Counter - Sony sl-hf600 Operating Instructions Manual

USE OF THE TAPE COUNTER
The tape counter indicates the approximate running time of
To display the counter on the TV screen, press DATA
the tape and the relative position of programs on the tape.
SCREEN inside the drawer.
Display window
I 1
Data screen
Frame digits
Before starting recording or playback, press COUNTER
RESET to set the counter to zero. By notlng the counter
readlng at the desired point, you can easily find that point
later by referring to the counter. Use the label on the
cassette to list the programs and their counter readings.
Notes
The counter reading is automatically reset to
zero
when
a cassette is newly inserted.
The counter reading
wlll be retained in the memory even
after the power is turned off, as long as the tmsette is
kept inserted in the cassette compartment.
The counter wlll not advance during any portion of a
tape that is blank or unrecorded.
The m n t e r reading will not exactly correspond to the
position of the tape after the tape has been stopped or
run repeatedly in fast-forward
or rewind mode.
TO
DmRMINE THE REMAINING RECORDING O R
PLAYBACK
TlME
1
Set TAPE SELECT (REMAIN) inside
the
front panel
according to the length of the tape being used.
L500:
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cassittes
L750: for L-750 cassettes
L830: for L830 cassettes
For L-125 and L-2%
cassettes,
any position will do.
TAPE SELECT
2
During recording or playback, press COUNTERIREMAIN.
The unit will calculate the remaining
recording
or
playback time, and then the remaining time will be
displayed.
REMAIN
During calculation
(15 seconds max.)
The remaining time will decrease as the recording or
playback goes on.
To display the normal tape counter, press COUNTER1
REMAIN again.