Playing a Tape

Using the Playback Features

DISPLAY Button

The DISPLAY button shows the status of the VCR channel number, station ID (if broadcast), time counter, date, time and tape speed on the TV screen. The time and date must be set before they can be displayed.

1.Press DISPLAY.

If you do not press DISPLAY again, this display times out.

2.Press DISPLAY again to display only the time counter on the TV screen.

Time counter also appears in the VCR panel.

3.Press DISPLAY again to remove displays from the screen.

Time counter remains displayed in the VCR panel.

4.Press DISPLAY again to return to original display.

Time counter is removed from VCR front panel and display times out.

Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays to normal.

Time Counter

The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape. It helps locate the beginning or ending of programs you taped. The time counter resets to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected from the VCR.

For example, if you record a 30-minute program at the beginning of the tape and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording, you would:

1.Insert the prerecorded tape and make sure it is rewound to the beginning.

2.Press DISPLAY twice to display only the time counter on the TV screen.

3.Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to

0:00:00.

4.Press FF on the remote or use the SHUTTLE DIAL to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00 appears in the time counter and press STOP. The time counter does not advance when it detects no signal (blank tape).

5.Press DISPLAY to remove the time counter from the screen.

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