Hitachi VT-M171A Owner's Manual page 33

Basic Operations
Pressing DISPLAY will cycle you through the three options.
• Press DISPLAY just once to see the counter, mode, time, and date on the screen for 5
seconds.
• Before the 5 seconds are up, press DISPLAY a second time to see just the counter. It
will stay on the screen.
• Press DISPLAY a third time to see the counter on the VCR display as well. ("M" will
display below the counter on the TV screen.)
• Press DISPLAY a fourth time to end the on-screen display.
The linear time counter operates only if there is something recorded on the tape.
The counter changes to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected.
Marking with the Time Counter
If there is one part of the video that you want to return to, you can set the time counter
to memorize that spot. Begin in either STOP or PLAY mode.
• Press DISPLAY twice to show the counter on the TV screen.
Begin recording or playing back a tape. Notice the counter remains on the screen.
• At the point that you want to go back to, press CLEAR on the remote control. This
resets the counter to 0:00:00.
Press STOP when you are done recording or playing back the tape.
• Press DISPLAY again and "M" will display below the counter on the TV screen: This
indicates that the counter's memory function is engaged. The counter also appears on
the VCR's display.
Now when you rewind the tape, it will automatically stop at the spot where you cleared
the counter. (Notice it moves just past the marker and then back to it.) Press PLAY to
watch the tape from that preselected spot.
• Press DISPLAY to take the counter display off. The spot is still in memory until you set
a new one or until the tape is ejected.
Jump Forward or Backward with INDEX
Using the time counter, you can search for a spot a certain number of minutes before or
after your current position on the tape.
Press STOP, if tape is playing, and press INDEX to bring up the Set Go-To Time
Screen:
SET GO-TO TIME
INDEX
PRESS F.FWD OR REWIND
*TO END PRESS INDEX
TIME -:--
TO START
SCAN AND PLAY
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