Using the playback features, Display button, Time counter – RCA VR730HF User Manual

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Using the Playback Features

DISPLAY Button

The

DISPLAY

button shows the status of the VCR channel number, station ID

(if broadcast), time counter, date, time and tape speed on the TV screen. The
time and date must be set before they can be displayed.

1.

Press

DISPLAY

.

If you do not press

DISPLAY

again, this

display times out.

2.

Press

DISPLAY

again to display only the time

counter on the TV screen.
Time counter also appears in the VCR panel.

3.

Press

DISPLAY

again to remove displays from

the screen.
Time counter remains displayed in the VCR
panel.

4.

Press

DISPLAY

again to return to original

display.
Time counter is removed from VCR front panel
and display times out.
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. It helps locate the beginning or ending of
programs you taped. The time counter resets to

0:00:00

when the tape is

ejected from the VCR.
For example, if you record a 30-minute program at the beginning of the tape
and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording,
you would:

1.

Insert the prerecorded tape and make sure it is
rewound to the beginning.

2.

Press

DISPLAY

twice to display only the time

counter on the TV screen.

3.

Press

CLEAR

to reset the time counter to

0:00:00.

4.

Press

FF

on the remote or use the

SHUTTLE

DIAL

to fast forward the tape until

0:30:00

appears in the time counter and press

STOP

.

The time counter does not advance when it
detects no signal (blank tape).

5.

Press

DISPLAY

to remove the time counter

from the screen.

Playing a Tape

0:30:00

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Press

DISPLAY

Status Displays

No Status

Displays Appear

Time Counter Only

Press

DISPLAY

Again

Press

DISPLAY

Again

0:30:00

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Press

DISPLAY

Again

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