Philips VR960BPH owner manual Press the Play 8 or Stop 9 button to select on

26 On-Screen Status Displays

An on-screen status display will appear when you press the OK/STATUS button or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display will vary; the status display describes the current operations of the VCR.

ON SCREEN MODE ON:

•Whenever you press the PLAY 8 button or the STOP 9 button, some of the contents of the status display will appear for five seconds.

ON SCREEN MODE COUNTER:

•The real-time counter will appear on the screen during normal tape playback and when playback is stopped. Whenever you press the PLAY 8 button or the STOP 9 button, some of the contents of the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter will remain on the screen.

ON SCREEN MODE OFF:

•No status display will appear when you press function buttons or the OK/STATUS button.

To select a status display mode, follow these steps.

1

Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.

➔VCR SET UP TUNER SET UP INITIAL SET UP

SELECT: 89	CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU

2

Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select VCR SET

UP, then press the OK/STATUS button.

➔ DSPC		ON
ON SCREEN MODE		ON
BLUE BACKGROUND		ON
TIMER REC SPEED		MANUAL
VIDEO STABILIZER		OFF
AUDIO OUT		HIFI
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: 89	CHANGE: ’
END: MENU

3

Press the PLAY 8 or STOP 9 button to select ON

SCREEN MODE.

4

Press the FF - button repeatedly so that ON,

COUNTER, or OFF appears beside ON SCREEN MODE.

5

Press the MENU button.

Sound program available
		Current VCR						S-VHS ET
		operation						Setting
									Time
	REW						12:00 PM
	STEREO							CH. 12	Channel
	SAP
			S-VHS ET: ON
				SHARP
		B−−−−−+−5 −−+−−−−+−−−−−E
	REMAINING
	TIME		0:59
	SLP		0:00:00			HIFI
							Sound program
	Tape speed
							selected
			Real-
					time counter
Tape time remaining

SmartPicture setting

Current tape position

(B is the beginning of the tape; E is the end of the tape. A flashing square indicates the current place you are at on the tape during fast forwarding or rewinding.)

Helpful Hints

•If ON SCREEN MODE is set to ON or

COUNTER:

•You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the OK/STATUS button. (The exception is during Slow, Search, or Still mode.) The display will appear for about five seconds.

•Channel numbers (if memorized by the VCR) will appear for a few seconds.

•When tape playback is stopped, press the OK/STATUS button repeatedly to see the current time, real-time counter, remaining tape time or current TV channel number on the display panel. During tape playback, press the OK/STATUS button repeatedly to see the current time, real-time counter or remaining tape time on the display panel. The current TV channel will not appear.

•Depending on the type of tape used, the remaining tape time may not appear right away, or may not be correct. Also, “– – : – –” may appear, or the display may flash if the VCR is still calculating the remaining tape time.