Special Functions; Things You See; Blue Screen; On-Screen Displays - Optimus 16-421 Owner's Manual

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

The following information describes some of
your TV/VCR's special on-screen, display, and
search functions.

THINGS YOU SEE

Blue Screen

The TV/VCR displays a blue screen when you
select the menu, play unrecorded portions of a
tape, or when you tune to a weak TV station.

On-Screen Displays

To view your TV/VCR's current operating mode
and other information about your TV/VCR, press
on the remote control during playback
DISPLAY
or while watching TV. You see this information
on the TV screen.
• Function indicator (if a tape is loaded)
• Time
• Channel or (if station name is broadcast)
station name
• Tape counter
• Tape speed
• Remaining QTR time (if programmed)
Function Indicator
Remaining
QTR Time
Tape
Counter
Press again to clear the information
DISPLAY
from the screen.
Note: If you change the channel while informa-
tion is displayed, all information except the
channel number disappears. Then, after about 4
seconds, the information reappears.
Channel or
Time
Station Name
M WNET
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
SLP
Tape
Speed

Function Indicators

When you press a function button (such as
), the selected function's indicator appears
STOP
on the TV screen.
Note: If you play back a poor quality (worn) or
damaged tape, the function indicator might not
appear on the TV screen.
When you change the channel, the new channel
number appears on the TV screen for about 4
seconds.

USING THE COUNTER

Your TV/VCR's counter shows how long a tape
has been running, in hours, minutes, and sec-
onds. To display the counter, press
the remote control.
Notes:
• Because the TV/VCR's counter reads spe-
cial signals recorded on the tape, the
counter might stop while you fast-forward
or rewind through a blank section on the
tape. This is normal.
• To reset the counter to
on the remote control.
COUNTER RESET
Follow these steps to easily return to a selected
point on the tape.
1. During playback, press
remote control.
2. When you see the location on the tape that
you want to return to later, press
on the remote control. The TV/VCR
RESET
displays 0:00:00 on the TV screen.
3. To return to the location you selected in Step
2, press then
STOP ZERO/1 MIN
fast-forwards or rewinds and automatically
stops at 0:00:00 .
Note: The tape usually stops exactly at
. However, depending on the
0:00:00
tape you use, it might stop a few seconds
sooner or later.
on
DISPLAY
, press
0:00:00
on the
DISPLAY
COUNTER
. The tape
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