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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SPECIAL DISPLAYS
Blue Screen Display
The VCR displays a blue screen on the TV
when you select the VCR mode, play unre-
corded portions of a tape, or when you tune to
a weak TV station. The blue screen also ap-
pears if you set the VCR to the audio/video
mode when the
R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO IN
jacks are
not receiving any signals.
Note:
You cannot record the blue screen on a
tape in the VCR.
On-Screen Display
To view your VCR’s current operating mode
and other information about your VCR, press
DISP/ENT
(display/enter). You see the current
function, time, channel, counter, and tape
speed. If you have a Model 63, you also see
the broadcast type (
STEREO
,
SAP
, or
MONO
).
Press
DISP/ENT
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 33).
Function Indicators
When you press a function button (such as
STOP
), the selected function’s indicator (such
as
STOP
) 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.
SKIPPING COMMERCIALS
Your VCR’s Commercial Advance feature
lets you quickly skip over commercials record-
ed onto a tape while you view it, without having
to continually press
FF
.
During recording, Commercial Advance stores
in memory the locations of the beginnings and
endings of commercials. After recording is
over, the VCR replays the tape and marks the
beginnings/endings on the tape itself. Then,
when you play back the recording, you can set
the VCR so it automatically detects and skips
over the marked commercials
or
only skips
over the marked commercials when you press
a key.
Notes:
• The effectiveness of Commercial Advance
varies with the different methods stations
use to broadcast commercials. It is possi-
ble that Commercial Advance might not
work with every broadcast you watch.
• Commercial Advance does not erase com-
mercials from the tape; it simply marks
them.
Recording a Broadcast with
Commercial Advance Marking
Follow these steps to have the VCR automati-
cally memorize the beginning and end of com-
mercials while it records a program, so it can
mark the tape later.
1. Press
MENU
to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to high-
light
SET
UP
VCR
, then press
FF
.
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