Playing a Tape

Using the Playback Features

DISPLAY Button

The DISPLAY button shows the status of the VCR channel number, time counter, date, time and tape speed on the TV screen. The time and date must be set before they can be displayed.

1.Press DISPLAY.

If you do not press DISPLAY again, this display times out.

2.Press DISPLAY again to display only the time counter on the TV screen.

3.Press DISPLAY again to return to TV viewing.

Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays to normal.

Time Counter

Press

DISPLAY

Press

DISPLAY

Again

Press

DISPLAY

Again

STOP CH 05 0:30:00

Status Displays

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0:30:00

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Time Counter Only

No Display

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 record a 30-minute program at the beginning of the tape and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording,

you would:

1.Insert the prerecorded tape.

2.Press DISPLAY twice to display only the time counter on the TV screen.

3.Press FF to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00 appears in the time counter and press STOP. The time counter is removed from the TV screen during fast forward.

The time counter does not advance when it detects no signal (blank tape).

4.Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0:00:00.

5.Press DISPLAY to remove the time counter from the screen.

0:30:00

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GE VG4256 manual Display Button, Time Counter