >the tape counter. > >I do admit that a "time remaining" counter would be very nice (other than >the 10 and 5 minute warnings my deck also has). I would like to know of >other VCRs (particularly VHS) that have this cueing feature and if there >is a standard for it. I would also like to know what other features these >decks have since mine is getting old and I may want to replace it soon. > Well I have a Panasonic VHS Hi-Fi VCR (PV-9600 I believe) and it has a remaining time on tape counter which displays remaining time in HH:MM form. It takes it about 30 seconds to figure out where it is on the tape. It also has a tape counter as well but I couldn't say whether it is linear or not since I always use the remaining time display instead. -------------------------------------------------------------- Brent E. Rector - CONTEL CADO, Torrance, CA { decvax, hplabs, ihnp4, ucbvax, sdcrdcf }!trwrb!cadovax!brent { onecom, philabs, scgvaxd, ttidca, ucla-cs }!cadovax!brent cadovax!brent@ucla-locus.ARPA -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Brent E. Rector - CONTEL CADO, Torrance, CA { decvax, hplabs, ihnp4, ucbvax, sdcrdcf }!trwrb!cadovax!brent { onecom, philabs, scgvaxd, ttidca, ucla-cs }!cadovax!brent cadovax!brent@ucla-locus.ARPA