Special functions, Things you see, Using the sleep timer – Radio Shack 9" COLOR TV/VCR COMBO 36 User Manual
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
This section describes your Model 36’s special
on-screen, display, and search functions.
THINGS YOU SEE
On-Screen Displays
To view your Model 36’s current operating mode
and other information about your Model 36, re-
peatedly press
DISPLAY
during playback or
while watching TV. Each time you press
DIS-
PLAY
, you see the following information in this
order.
• Function indicator/tape speed/tape counter
• Function indicator/tape speed/time/channel
• No display
Notes:
• The function indicator and tape speed only
appear for a few seconds, but the tape
counter or time and channel indicators
remain on until you select another function.
• When you use closed captioning (see
“Closed Caption” on Page 27), all the infor-
mation (function/tape speed/time/channel/
tape counter) appears the first time you
press
DISPLAY
.
Function Indicators
Each time you press a function button (such as
STOP
), the selected function’s indicator appears
for about 5 seconds.
When you change the channel, the new channel
number appears for about 5 seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality (worn) or
damaged tape, the function indicator might not
appear.
USING THE SLEEP TIMER
The Model 36’s sleep timer lets you set the Mod-
el 36 so it plays for a specific amount of time,
then automatically turns off.
To set the sleep timer, repeatedly press
SLEEP
until the TV screen shows
SLEEP
and the de-
sired sleep time period (such as
SLEEP
30
MINUTE
). You can set the time in 30-minute in-
crements, up to 120 minutes.
After 5 seconds,
SLEEP
and the selected sleep
period disappear.
Press
SLEEP
at anytime while the timer is on to
view the remaining sleep time for 5 seconds.
To cancel the sleep timer, repeatedly press
SLEEP
until
SLEEP
0
MINUTE
appears.
STOP
SP COUNT 0:12:34
Function Indicator
Tape Speed
Tape Counter
STOP 5:40PM
CH 2
SP
Time
Channel
STOP
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