Advanced Features
Displaying theTime Gauge and the RemainingTime
The time gauge is a graphic representation of your position on a video tape. The left side of the gauge is the tape start (S), and the right side is the tape end (E). For a
the time gauge and the remaining time automatically appear during:
fast forward and rewind (from a stopped tape) counter zero stop
index searches
rewinding for repeat playback search to blank
Turn off the time gauge and the remaining time by pressing DISPLAY twice.
to make the time gauge and the remaining time appear:
Press DISPLAY once. The time gauge and remaining time appear on the TV screen, and the remaining time appears on the front panel display. They disappear after 4 seconds when playing a tape.
To turn off the display, press DISPLAY twice.
IMPORTANT
The time gauge and remaining time work by detecting control signals on recorded tapes. Therefore they do not function while playing blank tapes.
The remaining time display may not show the correct remaining time if the Tape function is incorrectly set, if you are using speed search, if you are using a special length cassette (such as
The remaining time display may not work correctly depending on your tape.
Time gauge
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Displaying the Current Time
The current time is shown in the front panel display or the TV screen. If you have not set the clock, or if there has been a power failure of longer than 30 minutes, the display will show
1Press DISPLAY twice. The counter will be replaced by the current time.
2To turn off the current time, press DISPLAY again.
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Current time display
Current time display
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