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Chapter 4: Usingthe Advanced Features
Displaying the RemainingTimeand the Present Time (cont.)
_Important:
Present time display
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Present
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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 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 _s T-10 length),
or if
you are using
a cassette
with an adapter.
Displaying the present time
The present
time display on the 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 h:nger than 30
seconds,
the display
will show - : - -. The current
time will be
displayed
when the VCR is off'. To see the cur]'ent
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
tirae.
To turn off the present
time, press DISPLAY
once.
Searching T echniques
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 m:e playing
in about
30 second intervals.
It is desi_,med 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 VCR remote
to "VCR" mode.
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While playing
a tape, choose the desired
search
time by
pressing
the number
button.
(See the following
chart.)
The
VCR will speed through
the selected
lengl;h of tape, then
resume
playback.
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