Special VCR Features
Tape Position Display Feature | Weak Signal Display ON/OFF Feature |
• Special
On-Screen Displays (OSD)
On-Screen Displays (OSD)
To find out the present tape position.
Tape position is displayed for
1 Press TAPE POSITION
to detect tape position.
When set to “ON,” picture is displayed regardless of signal strength.
1 Press ACTION to display menu.
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REPEAT PLAY | :OFF | ||||
REMOTE WARNING | :ON | ||||
AUTO SHUT- OFF | :OFF |
IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH
VCR’ S OUTPUT CH :3
VCR Features
Function & Channel Displays
CH 0 8 When a function button is pressed, e.g. PLAY, or you change channels,
a 5 second display appears.
Blank Tape/
No Video Signal Indications
When blank tape is detected during play, or the current channel has no signal (with Weak Signal Display feature (p. 10) set to OFF), the TV screen will turn solid blue.
DETECTING TAPE POSITION
• “DETECTING TAPE |
POSITION” only |
SELECT | : |
EXIT | : ACT I ON |
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VCR Status & Clock Displays
appears the first time |
a cassette is inserted |
and it takes several |
seconds for correct |
indication to appear. |
• The present tape |
position indication is |
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| CHANNEL |
ANTENNA : CABLE AUTO SET
WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY : OFF
SELECT : | SET : | |
EXIT | : ACT I ON |
Press to select and display CHANNEL.
Press to select
WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY, and press
to set ON or OFF.
Copy Your Tapes
To display or remove overlay at right,
➛press DISPLAY*.
Function Status | Current Time | Channel | |
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Rec Time Remaining | REC | 12 : 0 0AM CH 02 | Counter |
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(OTR mode only. | STEREO | SP |
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See p. 5 of Basic | MONO |
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BEGIN END
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• ON: Picture is displayed despite signal condition an may have poor quality.
Broadcast Audio | Tape Speed |
2 Press TAPE POSITION
to return to normal screen.
Remote Warning ON/OFF Feature
If
OFF: Screen turns solid blue when signal is weak or
•Selecting ON has no effect on connected equipment with blue back feature.
3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.
(Dubbing) • Before
Being Received | (See p. 3 of Basic |
(For Model | Operations book.) |
Warning and Instruction Displays | These displays will alert you to a missed | |
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OSD | Caution | Page |
1 Press ACTION to display menu.
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REPEAT PLAY | :OFF | REMOTE WARNING | |||||||
REMOTE WARNING | :ON | ||||||||
| AUTO SHUT- OFF | :OFF | and press | to set ON | |||||
| IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH | ||||||||
| VCR’ S OUTPUT CH | :3 |
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| SELECT : | SET : | or OFF. |
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3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.
Auto Shut-Off Feature
The power shuts off at a preset time.
1 Press ACTION to display menu.
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| REPEAT PLAY | :OFF | AUTO | |||||
| REMOTE WARNING | :ON | ||||||
| AUTO SHUT- OFF | :OFF | Press | repeatedly to | ||||
| IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH | |||||||
| VCR’ S OUTPUT CH | :3 | ||||||
| SELECT : | SET : | change shutoff time as | |||||
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| EXIT : ACT I ON |
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2 | Hours | |
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4 | Hours | |
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6 | Hours |
3 Press ACTION to return to normal screen.
Note • The
VCR Lock Feature
When set to ON, all operations except for timer record and tape eject are prohibited. Useful for households with small children.
To turn on, hold down
REC on the VCR in Stop
VCR LOCK ACT I VATEDmode with no tape
inserted for 7 sec. (Please ignore the NO CASSETTE warning.)
To turn off, repeat above.
VCR LOCK OFF
• VCR Lock cancels in 24 hours if clock is set.
REC
Requesting Service
PLEASE SET CLOCK BY | If you attempt to set or review a Timer | See page 6 of | |
PRESSING ACTION KEY | Recording and the Clock is not set... | Basic Operations | |
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TURN VCR OFF | After a Timer Program has been set... | See page 6 of | |
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FOR TIMER RECORDING |
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CHECK CASSETTE | If you press REC on the remote | See page 3 of | |
control or VCR, and a cassette is | Basic Operations | ||
RECORD TAB | |||
inserted with no record tab... | book | ||
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NO CASSETTE | If you press PLAY, FF, REW, or REC | See page 5 of | |
on the remote control or VCR without | Basic Operations | ||
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TO CANCEL TIMER REC | If you press POWER or STOP during | See page 6 of | |
PRESS POWER THEN | a Timer Recording... | Basic Operations | |
STOP KEY | (visible in VCR mode only) | book | |
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VIDEO HEADS MAY |
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NEED CLEANING |
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PLEASE INSERT HEAD | If head cleaning becomes necessary | ||
Basic Operations | |||
CLEANING CASSETTE | while playing back a tape... | ||
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OR REFER TO MANUAL |
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END :PLAY |
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VCR LOCK ACTIVATED | If you press a function button other |
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than STOP/EJECT or POWER while | See page 10 | ||
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REMOTE CONTROL IS SET If you press an invalid key on the |
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TO TV MODE | remote while in TV mode... | See pages 2, 10 | |
USE VCR : VCR KEY |
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*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.
*Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again.
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