Radio Shack 62 (16-632) - Manual (Page 23)

23
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).
16-549.fm Page 23 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 5:04 PM