Optimus 60 VCR User Manual


 
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL DISPLAYS
Blue Screen Display
The blue screen display appears when you se-
lect the VCR mode, play unrecorded portions
of a tape, or when you tune to a weak TV sta-
tion. The blue screen also appears if you set
the VCR to the audio/video mode when the
AU-
DIO/VIDEO IN
jacks are not receiving any sig-
nals.
Note:
The VCR does not record the blue
screen.
On-Screen Display
To view your VCR’s current operating mode
and other information about your VCR, press
DISPLAY
. You see the broadcast type (stereo,
SAP, or both — Model 60 only), current func-
tion, time, channel, counter, and tape speed on
the TV screen. Press
DISPLAY
again to clear
the display.
Note:
You also see the remaining recording
time while a timed recording is in progress (see
“Immediate Recording” on Page 28).
Function Indicators
When you press a function button (such as
STOP
), the selected function indicator appears
on the TV screen for about 4 seconds. When
you change the channel, the new channel
number appears on the TV screen for about 4
seconds.
Note:
If you play back a poor quality or dam-
aged tape, the function indicator might not ap-
pear on the VCR’s display.
TAPE MOTION CONTROLS
Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual
Search
To advance the tape quickly when it is stopped,
press
FAST-F
. To rewind the tape quickly when
it is stopped, press
REW
. You cannot see the
tape picture or hear the tape sound when you
use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the
counter to locate a specific section of tape.
To use visual search, begin tape playback.
Then press
FAST-F
to search forward or
REW
to search in reverse. Press
PLAY
to return to
normal playback.
Notes:
VCR must appear on the VCR’s display to
use visual search.
During visual search, the sound is muted
and the picture quality is lower than during
normal playback. The search picture is
best with tapes recorded at the SP speed.
If you press
POWER
while a tape is rewind-
ing, the VCR automatically turns off when
rewinding is complete.
Freeze-Frame
Freeze-frame lets you stop the tape to view a
single frame. Press
PAUSE/STILL
during play-
back to freeze the picture. Press
PAUSE
again
or
PLAY
to return to normal playback.
During freeze-frame, the picture quality is lower
than during normal playback, The picture quali-
ty is best with recordings made at the SP or EP
speed (see “Recording Speeds” on Page 26).
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