RCA VG4259 - Manual (Page 19)

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Using the Playback Features
DISP (DISPLAY) Button
The DISP button shows the status of the VCR channel number, 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 DISP .
If you do not press DISP again, this display
times out.
2. Press DISP again to display only the time counter
on the TV screen.
3. Press DISP again to return to TV viewing.
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 DISP 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 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 DISP to remove the time counter from
the screen.
Playing a Tape
0:30:00
STOP CH 05 0:30:00
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Press
DISPLAY Status Displays
No Display
Time Counter Only
Press
DISPLAY
Again
Press
DISPLAY
Again
0:30:00
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