18
Using the Playback Features
DISP (Display) Button
1. Press DISP to display the status of the VCR, channel
number, time counter, date, time, and tape speed on the
TV screen.
You must set the time and date before they can be
displayed. If you do not press DISP again, this display
times out.
2. Press DISP again to continually display the time
counter on the TV screen. The time counter appears
instead of the time in the VCR’s display panel.
3. Press DISP again to remove the time counter from the
screen. No displays appear on the TV screen and the
time counter remains in the VCR’s display panel. This is
convenient for editing tapes.
4. Press DISP again to return to the normal status
displays. The clock appears in VCR’s display panel.
Turning off the VCR automatically returns the displays
to normal.
Time Counter
The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program
or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape. This helps you locate
the beginning or end of programs you taped. The time counter
resets to 0:00:00 when the tape is ejected from the VCR.
For example, if you recorded a 30-minute program at the beginning
of the tape, you would:
1. Insert the prerecorded tape.
2. Press DISP twice to display only the time counter on
the TV screen.
3. Press FF to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00 appears
in the time counter.
4. Press STOP.
This is the approximate end of the program. You can
begin recording a new program.
5. Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0:00:00.
6. Press DISP to remove the time counter from the screen.
These displays time out.
The time counter is removed from the TV screen during
picture search.
Playing a Tape
PAUSE
SEARCH
SLOW•F.ADV
REC
STOP
POWER
FF
REW
PLAY
TV
CABLE
VCR
1 2 3
54 6
7
9
8
0
MENU
PREV CH
CLEAR
TRACKING
SPEED
INPUT
CHAN
VOL
MUTE
DISP
TV•VCR
0:30:00
STOP CH 05 0:30:00
02/02/96 FRI 01:30AM SLP
Hours
Seconds
Minutes
Press DISP
Status Displays
No Status
Displays
Appear
Time Counter Only
Press DISP
Again
Press DISP
Again