Model 36 9" Color TV/ VCR Combo
(160-0429) Special Functions Faxback Doc. # 50432
This section describes your Model 36's special on-screen, display, and
search functions.
THINGS YOU SEE
On-Screen Displays
To view your Model 36's current operating mode and other information about
your Model 36, repeatedly press DISPLAY during playback or while watching
TV. Each time you press DISPLAY, you see the following information in
this order.
Function indicator/tape speed/tape counter
Function indicator/tape speed/time/channel
No display
Notes: The function indicator and tape speed only appear for a few
seconds, but the tape counter or time and channel indicators
remain on until you select another function.
When you use closed captioning (see "Closed Caption", below), all
the information (function/tape speed/time/channel/tape counter)
appears the first time you press DISPLAY.
Function Indicators
Each time you press a function button (such as STOP), the selected
function's indicator appears for about 5 seconds.
When you change the channel, the new channel number appears for about 5
seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality (worn) or damaged tape, the
function indicator might not appear.
USING THE SLEEP TIMER
The Model 36's sleep timer lets you set the Model 36 so it plays for a
specific amount of time, then automatically turns off.
To set the sleep timer, repeatedly press SLEEP until the TV screen shows
SLEEP and the desired sleep time period (such as SLEEP 30 MINUTE). You
can set the time in 30-minute increments, up to 120 minutes.
After 5 seconds, SLEEP and the selected sleep period disappears.
Press SLEEP at anytime while the timer is on to view the remaining sleep
time for 5 seconds.
To cancel the sleep timer, repeatedly press SLEEP until SLEEP 0 MINUTE
appears.
USING THE GAME MODE
The Model 36 has a preprogrammed picture control setting for viewing video
games or similar programs. This setting softens the contrast and is
easier on the eyes.
Follow these steps to turn the game mode on or off.
1. Press MENU to select the main menu.
2. Press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select USER'S SET UP, then press
F.FWD/>. The user's set up menu appears.
3. Repeatedly press REW/< or F.FWD/> until ON appears next to GAME MODE
(to turn on game mode) or until OFF appears (to turn it off).
4. Press MENU to exit.
Note: If you manually change the picture control settings, the Model 36
automatically sets the game mode to OFF.
USING THE COUNTER
Your Model 36's counter shows how long a tape has been running, in hours,
minutes, and seconds. To display the counter, repeatedly press DISPLAY
until COUNT and the counter appear at the bottom of the TV screen. To
reset the counter to 0:00:00, press COUNTER RESET.
Note: Because the Model 36's counter reads special signals recorded on
the tape, the counter might stop while you fast-forward or rewind
through a blank section on the tape. This is normal.
Using Counter Return
Follow these steps to use the counter to easily return to a selected point
on the tape.
1. During playback, repeatedly press DISPLAY until COUNT and the counter
appear.
2. When you see the location on the tape that you want to return to
later, press COUNTER RESET then COUNTER MEMORY. MEMORY replaces
COUNT next to the counter.
3. To return to the location you selected in Step 2, press STOP then
F.FWD/> or REW/<. The tape fast-forwards or rewinds and automatically
stops at 0:00:00.
Notes: The tape usually stops exactly at 0:00:00. However, depending on
the tape you use, it might stop a few seconds sooner or later.
When the tape is stopped at or near 0:00:00, you can continue to
move it forward or backward from there. (-) appears if you move
it backward from 0:00:00.
To reset the Model 36 so it does not stop the tape at the point you
selected in Step 2, repeatedly press COUNTER MEMORY until COUNT appears
next to the counter.
USING TIME SEARCH
Your Model 36 lets you quickly move forward or backward through recorded
material on a tape. For example, if you recorded three half-hour programs
on a tape and you want to see the third program, you can set the Model 36
to quickly move the tape past the first hour of recorded material.
Note: You do not see the tape's picture or hear the tape's sound while
you search the tape.
