(_ F.FWD/SEARCH •l,. Button: This is the FAST
FORWARD button when the VCR is stopped. Once you have pressed it, the tape will continue to "'fast forward" until you press the STOP button (or to a counter reading of "0000" if the counter is
displayed). If you do not press the STOP button, the VCR will "_fastforward" to the end of the tape
and then automatically rewind to the beginning of the tape and stop. Refer to "Memory Stop" on
_e 21 for more information. The •• indicator will appear in the display during fast forward.
This same button becomes the FORWARD SEARCH I_l,, button when the VCR is playing. Press to begin searching forward. Press it again (or press PLA Y) to return to normal playback. Picture Search is explained on page 20.
The F.FWD/SEARCH button is inactive during recording.
PA USE Button: Pausing during a recording stops the tape so that nothing will be recorded. When you press the PAUSE button a second time. recording resumes immediately.
Pausing during playback produces a
playback. Details are on page 20.
(_AUTO PROG (Program) Button: This button is used to automatically program active channels into the VCR channel memory, so channels can be
selected with the CHANNEL •/,t buttons (1@ . Details are on page 12.
ADD/ERASE or TRACKING Buttons:
•The ADD/ERASE buttons are used to add or erase channels from channel memory after the tuner has been auto programmed. Details are on page 12.
•During PLAY, these buttons become the TRACKING buttons. When you play a tape that has not been recorded on the same VCR, streaks
may appear. Push the TRACKING button • or
• to move the streaks up or down and out of the picture. The TRACKING buttons have no effect during recording.
I(I@ TAPE SPEED Button and Indicator:. Push to change the tape speed for recording. Tape speed for
playback is automatically selected by the VCR. The tape speed is displayed in the front panel display. We suggest using SLP for most recording.
SLP: Super Long Play gives you the longest recording time. SLP has slightly more "picture noise" than SP in normal playback (which may not be noticeable). Your VCR's special effects (search and stop action) are designed for optimum performance at the SLP speed
See page 26 for more information on choosing a tape speed.
CHANNEL •/l Buttons: After channels are programmed as described on page 12, pressing • selects the next loner channel and pressing •
selects the next higher channel. The channel number appears in the display.
@ RECORD/XPR Button: This button is the RECORD button when the VCR is stopped, and the XPR (Express Recording) button when the VCR is in the RECORD mode.
•Press the RECORD/XPR button when the VCR is stopped to begin recording.
•Press the RECORD/XPR button when the VCR
is recording to activate the express recording feature. Set and increase the amount of express recording time by pressing this button additional times (30 minutes to 4 hours). Details are on page 25.
@Indicator:. The [_ Indicator turns on when the express timer @ has been activated.
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| (Program) | Indicators: |
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• | The | _ |
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| Indicator | will | appear | when | the |
| timer | has | been | programmed. |
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• | The | _ |
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| indicator | will | appear | when | the |
| timer | has | been | programmed, | and the | power | has | ||
| been | turned | off. |
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• | The | _ |
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| Indicator | will | flash if | you | have |
| forgotten | to | insert a cassette. |
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•Details are on pages
® [_ Indicator.
•This indicator turns on when channel 91 has
been selected with the CHANNEL •/• buttons
or by pressing "'9" then "1" on the remote control.
• Channel | 91 and | the _ |
| indicator | are | used | |
whenever you want to view or record signals | |||||||
from a | device connected | to | the | AUDIO | and | ||
VIDEO | IN jacks | on the | back | of | the | VCR. |
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@Time Display
•The time is normally shown here. If the clock is
| not | set, you will see " | : | " in this area. | The | ||
| clock must be set for Express and Timer | ||||||
| Recording. Details for setting the clock are on | ||||||
| page 16. |
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© | Status | Display: | This | display | indicates | what | the |
| VCR | is doing: | • for playback; | [_ | for record; | ||
•• for rewind or search; • • for fast forward or search; II for pause. This area is blank when the VCR is turned off.
® | : This indicator lights | |
| when a cassette is properly inserted in the VCR. | |
®[_ Indicator: This indicator lights when the TV is fed signals from the VCP.. Press the TV VCR button on the remote control to turn the [_
indicator on and off. Details are on page 13.
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