Model 201 Hi-Fi Stereo VCR w/4-Head Double Azimuth
(160-0641) Special Functions Faxback Doc. # 57455
Special Displays
Blue Screen Display
The VCR displays a blue screen on the TV when you select the VCR mode,
play unrecorded portions of a tape, or when you tune to a weak TV station.
However, you can turn the blue screen display feature off to display a
weak signal station.
Notes: You cannot record the blue screen on a tape in the VCR.
If you tune to a weak TV station, the VCR mutes the sound when it
displays the blue screen.
The blue screen also appears if you set the VCR to the audio/video
mode when the R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO IN 1 jacks are not receiving any
signals. You cannot turn off the blue screen in this case.
Follow these steps to turn the blue screen feature on or off.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. If necessary, repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP CHANNEL.
Then press >.
------------MENU-----------
SET UP VCR
SET UP FEATURE
SET CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE :ENGLISH
SELECT :/\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END :ACTION KEY
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY. Then press
> to select ON or OFF.
---SET UP CHANNEL---
ANTENNA : CABLE
AUTO SET
CHANNEL CAPTION
WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY :OFF
CABLE/DSS BOX SET UP
VCR Plus + CH SET UP
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
4. Press MENU/ACTION twice to exit.
On-Screen Display
To view your VCR's current operating mode and other information about your
VCR, press DISP/ENT (display/enter). You see the current audio mode the
VCR is set to (STEREO, SAP, or MONO), the current function, time, channel,
counter, tape speed, channel caption, and time stamp data (in playback
mode only). Press DISP/ENT again to clear the display.
Notes: The current audio mode automatically disappears after about 5
seconds.
You also see the remaining recording time while a timed recording
is in progress (see "Immediate Recording" in Faxback Doc. # 57454).
Function Indicators
When you press a function button (such as STOP), the selected function's
indicator (such as STOP) appears on the TV screen for about 4 seconds.
When you change the channel, the new channel number (and call letters, if
you set them) appears on the TV screen for about 4 seconds.
Note: If you play back a poor quality or damaged tape, the function
indicator might not appear.
Skipping Commercials
Your VCR's Commercial Advance feature lets you quickly skip over
commercials recorded onto a tape while you view it, without having to
continually press FAST-F or C/A SKIP/ZERO.
During recording, Commercial Advance stores in memory the locations of the
beginnings and endings of commercials. After recording is over, the VCR
replays the tape and marks the beginnings/endings on the tape itself.
Then, when you play back the recording, you can set the VCR so it detects
and skips over the marked commercials automatically or only when you press
a key.
Notes: The recording must be at least 15 minutes long for Commercial
Advance to work.
The effectiveness of Commercial Advance varies with the different
methods stations use to broadcast commercials. It is possible
that Commercial Advance might not work with every broadcast you
watch.
Commercial Advance might skip part of a program if there are
frequent dark and quiet scenes.
Commercial Advance does not erase commercials from the tape; it
simply marks them.
Turning Commercial Advance Marking On/Off
Follow these steps to have the VCR automatically memorize the beginnings
and endings of commercials while it records a program, so it can mark the
tape later.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP FEATURE, then press >.
3. If necessary, repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP COMMERCIAL
ADV.
---SET UP FEATURE---
TIMER PROGRAM
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
4. Press >. You see:
SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV.
C/A RECORD : ON
C/A PLAYBACK : AUTO
SELECT : /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
5. If necessary, repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight C/A RECORD, then
Press > to select ON or OFF.
6. When you finish, press MENU/ACTION three times.
If you selected ON and you are not using a timer, the VCR asks if you want
it to mark commercials when you stop recording or turn the VCR off.
If you want the VCR to mark commercials when you stop recording, press 1
If you want the VCR to mark commercials when you turn it off, press 2.
Notes: It takes several minutes for the VCR to mark the recording. NOW
MARKING COMMERCIAL appears on the TV screen.
The VCR marks commercials in a timer recording after the recording
Stops.
If the interval between two timer recordings is not long enough to
allow commercial marking, the VCR waits until after the next timer
recording.
The VCR can store up to eight timer recording settings and 45
commercial locations in memory at one time. When the memory
becomes full, the remaining commercials are not marked.
If you rewind the tape and start another recording before power is
turned off, commercials might not be correctly marked.
Selecting a Commercial Advance Tape Playback Option
Follow these steps to select how the VCR operates when you play any marked
tape.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP FEATURE, then press >.
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP COMMERCIAL ADV., then
press >.
4. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight C/A PLAYBACK, then press > to
select AUTO or MANUAL.
AUTO - The VCR automatically skips marked commercial blocks and
then resume playback.
MANUAL - The VCR skips commercials only when you press C/A SKIP/ZERO
during playback.
