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On-Screen Displays

VCR Status Display

A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other information (see illustration of the status display at right), will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT button or certain function buttons.

The contents of the status display may vary.

ON SCREEN ON:

Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display

will appear for five seconds.

COUNTER ONLY:

Whenever you press the STOP button or the PLAY button, the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter will remain on-screen. You must press the STATUS/EXIT button to remove it.

ON SCREEN OFF:

The status display will not appear when you press function buttons.

You must press the STATUS!EXIT button to see the status display.

To choose the status display mode:

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Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

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Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UP.

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Press the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN MODE.

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Press the Number 1 button to select ON SCREEN ON, the Number 2 button to select COUNTER ONLY, or the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN OFF. ON will appear beside the selected status display mode.

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If the channel you select has no broad- cast, the screen will become a solid blue field. The screen will remain blue until you select an active channel.

You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the STATUS/EXIT button.

(The exception is when viewing a still picture or a slow motion picture, or

when FF/SEARCH or REW(ind)/ SEARCH is pressed during playback.)

Channel numbers (when tuned) are dis- played for a few seconds.

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Magnavox VRU344AT manual On-Screen Displays, VCR Status Display Screen

VRU344AT specifications

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