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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SPECIAL DISPLAYS

Blue Screen Display

The blue screen display appears when you se-
lect the VCR mode, play unrecorded portions
of a tape, or when you tune to a weak TV sta-
tion. The blue screen also appears if you set
the VCR to the audio/video mode when the AU-
DIO/VIDEO IN jacks are not receiving any sig-
nals.
Note: The VCR does not record the blue
screen.

On-Screen Display

To view your VCR’s current operating mode
and other information about your VCR, press
DISPLAY. You see the broadcast type (stereo,
SAP, or both — Model 60 only), current func-
tion, time, channel, counter, and tape speed on
the TV screen. Press DISPLAY again to clear
the display.
Note: You also see the remaining recording
time while a timed recording is in progress (see
“Immediate Recording” on Page 28).

Function Indicators

When you press a function button (such as
STOP), the selected function indicator appears
on the TV screen for about 4 seconds. When
you change the channel, the new channel
number appears on the TV screen for about 4
seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality or dam-
aged tape, the function indicator might not ap-
pear on the VCR’s display.

TAPE MOTION CONTROLS

Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual

Search

To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped,
press FAST-F . To rewind the tape quickly when
it is stopped, press REW. You cannot see the
tape picture or hear the tape sound when you
use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the
counter to locate a specific section of tape.
To use visual search, begin tape playback.
Then press FAST-F to search forward or REW
to search in reverse. Press PLAY to return to
normal playback.
Notes:
• VCR must appear on the V CR’s display to
use visual search.
• During visual search, the sound is muted
and the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. The search picture is
best with tapes recorded at the SP speed.
• If you press POWER while a tape is rewind-
ing, the VCR automatically turns off when
rewinding is complete.

Freeze-Frame

Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a
single frame. Press PAUSE/STILL during play-
back to freeze the picture. Press PAUSE again
or PLAY to return to normal play back.
During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower
than during normal playback, The picture quali-
ty is best with recordings made at the SP or EP
speed (see “Recording Speeds” on Page 26).
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