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Chapter 4: UsingtheAdvanced Features
Displaying theRemaining Timeandthe Present "rime (cont,)
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The time gauge
and remaining
time work by detecting
control
signals
on recorded
tapes. They will therefore
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
may not show tile correct remaining
time if the tape function
is incorrectly
set (see "Using
the Audio
and Video Functions"
on page 34), if you arc! using speed search,
if
you are using a special length cassette
(suc}= as T-10 length),
or if
you are using a cassette
with an adapter.
Displaying the present t ime
The present
time display on the fluorescent
display
panel or on
the TV screen
shows the CU_Tent time. If you have not set the
clock, or if there has been a power failure
of longer than
130
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
15me.
To turn off the present
time, press DISt'LAY
once.
SearchingTechniques
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.
Quick searching
This feature
lets you skip over the tape you are playing
in about
30 second intervals.
It is designed
so that you can quickly speed
through
any commercials
you may have recorded.
To do this:
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Make sure that you have set the TV/VCR slide switch on the
remote
control
to the '%CR" position.
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While playing
a tape, choose the desired
search
time by
pressing
the number
button.
(See the chart on the next page.)
The VCR will speed through
the selected
length
of tape, then
resume
playback.
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