Displays (On Screen & Multi Function)

On Screen Displays (VCR)

Function & Channel Displays

Blank Tape/ No Video Signal

CH 0 8

When a function button is pressed, e.g. PLAY, or you change channels, a 5-second display appears.

Indications

Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in Play mode, or when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with Weak Signal Display Feature (p. 33) set to OFF, the TV screen will turn solid blue.

VCR Status & Clock Displays

Function Status

Current Time

 

Channel

To display or remove

 

 

 

 

 

 

overlay at right,

Rec Time Remaining

REC

12 : 0 0AM

CH 02

Counter

 

0 : 25

-0 : 12 : 34

press DISPLAY.

(OTR mode only,

STEREO

 

SP

 

SAP

 

 

 

 

see p. 21.)

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Audio

 

 

 

Tape Speed

 

Being Received

 

 

 

(See p. 6.)

 

(See p. 26.)

 

 

 

 

Multi Function Display

VCR mode Indicator

Lights up when DECK is VCR mode.

Tape Indicator

Lights up when a tape is inserted.

Hi-Fi Indicator

Lights up when Hi-Fi audio is monitored in Play mode.

ANGLE Indicator

Lights up when a scene recorded at different angles is detected.

See p. 37. (DVD only).

V C R

Hi - Fi

ANGLE

DVD

A REC

M TIMER

AM/PM

Indicator

DVD mode Indicator

Lights up when

DECK is DVD mode.

DISC Indicator

Lights up when a disc is inserted.

VCR REC Indicator

Lights up during recording.

Timer Indicator

Lights up when DECK is set for Timer Recording, or when One Touch Recording (OTR) is used. Flashes when Timer

Clock/ Status/ Channel/ Speed Display

Displays the current time. Briefly displays DECK status when a function button is pressed. Briefly displays the channel number, or “L1” or “L2” when a channel or line input is selected. Briefly displays the recording speed when SPEED is pressed.

Recording is set, but a tape has not been inserted into DECK and when a power interruption occurs during Timer Programming.

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Panasonic PV-D4743S manual Displays On Screen & Multi Function, On Screen Displays VCR, Multi Function Display, Am/Pm

PV-D4743, PV-D4743S specifications

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