displays appear on the television when you operate the unit to let you know what operation was performed and what condition the unit is in.

    you can change the setting in the setup menu so the first display does not appear automatically (→page 45, display—status messages).

    press [status].

    changing the information displayed

    the display changes each time you press the button.

    e.g., dvd-ram

   

    display examples

   

   

   

    n recording mode or i/p/b display when paused (→page 54)

    o video bit-rate when recording

    p video bit-rate when playing

    q bit-rate display※show as mbps (megabits per seconds) during play and recording, or kbit (kilobits) while paused.

    ※ the method of calculating bit-rate for recording and playing is different so there may be differences in the figures displayed. (values are approximate.)