RCA VR730HF - Manual (Page 26)

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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