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Rear PanelDisplay Window
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On-Screen Display
The following information (VCR operating status) appears on the TV screen. (✈P.16)
Channel no.
Time Counter
Tape speed
Note on the displayed information
• The time counter and remaining tape
length will not be correct when playing
back an NTSC tape.
• When you playback a thin tape like an E-
160 cassette tape or compact video
cassette tape (VHS-C), the remaining
tape length will flash.
Current time
Remaining tape length
Index no.
Operation mode
CH 12
STOP 15:00
AUTO
REMAIN 10:59 INDEX -1
SP 0:00:00
Colour mode
3 (timer) indicator
Lights up when the VCR is set for an
unattended recording (timer recording).
(✈P.18)
4 Channel indicator
A channel number selected with the TV
tuner built-in the VCR appears.
When the external line input is selected:
“L-F” appears for the front panel
connectors or “L-1” appears for the rear
panel connectors.
1 Operation mode indicators
‡‡
‡‡
‡: Lights up during recording.
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#: Lights up during playback.
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**
*: Lights up during a pause.
2 Speed indicator
Indicates the tape speed.
SP – Standard Play
LP – Long Play
SLP –Super Long Play
(For NTSC signal only).
5 (Cassette-in) indicator
Lights up when there is a cassette in the
VCR.
6 Digital clock/counter
• Normally the present time appears.
• When a tape is inserted, the time
counter appears (and is reset to
0:00:00).
If you always rewind your tapes
completely, you can use this counter
reading as an index to find where a
programme starts.
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