5. When you finish, press MENU/ACTION three times to exit.
Questions and Answers about Commercial Advance
Question: Answer:
How fast does the VCR advance The VCR advances through 3 minutes of
through commercials? Commercials in about 8 to 12 seconds
if the tape speed is SLP (see
"Recording Speeds/Tape Selection" in
Faxback Doc. # 57454). If it is SP,
it takes about 25 to 35 seconds.
Are commercials still recorded Yes.
on the tape?
Does Commercial Advance work Yes.
at all recording speeds?
Does Commercial Advance still Yes.
work if I mark the tape and
remove it from the VCR, then
play it back later?
Can I play a Commercial Advance Yes, but commercials will only be
marked tape in another VCR? Skipped if the other VCR also has
Commercial Advance.
Can I mark a recording that was No.
made on another VCR?
Skipping/Selecting Previews
Your VCR's Movie Advance feature lets you skip the preview at the
beginning of many purchased or rented movies, or select a specific preview
to watch.
Note: Movie Advance works only with tapes recorded in the SP speed that
have the erase-protection tab removed.
1. Load a tape. When the VCR automatically starts playback, press STOP.
2. Press INDEX/M/A SKIP. You see:
SELECT SEARCH MODE
INDEX SEARCH
MOVIE ADVANCE
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : INDEX M/A SKIP
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight MOVIE ADVANCE, then press >.
4. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to select GO TO START OF MOVIE or GO TO
PREVIEW then press >.
MOVIE ADVANCE
SELECT SEARCH MODE
GO TO START OF MOVIE
GO TO PREVIEW
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
CANCEL: INDEX M/A SKIP
GO TO START OF MOVIE - The VCR automatically skips any previews at the
beginning of the tape and advances to the start
of the movie. SEARCHING FOR START OF MOVIE
appears. When the VCR finds the beginning of
the movie, THE MOVIE IS READY. PUSH PLAY TO
START appears. Press PLAY to start, or STOP to
cancel.
GO TO PREVIEW - The VCR searches for and plays the first
preview. If it does not find a preview, the
VCR starts normal playback. To skip to the
next preview, press INDEX/M/A SKIP.
Using Index Search
Your VCR has the VHS Index Search System. Each time you start recording,
the VCR automatically marks the tape with an index mark at that location.
You can locate the recording you want to play or skip the recording(s) you
don't want to watch by either entering the number of index marks or by
scanning. The VCR searches forward or backward from the current location.
Notes: Since the VCR does not display the index marks, we recommend you
list the recordings on each tape in order on the tape's box, to
make it easier to locate a particular recording on the tape.
Index search might not function properly when two or more index
marks are close to each other.
If you do not press any button, within 10 seconds after you select
INDEX SEARCH, the VCR cancels index search.
If you activate the direct access index search at a tape position
very close to an index mark, the VCR might not count that mark.
See "Direct Access Index Search," below.
Recording over an index mark erases that index mark.
Direct Access Index Search
1. Press INDEX/M/A SKIP. You see:
SELECT SEARCH MODE
INDEX SEARCH
PROGRAM INDEX SEARCH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : INDEX M/A SKIP
Notes: PROGRAM INDEX SEARCH appears only when there is timer recording on
the program index list. See "Recording with VCR Plus +" in
Faxback Doc. # 57454.
This screen appears only if the video cassette you use has the
erase-protection tab in place.
SELECT SEARCHANNEL MODE does not appear when there is no timer
recorded program in the program index list. INDEX appears on the
top of the screen instead. Skip to Step 4.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to HIGHLIGHT SEARCH. You see:
SELECT SEARCH MODE
INDEX SEARCH
PROGRAM INDEX SEARCH
SELECT : /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : INDEX M/A SKIP
3. Press >. INDEX appears.
4. Use the number keys to enter the number of index marks you want to
skip.
For example, if the tape is at the second recording (index mark 2) and
you want to watch the seventh recording (at index mark 7), enter 5 to
skip past index marks 3 through 6. Or, if the tape is at index mark 9
and you want to watch the recording at index mark 3, enter 7 to skip
backward past index marks 9 through 4.
5. Then Press FAST-F to skip forward to that index mark or REW to skip
backward. When the tape reaches the selected index mark, the VCR
starts normal playback.
Index Scan
1. Press INDEX/M/A SKIP while the VCR is stopped or playing a tape.
SELECT SEARCH MODE appears.
Note: INDEX appears if there is no timer-recorded program in the
program index list. Skip to Step 3.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight INDEX SEARCH, then press >.
INDEX appears.
3. Press FAST-F or REW to start the scan. AUTO INDEX SEARCH appears and
the VCR starts to fast-forward or rewind. As the tape passes an index
mark, the VCR plays at normal speed for 10 seconds, then resumes fast
forwarding or rewinding.
