26 On-Screen Status Displays
A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and
other information (see illustration of the status display at right),
will appear when you press the STATUS/EXIT button or certain
function buttons. You can bring up the status display at any time
Function
by pressing the STATUS/EXIT button. Remove the status display
ChannelButton
by pressing this button again. The contents of the status display
Pressed
may vary.Time
ON MODE:
12:00 AMSTOPlWhenever a function button (REW(ind)/-, PLAY/s, etc.) is
CH10
pressed, the status display will appear for five seconds.
COUNTER ONLY MODE:
lWhen a function button (REW(ind)/-, Play/s, etc.) is pressed,
the status display will appear for five seconds. After five sec-SLPM 1:23:45
onds, only the counter will remain on-screen. To remove it,
choose ON or OFF in the ON-SCREEN MODE menu. (There
is an exception. When you press the STOP/t button, the sta-
TapeCounter
tus display will appear for five seconds, then disappear.)
Speedand
OFF MODE:
Counter
lThe status display will not appear when you press a function
Memory
button. The channel number will appear briefly when you select
a channel if channels are programmed.
To choose an ON-SCREEN MODE, follow the steps below.
1
Press the MENU button to display the pop up menu.
2
Press the PLAY/s button or the STOP/t button to select
VCR SETUP. Then, press the F.FWD/+ button.
3Helpful Hints
Press the Number 3 button to select ON-SCREEN
Y If the channel you select has noMODE.
broadcast, the screen will be solid
blue. The screen will remain blue
4until you select an active channel.
Press the Number 1 button to select ON, the Number 2Y Channel numbers (when tuned)
button to select COUNTER ONLY, or the Number 3 but-appear on-screen for a few seconds.
ton to select OFF. Your selection will appear on-screen.Y The channel number will remain on-
screen at all times (except during
tape playback) if REMINDER is set
5
to ON. Details are on page 27.
Press the STATUS/EXIT button.
Y You cannot view closed captioning of
a tape when the TV/VCRis in
Counter Only mode. To view closed
captions of a tape, choose ON or
OFF in the ON-SCREEN MODE
menu. Details are on pages 38 - 39. |