Video Cassette Recorder Owner's Manual

On-Screen Status Displays 25
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Press the MENU button.
• If ON SCREEN MODE is set to ON
or COUNTER:
• You may bring up the status display
at any time by pressing the
OK/STATUSbutton. (The exception
is during Slow, Search, or Still
mode.) The display will appear for
about five seconds.
• Channel numbers (if memorized by
the VCR) will appear for a few sec-
onds.
• When tape playback is stopped, press
the OK/STATUSbutton repeatedly to
see the current time, real-time
counter, remaining tape time or cur-
rent TV channel number on the dis-
play panel. During tape playback,
press the OK/STATUS button repeat-
edly to see the current time, real-time
counter or remaining tape time on the
display panel. The current TV channel
will not appear.
• Depending on the type of tape used,
the remaining tape time may not
appear right away, or may not be cor-
rect. Also, “– – : – –” may appear, or
the display may flash if the VCR is still
calculating the remaining tape time.
Helpful Hints
An on-screen status display will appear when you press the
OK/STATUS button or certain function buttons. The contents of
the status display will vary; the status display describes the current
operations of the VCR.
ON SCREEN MODE ON:
• Whenever you press the PLAY o button or the STOP p but-
ton, some of the contents of the status display will appear for
five seconds.
ON SCREEN MODE COUNTER:
• The real-time counter will appear on the screen during normal
tape playback and when playback is stopped. Whenever you
press the PLAY o button or the STOP p button, some of the
contents of the status display will appear for five seconds. After
five seconds, only the counter will remain on the screen.
ON SCREEN MODE OFF:
• No status display will appear when you press function buttons
or the OK/STATUS button.
To select a status display mode, follow these steps.
1
Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
2
Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select VCR SET
UP, then press the OK/STATUS button.
4
Press the FF - button repeatedly so that ON,
COUNTER, or OFF appears beside ON SCREEN MODE.
Current VCR
operation
Time
Channel
Real-time counter
SmartPicture setting
Tape speed
Sound program
selected
Sound program available
Tape time remaining
➔ VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
INITIAL SET UP
SELECT: KL CONFIRM: OK
END: MENU
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Press the PLAY o or STOP p button to select ON
SCREEN MODE.
STOP 12:00 PM
STEREO CH. 12
SAP
SHARP
B−−−−−+−5 −−+−−−−+−−−−−E
REMAINING
TIME 0:59
SLP 0:00:00 HIFI
➔ DSPC ON
ON SCREEN MODE ON
BLUE BACKGROUND ON
TIMER REC SPEED AUTO
VIDEO STABILIZER OFF
AUDIO OUT MONO
NEXT PAGE
SELECT: KL CHANGE: ’
END: MENU
Current tape position
(B is the beginning of the tape; E is the end
of the tape. A flashing square indicates the
current place you are at on the tape during
fast forwarding or rewinding.)