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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

AUDIO/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). If you have a Model

62, you see the broadcast type (

STEREO

,

SAP

, or

MONO

). With all models, you also see

the current function, time, channel, counter,

and tape speed. 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 28).

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.

TAPE MOTION CONTROLS

Fast-Forward/Rewind and Visual

Search

While a tape is stopped, press

FAST-F

to ad-

vance the tape quickly or

REW

to rewind it. You

cannot see the picture or hear sound when you

use fast-forward or rewind, but you can use the

counter to locate a specific section of tape.

Note:

If you press

POWER

while a tape is re-

winding,

REWIND

POWER

OFF

appears.

The VCR automatically turns itself off when re-

winding is complete.

To use visual search so you can see the pic-

ture, be sure VCR appears then begin tape

playback. Then press

FAST-F

to search forward

or

REW

to search in reverse. Press

PLAY

to re-

turn to normal playback. 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 or

EP speed.

Freeze-Frame/Frame Advance

Freeze-frame lets you pause the tape to view a

single frame. Press

PAUSE

during playback to

freeze the picture. Press

PAUSE

again or

PLAY

to return to normal playback.

During freeze-frame, 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/Tape Selec-

tion” on Page 27).

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