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Playing a Tape
Using the Playback Features
DISPLAY Button
The DISPLAY button shows the status of the VCR channel number, 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.
2. Press DISPLAY again to display only the time
3. Press DISPLAY again to remove the time counter
4. Press DISPLAY again to return to the 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 end 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.
2. Press DISPLAY twice to display only the time
3. Press FF to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00
4. Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0:00:00.
5. Press DISPLAY to remove the time counter from
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If you do not press DISPLAY again, this display
times out.
counter on the TV screen. The time counter
appears instead of the time in the VCRÕs display
panel.
from the screen. No displays appear on the TV
screen and the time counter remains in the VCRÕs
display panel. This is convenient for editing
tapes.
status displays. The clock appears in VCRÕs
display panel.
Turning off the VCR automatically returns the
displays to normal.
counter on the TV screen.
appears in the time counter and press STOP.
The time counter is removed from the TV screen
during fast forward.
The time counter does not advance when it
detects no signal (blank tape).
the screen and return to the normal display mode.
STOP
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Press
Status Displays
DISPLAY
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Press
DISPLAY
Time Counter Only
Again
No Status
Displays
Press
Appear
DISPLAY
Again
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