On-Screen Status Displays 25
5
Press the EXIT/STATUS button.
• If ON SCREEN MODE is set to ON
or COUNTER:
• You may bring up the status dis-
play at any time by pressing the
EXIT/STATUS button. (The excep-
tion is during Slow, Search, or Still
mode.) The display will appear for
about five seconds.
• Channel numbers (when tuned)
will appear for a few seconds.
• When tape playback is stopped,
press the EXIT/STATUS button
repeatedly to see the current time,
real-time counter, or current chan-
nel number on the display panel.
During tape playback, press the
EXIT/STATUS button repeatedly to
see the current time or real-time
counter on the display panel. The
channel will not appear.
• Depending on the type of tape
used, the tape time remaining may
not appear right away, or may not
be correct. Also, “– – : – –” may
appear, or the display may flash.
• AUDIO OUT and STEREO/SAP will
not appear at step 2 if you have the
VRA451.
Helpful Hints
An on-screen status display, which includes the current VCR
operation and other information (see illustration), will appear
when you press the EXIT/STATUS button or certain function but-
tons. The contents of the status display will vary.
ON SCREEN MODE ON:
•
Whenever you press the PLAY
8
button or the STOP
9
but-
ton to stop playback, some of the contents of the status display
will appear for five seconds.
ON SCREEN MODE COUNTER:
•
The real-time counter will appear on the screen during normal
tape playback and when playback is stopped. Whenever you
press the PLAY
8
button or the STOP
9
button to stop play-
back, some of the contents of the status display will appear for
five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter will remain on
the screen.
ON SCREEN MODE OFF:
•
No status display will appear when you press function buttons
or the EXIT/STATUS button.
To select a status display mode, follow these steps.
1
Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
2
Press the PLAY
8
or STOP
9
button to select VCR SET
UP, then press the FF
:
/OK button.
4
Press the FF
:
/OK button repeatedly so that ON,
COUNTER, or OFF appears beside ON SCREEN MODE.
SELECT
, 9
CHOOSE >/OK
→
ON SCREEN MODE ON
BLUE BACKGROUND
ON
TIMER REC SPEED MANUAL
VIDEO STABILIZER
OFF
AUDIO OUT HIFI
STEREO/SAP STEREO
TO END PUSH EXIT
Current VCR
operation
Time
Channel
Real-time counter
SmartPicture setting
Tape
speed
Sound program
selected
(VRA651 only)
Sound program available
(VRA651 only)
Tape time remaining
SELECT
, 9
CHOOSE >/OK
→
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
INITIAL SET UP
TO END PUSH EXIT
3
Press the PLAY
8
or STOP
9
button to select ON
SCREEN MODE, if necessary.
STOP 12:00 PM
STEREO CH. 12
SAP
SHARP
REMAINING
TIME 0:59
SLP 0:00:00 HIFI
