On Screen Display
You may easily display the current time or tape counter, amount of tape left, day, month, year, day of week, programme channel, tape speed and operational mode of your VCR on the TV screen. If a recording is taking place these On Screen Displays will not be recorded onto the tape.
1 Press DISPLAY to display.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to cycle through the display options.The tape counter and amount of tape left will appear if there is a tape loaded.
2 After 3 seconds the majority of the On Screen Displays will clear leaving only the clock or tape counter and the amount of tape left on the screen.
Press DISPLAY again to remove all displays from the TV screen.
Tape Counter Memory Stop
The Digital Tape Counter can be displayed on the display window instead of the time by pressing DISPLAY on the remote control.The Digital Tape Counter indicates the relative positions of recordings on the tape.
1 Press DISPLAY.
Press CLEAR to set the counter to 0:00:00. Press PLAY B or start recording.
The tape counter will display the actual play time in hours, minutes and seconds.
2 Press STOP 9 when playback or recording is complete.
Press S.
The tape will rewind and automatically stop when the counter returns to 0:00:00.
Child Lock
The control buttons on the front of the unit can be switched off so that your unit can only be operated using the remote control.
1 Press CHILD LOCK.
and SAFE will appear in the display window. None of the buttons on the front of your unit will work.
If any buttons on the front of your unit are pressed SAFE will appear in the display window for a few seconds.
2 Press CHILD LOCK again to switch off the child lock. OFF will appear in the display window.
Note
– CHILD LOCK is not available on the DVD mode.
Additional Operation
Video Doctor (Self-Diagnosis)
This feature informs you that there is a problem with your VCR.These error messages will appear on the TV screen.
1 Press SYSTEM MENU.
Press 1 or 2 to select .
Press OK.
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| PSET | SET | |||
REC | ACMS | SYS | |||
R |
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| fOSD |
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| NIC | |
AUD | ON |
| DECO- | OK i | |
OFF |
| DER | |||
ANTENNA CONNECT
HEAD STATUS
TAPE STATUS
NO. OF TIMER PROGRAMME
NEXT TIMER PROGRAMME
PLEASE CHECK
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2 Press 3 or 4 to check a problem.
ANTENNA CONNECT
OPLEASE CHECK:
Connect the aerial into the jack securely.
HEAD STATUS
OPLEASE CLEAN: Clean your video heads.
TAPE STATUS
ONOT RECORDABLE:
Insert a tape with its protection tab in place
NO. OF TIMER PROGRAMME
O2
Shows the number of timer recording.
NEXT TIMER PROGRAMME
O
Shows the current status of timer recording.
3 Press SYSTEM MENU.
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