GE VG2053/VG4053 - Manual (Page 15)

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Using the Playback Features
Playing a Tape
Display Clock or Time Counter
You can display the time counter or the clock in the VCR’s display panel.
1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU .
2. Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
3 . Press 5 choose CLOCK or COUNTER .
Time Counter
The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play
back a segment of a prerecorded tape. It helps locate the beginning or end
of programs you taped. The time counter resets to
0:00:00 when the tape is
ejected from the VCR.
For example, if you recorded a 30-minute program at the beginning of the
tape, you would:
1. Insert the prerecorded tape.
2. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU .
3. Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
4 . Press 5 to display only the counter in the VCR’s display panel.
5. Press FF to fast forward the tape until 0:30:00 appears in the
time counter.
6 . Press STOP .
This is the end of the program. You can begin recording a new
program.
Clear Counter
You can reset the time counter to 00:00 anywhere on a tape so that you can
easily locate a tape segment.
1. Insert the prerecorded tape.
2. Display the time counter in the VCR’s front panel, see above.
3. Fast forward or rewind to the location where you want to reset
the timer to
00:00 .
4. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU .
5. Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
6. Press 3 toreset the counter to 00:00 .
Zero Search
The zero search feature lets you quickly return to a counter reading of
0:00:00 anywhere on the tape. This is especially convenient when you want
to watch a segment of a tape several times.
1. Insert the prerecorded tape.
2. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU .
3. Press 4 to display the SEARCH/COUNTER menu.
4 . Press 4 to search for 0:00:00 .
POWER
TV•VCR
PREV CH
1
2
3 4
5
6 7
8
9
0
CHAN
MENU
MOVE
100
INPUT
PLAY REW
STOP FF
REC
F.ADV
SLOW
PAUSE
SPEED
TRACKING
SKIP
VCR MAIN MENU
1 SET CLOCK
2 TIMER RECORDINGS
3 CHANNELS
4 SEARCH/COUNTER
PRESS MENU TO EXIT
SEARCH/COUNTER
1 INDEX SEARCH FORWARD
2 INDEX SEARCH REVERSE
3 CLEAR COUNTER
4 ZERO SEARCH
5 DISPLAY: CLOCK
PRESS MENU TO EXIT