On-Screen Status Displays - Philips VCA431AT Owner's Manual

26 On-Screen Status Displays

A status display will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT but-
ton or certain function buttons. The contents of the status display
will vary. To choose the status display mode, follow the steps below.
If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY
ON:
Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button,
the status display will appear for five seconds. After five seconds,
only the counter will remain on the screen. You must press the
STATUS/EXIT button to remove it. Portions of the status display
also may appear when you press other function buttons.
If you select STATUS ON, then select COUNTER ONLY
OFF:
Whenever you press the STOP/p button or the PLAY/o button,
the status display will appear for five seconds. Portions of the sta-
tus display also may appear when you press other function but-
tons.
If you select STATUS OFF:
The status display will not appear when you press function but-
tons. You must press the STATUS/EXIT button to see the status
display.
1
Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
2
Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select
VCR SET UP, then press the F.FWD/B button.
3
Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select
ON SCREEN MODE, then press the F.FWD/B button.
4
Press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p button to select
STATUS, then press the F.FWD/B button so that OFF
(or ON) appears beside STATUS.
SELECT op CHOOSE B
STATUS [ON]
COUNTER ONLY [OFF]
TO END PUSH EXIT
5
If you set STATUS to OFF, go to step 6. If you set STA-
TUS to ON, press the PLAY/o button or the STOP/p
button to select COUNTER ONLY, then press the
F.FWD/B button so that OFF (or ON) appears beside it.
6
Press the STATUS/EXIT button.
Status Display
(example only)
Receiving and
Recording Mode (VCA631 only)
Channel
Current status
Time
of tape
STOP 12:00 AM
TV STEREO CH10
STEREO
2ND AUD
SLP M 1:23:45 HIFI
Counter Audio
Tape
Speed and Out
Counter Mode
Memory (VCA631 only)
MTS
Broadcast
Available
(VCA631 only)
Helpful Hint
• You may not access a status display
when viewing a still picture, during
slow motion playback, or when the
F.FWD/B or REW(ind)/s button is
pressed during playback.
• A status display may not be avail-
able when you are watching TV if
Blue Background is set to OFF.
Details are on page 13.