Playing a Tape
Using the Playback Features
Display Clock or Time Counter
You can display the time counter or the clock in the VCR’s display panel.
1.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
2.Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
3. Press 5 choose CLOCK or COUNTER.
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 end of programs you taped. The time counter resets to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected from the VCR.
For example, if you recorded a
1.Insert the prerecorded tape.
2.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
3.Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
4. Press 5 to display only the counter in the VCR’s display panel.
5.Press FF to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00 appears in the time counter.
6. Press STOP.
This is the end of the program. You can begin recording a new program.
Clear Counter
You can reset the time counter to 00:00 anywhere on a tape so that you can easily locate a tape segment.
1.Insert the prerecorded tape.
2.Display the time counter in the VCR’s front panel, see above.
3.Fast forward or rewind to the location where you want to reset the timer to 00:00.
4.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
5.Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
6.Press 3 toreset the counter to 00:00.
Zero Search
The zero search feature lets you quickly return to a counter reading of 0:00:00 anywhere on the tape. This is especially convenient when you want to watch a segment of a tape several times.
1.Insert the prerecorded tape.
2.Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU.
3.Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
4. Press 4 to search for 0:00:00.
VCR MAIN MENU
1 SET CLOCK
2 TIMER RECORDINGS
3 CHANNELS
4SEARCH/COUNTER
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
SEARCH/COUNTER
1 INDEX SEARCH FORWARD
2 INDEX SEARCH REVERSE
3 CLEAR COUNTER
4 ZERO SEARCH
5 DISPLAY: CLOCK
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
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