1. Press TIME SEARCH. TIME SEARCH appears.
Note: You can also select TIME SEARCH from the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select the desired amount of
time you want to search. For example, to search 2 hours and 50
minutes of recorded material, press either button until 2:50 appears
on the screen.
3. To select the search direction, press F.FWD/> or REW/<. The Model 36
searches the tape in the direction you specified and stops when the
running time on the tape is the same as the time you specified in
Step 2.
As the Model 36 searches, the search time, displayed under TIME
SEARCH, counts up or down.
4. To cancel a time search, press STOP.
USING AUTOMATIC REPEAT PLAYBACK
Your Model 36 lets you automatically repeat playback from the beginning
to the end of a tape, or from the beginning to a blank (unrecorded)
portion of a tape.
Notes: REPEAT PLAY > does not appear when RENTAL PLAY is set to ON. See
"Improving Playback of Older (Worn) Tapes", below.
During automatic repeat playback, the counter return function does
not operate (see "Using Counter Return", above).
1. Press MENU. The main menu appears.
2. Press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select USER'S SET UP, then press
F.FWD/>. The user's set up menu appears.
3. Press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select REPEAT PLAY.
4. Repeatedly press REW/< or F.FWD/> until ALL appears next to REPEAT
PLAY (to repeat playback from the beginning to the end of the tape)
or until BLANK appears (to repeat playback from the beginning to a
blank portion of at least 10 seconds in length).
5. Press MENU then PLAY to start automatic repeat playback. REPEAT
PLAY > appears.
6. To cancel automatic repeat playback, repeat Steps 1-3, repeatedly
press REW/< or F.FWD/> until OFF appears next to REPEAT PLAY, then
press MENU.
Notes: If you select ALL or BLANK, the Model 36 is set to automatic
repeat playback even after you turn off power. To turn off repeat
play, you must select OFF in Step 4.
During automatic repeat playback, none of the buttons on the Model
36 work except POWER and STOP/EJECT. Always remember to set
REPEAT PLAY to OFF when you do not want to use automatic repeat
playback.
IMPROVING PLAYBACK OF OLDER (WORN) TAPES
You can set the Model 36 so it reduces the on-screen noise you might see
when you play back older, partially demagnetized tapes (such as tapes that
are played often, like rental videos).
Note: Setting rental play to ON might reduce the image sharpness.
1. Press MENU. The main menu appears.
2. Press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select USER'S SET UP, then press
F.FWD/>. The user's set up menu appears.
3. Press PLAY/ /\ or STOP/ \/ to select RENTAL.
4. Repeatedly press REW/< or F.FWD/> until ON flashes next to RENTAL (to
turn on rental mode) or until OFF flashes (to turn off rental mode).
5. If you set RENTAL to ON, press MENU then PLAY to start rental play.
RENTAL PLAY > appears.
If you set RENTAL to OFF, simply press MENU to exit.
Note: If you select ON, rental play stays on even after you turn off
power. To turn off rental play, you must select OFF in Step 4.
CLOSED CAPTION
Most broadcasters send closed captioning information using one of two
captioning methods; 1 or 2. You can select one of two options (CAPTION or
TEXT) for each type of captioning.
Here are the caption settings you can select:
CAPTION 1 or CAPTION 2 - A narration of the TV program appears.
TEXT 1 or TEXT 2 - The center of the screen is blocked out. When the TV
station broadcasts text, such as program listings or
special information, it appears in this space.
OFF - Narration does not appear on the screen even if the TV receives a
closed caption or text broadcast.
Notes: The broadcast closed caption or text signal might be using
captioning method 1, 2, or both.
Text contents can vary, so you might want to try different
settings.
1. Press MENU. The main menu appears.
2. Press PLAY/ /\ or stop/ \/ to select CAPTION.
3. Press REW/< or F.FWD/> until the desired caption option flashes
(CAPTION 1, CAPTION 2, TEXT 1, or TEXT 2).
To turn off closed captioning, select OFF.
4. Press MENU to exit.
(LB/eb 10/16/98)
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