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Chapter 4: UsingtheAdvanced Features
Displaying the Remaining Timeand the Present Time(cont.)
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Present time display
The time gauge and the remaining time automatically a ppear:
during
fast forward
and rewind
(from a stopped
tape), during
counter
zero stop and during
index searches.
You can turn off the time gauge and the remaining
time by
pressing
the DISPLAY
button
twice.
To makethetime gaugeand theremaining time appear:
Press the DISPLAY
button
once. The time gauge and remaining
time will appear
on the TV screen,
and the r<_.maining time will
appear
on the fluorescent
display.
They will disappear
after four
seconds
when playing
a tape. To turn off the display,
press the
DISPLAY
button
twice.
The time gauge and remaining
time work by detecting
control
signals
on recorded
tapes. They will therefi)re
not function
with
tapes
that have not yet been recorded.
Also, you must have set
the "Tape" video function
correctly.
Depending
on the length
of the tape being used, it may take a
moment
for the display
to appear.
The tape remaining
display
raay not show the correct
remaining
time if the tape function
is incorrectly
set (see "Using the Audio
and Video Functions"
on page 28), if you are using speed search,
if
you are using a special length
cassette
(such as T-10 length),
or if
you are using
a cassette
with an adapter.
Displaying the present time
The present
time display
on r.he fluorescent
display
panel or on
the TV screen shows the current
time. If you have not set the
clock, or if there has been a power failure
of ::onger than
30
seconds, the display
will show - : - -. The current
time will be
displayed
when the VCR is off. To see the current
time when the
VCR is on:
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Press the DISPLAY
button
on the remote
control twice. The
counter
will be replaced
by the present
t:me.
To turn
offthe
present
time, press DISPLAY
once.
4, Searching Techniques
The VCR lets you search
through
a tape in a number
of ways.
These include:
• Quick searching,
• Speed searching,
• Using
counter
zero stop, and
• Index search
techniques.
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