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REAL-TIME COUNTER

Using the Counter

Your VCR’s counter shows how long a tape
has been running. To display the counter on
the TV screen, press DISPLAY on the remote
control.
Notes:
• The real-time counter might stop if you
fast-forward or rewind through a blank sec-
tion on the tape. This is normal.
• You can press COUNTER RESET to reset
the counter to 0: 00:00.

Using the Zero Search Function

You can reset the counter to 0:00:00 at any
position on the tape and then return to that po-
sition.
Follow these steps to use the zero search func-
tion.
1. Press COUNTER RESET once so the
counter appears on the TV screen.
2. Within 5 seconds, press COUNTER RESET
again at the location you want to return to
later. The counter resets to 0:00:00.
3. When you want to return to the selected
location, stop the tape, then press CA
SKIP/ZERO. The tape rewinds or fast-for-
wards and automatically stops at the loca-
tion you selected in Step 2.
Notes:
• If you rewind the tape past the zero point,
the TV displays the time with a minus (–)
sign.
• The counter does not work with blank
tapes or blank portions of partially
recorded tapes.
LOCKING THE VCR
To lock the VCR in the stop mode, press STOP.
Then press and hold STOP on the VCR until
the TV displays VCR LOCK ACTIVATED and,
if a tape is loaded, the VCR ejects the tape. If
you press any control other than the VCR’s
STOP button, the TV displays VCR LOCK AC-
TIVATED and the button does not function.
To unlock the VCR, press and hold STOP on
the VCR for about 7 seconds. The TV displays
VCR LOCK OFF and all controls now work.
REPEAT PLAY
This function lets you automatically repeat
playback of a tape from the beginning to the
end (or to a blank part), instead of having the
tape automatically rewind and eject.
1. While the tape is stopped, press MENU to
display the main menu.
2. Press SEL s/t to highlight SET UP VCR,
then press SET.
3. Press SEL s/t to h ighlight REPEAT PLAY.
Then press SET so ON appears.
4. Repeatedly press MENU to return to the
normal display.
5. Press PLAY to start repeat playback. REP
appears on the VCR’s display.
The VCR repeats playback from the beginning
to the end of the tape, or to the first unrecorded
portion that is at least 30 seconds long. The TV
displays AUTO REPEAT while the VCR re-
winds the tape to the beginning.
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