SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL DISPLAYS
Blue Screen Display
The VCR displays a blue screen on the TV when you select the VCR mode, play unre- corded portions of a tape, or when you tune to a weak TV station. The blue screen also ap- pears if you set the VCR to the audio/video mode when the
Note: You cannot record the blue screen on a tape in the VCR.
On-Screen Display
To view your VCR’s current operating mode and other information about your VCR, press DISP/ENT (display/enter). You see the current function, time, channel, counter, and tape speed. If you have a Model 63, you also see the broadcast type (STEREO, SAP, or MONO). Press DISP/ENT again to clear the display.
Note: You also see the remaining recording time while a timed recording is in progress (see “Immediate Recording” on Page 33).
SKIPPING COMMERCIALS
Your VCR’s Commercial Advance™ feature lets you quickly skip over commercials record- ed onto a tape while you view it, without having to continually press FF.
During recording, Commercial Advance stores in memory the locations of the beginnings and endings of commercials. After recording is over, the VCR replays the tape and marks the beginnings/endings on the tape itself. Then, when you play back the recording, you can set the VCR so it automatically detects and skips over the marked commercials or only skips over the marked commercials when you press a key.
Notes:
•The effectiveness of Commercial Advance varies with the different methods stations use to broadcast commercials. It is possi- ble that Commercial Advance might not work with every broadcast you watch.
•Commercial Advance does not erase com- mercials from the tape; it simply marks them.
Function Indicators
When you press a function button (such as STOP), the selected function’s indicator (such as STOP) appears on the TV screen for about 4 seconds. When you change the channel, the new channel number appears on the TV screen for about 4 seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality or dam- aged tape, the function indicator might not ap- pear.
Recording a Broadcast with Commercial Advance Marking
Follow these steps to have the VCR automati- cally memorize the beginning and end of com- mercials while it records a program, so it can mark the tape later.
1.Press MENU to display the main menu.
2.Repeatedly press PLAY or STOP to high- light SET UP VCR, then press FF.
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