4. When you see the recording you want, press PLAY. Normal playback
starts.
Program Index Search (Timer Recording Only)
The program index search looks for a timer-recorded program in a program
index list, then searches for a program you specify. The VCR stores up to
8 programs in the order of recording.
The VCR automatically adds recorded programs to the program index list.
However, when you eject the tape or press any function button (such as REW
or PLAY), then record a new program using normal recording, any previous
program is erased from the list.
1. Press INDEX/M/A SKIP. You see:
SELECT SEARCH MODE
INDEX SEARCH
PROGRAMS INDEX SEARCH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : INDEX M/A SKIP
2. Press /\ or \/ to highlight PROGRAM INDEX SEARCH, then press >. You
see:
PROGRAM INDEX
DATE START CATEGORY CH
12/28 10:00A SPORTS ABCD
1/ 4 12:30P MOVIE NBC
1/ 4 8:00P COMEDY CBC
1/ 7 3:00P MUSIC NBC
SELECT : /\ \/ KEY
SEARCH : > KEY
END : INDEX MA SKIP
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to select the program you want, then press
> to start the search.
When the tape reaches the selected program, the VCR starts normal playback
Repeat Play
Follow these steps to have the VCR automatically rewind and repeat
playback of a tape (from the beginning to the end of the recording),
instead of having the tape automatically rewind and eject.
1. While the tape is stopped, press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP VCR, then press >. The
VCR highlights REPEAT PLAY.
3. Press >. ON appears.
------SET UP VCR------
REPEAT PLAY : ON
TIME STAMP : ON
AUTO SHUT-OFF : ON
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
4. Press MENU/ACTION twice.
5. Press PLAY to start repeat Playback. REP appears.
The VCR repeats playback from the beginning to the end of the tape, or to
the first unrecorded portion that is at least 30 seconds long. AUTO REPEAT
appears while the VCR rewinds the tape to the beginning.
Note: Portions of a tape that have been recorded once then erased are not
considered blank.
Once you select the repeat play mode, it remains on even after you turn
off the VCR.
To turn off repeat play, repeat these steps and select OFF in Step 3.
Time Stamp
Your VCR is preset to automatically mark the tape at the beginning of each
recording with this information:
Date
Start time
Scheduled stop time (for timer recording only)
Channel number
Station name (if channel caption is set)-(see "Channel Caption" in
Faxback Doc. # 57453)
Category (for timer recording only)
Notes (for original information)
Then, when you play the tape from the beginning, the information appears
on the TV screen for about 10 seconds, then disappears.
You can also edit the information later. See "Editing the Time Stamp
Data" below.
Follow these steps to turn the time stamp display feature on or off.
1. Press MENU/ACTION to display the main menu.
2. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to highlight SET UP VCR, then press >.
--------MENU--------
SET UP VCR
SET UP FEATURE
SET CLOCK
SET UP CHANNEL
IDIOMA/LANGUE: ENGLISH
SELECT: /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
3. If necessary, press /\ or \/ to highlight TIME STAMP, then press > to
select ON or OFF.
------SET UP VCR------
REPEAT PLAY : OFF
TIME STAMP : ON
AUTO SHUT-OFF : ON
SELECT : /\ \/ KEY
SET : > KEY
END : ACTION KEY
Note: The VCR still records time stamp information even if you select
OFF (to turn off the display feature) in Step 3.
4. Press MENU/ACTION twice to exit.
Editing the Time Stamp Data
You can edit the data in the time stamp - date, time, channel, category or
notes.
1. Load the cassette. Press PLAY if playback does not begin
automatically.
The time stamp data appears on the TV screen.
2. While the data is on the screen, press PROG. TIME STAMP EDIT appears
on the display.
TIME STAMP EDIT
DATE :12/27/1999 MON
TIME :12:00 PM 1:00 PM
CH :08 ABC
CATEGORY :MOVIE
NOTES :MEMORIAL MOVIE
SELECT :/\ \/ KEY
SET :< > KEY
END : PROG KEY
3. Repeatedly press /\ or \/ to select the character, then press > to set
and continue with the cursor positioned at the note entry position.
The characters change in the following order.
-->A <--->B<--->C<--->Z<--->BLANK<--->-<--->&<----
| |
---->9<--->2<--->1<--->0<--->/<--->!<-------------
Repeat this step as required.
Note: To correct an error, press > or < to move the cursor to the
right or left, then press /\ or \/ to enter the correct
character.
4. If you want to change other data, press > or < to move the cursor to
where you want, and make changes as necessary.
5. Press PROG. NOW WRITING TIME STAMP appears. When it is written, the
VCR stops.
(EB 11/8/99)
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