24
Using the Playback Features
DISPLAY Button
The
DISPLAY
button shows the status of the VCR channel number, station ID
(if broadcast), time counter, date, time and tape speed on the TV screen. The
time and date must be set before they can be displayed.
1.
Press
DISPLAY
.
If you do not press
DISPLAY
again, this
display times out.
2.
Press
DISPLAY
again to display only the time
counter on the TV screen.
Time counter also appears in the VCR panel.
3.
Press
DISPLAY
again to remove displays from
the screen.
Time counter remains displayed in the VCR
panel.
4.
Press
DISPLAY
again to return to original
display.
Time counter is removed from VCR front panel
and display times out.
Turning off the VCR automatically returns the
displays to normal.
Time Counter
The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play
back a segment of a prerecorded tape. It helps locate the beginning or ending of
programs you taped. The time counter resets to
0:00:00
when the tape is
ejected from the VCR.
For example, if you record a 30-minute program at the beginning of the tape
and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording,
you would:
1.
Insert the prerecorded tape and make sure it is
rewound to the beginning.
2.
Press
DISPLAY
twice to display only the time
counter on the TV screen.
3.
Press
CLEAR
to reset the time counter to
0:00:00.
4.
Press
FF
on the remote or use the
SHUTTLE
DIAL
to fast forward the tape until
0:30:00
appears in the time counter and press
STOP
.
The time counter does not advance when it
detects no signal (blank tape).
5.
Press
DISPLAY
to remove the time counter
from the screen.
Playing a Tape
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