RCA T25208 manual Time Counter, Channel Banner

Using the TV/VCR’s Features

Time Counter

8:40AM THU CH 012

The time counter shows the actual time used in recording or playing back a tape. The time counter helps locate the beginning or end of recorded events. It resets to 00:00:00 whenever a tape is ejected from the TV/VCR.

For example, if you record a 30-minute program at the beginning of a tape, 00:30:00 SP

rewind it, and then want to go to the end of the first program to start another recording:

Hours Minutes Seconds

1.Press the CALL button to display the time counter.

2.Press the RESET button to reset the time counter to 00:00:00.

3.Press FORWARD to advance a tape until the time counter reads 00:30:00.

4.Press STOP. This is the approximate end of a 30-minute program (you may want to press PLAY to verify). When the tape is cued correctly, you can begin recording.

5.Press the CALL button to remove the time counter from the screen and return to the normal display mode.

8:47AM MON CH 012

00:04:38 SP

Channel Banner

There are several indicators that might appear when you press the CALL button. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (left to right and top to bottom).

	Displayed when a tape is playing. This symbol changes
	depending what playback mode you are in. (See Playback
	Mode symbols on next page).
8:47 AM	Displays the current time.
MON	Displays the current day.
CH 012	Displays the current channel or input channel.
	Displayed when Auto Repeat has been set.
	Displayed when a cassette is loaded in the VCR.
00:04:38	Displays the amount of time the tape has played.
SP	Displays the tape speed.

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