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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SPECIAL DISPLAYS

Blue Screen Display

The VCR displays a blue screen on the TV
when you select the VCR mode, play unre-
corded portions of a tape, or when you tune to
a weak TV station. However, you can turn the
blue screen display featu r e on or off.
Notes:
• You cannot record the blue screen on a
tape in the VCR .
• If you tune to a weak TV station, the VCR
mutes the sound when it displays the blue
screen.
• The blue screen also appea rs if you set
the VCR to the audio /video mode when
the R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO IN 1 jacks are not
receiving any signals. You cannot turn off
the blue screen in this case.
Follow these steps to turn the blue screen fea-
ture on or off.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main
menu.
2. Repeatedly press or to highlight
SET UP VCR, then press .
3. Repeatedly press or so NOISY CH
BLUE BACK is highlighted. Then press
to select ON or OFF.
4. Press MENU/ACTION twice to exit.

On-Screen Display

To view your VCR’s current operating mode
and other information about your VCR, press
DISP/ENT (display/enter). You see the current
audio mode the VCR is set to (STEREO, SAP,
or MONO), the current function, time, channel,
counter, and tape speed. Press DISP/ENT
again to clear the display.
Notes:
• The current audio mode disappears after
about 5 seconds.
• You also see the remaining recording time
while a timed recording is in progress (see
“Immediate Recording” on Page 34).

Function Indicators

When you press a function button (such as
STOP), the selected function’s indicator (such
as STOP) appears on the TV screen for about
4 seconds. When you change the channel, the
new channel number (and call letters, if you set
them) appear on the TV screen for about 3
seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality or dam-
aged tape, the function indicator might not ap-
pear.
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