To use the time counter
At the point on the tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER RESET.
The counter in the display window resets to "0:00:00." Search for the point
afterwards by referring to the counter.
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To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY.
Notes
• The counter resets to "0:00:00" whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• The time counter does not appear on the TV screen when using an NTSC-recorded
tape.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded
tape:
– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The colour density increases or decreases.
• If you play back a tape in LP or EP mode with NTSC system, the sound is heard in
monaural.
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