VCR User Manual

Using This Manual
Congratulations on your choice of an RCA VCR. You
have selected a high-quality, precision-engineered
instrument designed to give you years of video and
audio enjoyment,
To get the best performance from your new VCR, it is
important that you carefully read and follow the
operating instructions in this manual in the sequence in
which they are presented.
Should you experience a problem, please follow the
"Trouble Checks" near the end of this manual. The
warranty on the back cover describes what RCA will do
for you should your new VCR need service during the
warranty period. It also tells you how and from whom
you should request service.
Contents
Warranty. Registration ............ Inside Front Cover
Safely. Precautions ................ Inside Front Cover
Installation
• Unpacking, Choosing Location .................. 2
• General Installation Information ................. 2
• Antenna Connections .......................... 3-4
• Cable-TV Connections ......................... 5-6
• TV Monitor/Receiver Connections ............... 7
What Your VCR Will Do .......................... 8
Video Cassettes ................................... 9
Basic Operation
• Basic Operating Controls and Displays .......... 10
• Inserting/Removing Cassettes ................... l0
• Turning on Your VCR for the First Time ....... I I
• Programming Active Channels into VCR's
Tuner .......................................... I1
• Deleting Channels from the Scan List ........... 11
• Adding Channels to the Scan List ............... I1
• Setting TV to VCR Channel .................... 12
• Setting the VCR/TV Switch .................... 12
• Simplified Installation Checklist ................. 12
Remote Control .................................. 13
• Battery Installation ............................. 13
Setting the Clock ................................. 14
First Recording and Playback ..................... 15
Operating Controls (Detailed) .................. 16-17
Special Effects and Features
• Pause During Recording ........................ 17
• Pause for Stop-Action Playback ................. 17
• Frame Advance ................................ 17
• Slow Motion ................................... 18
• Picture Search .................................. 18
• Tape Counter .................................. 18
• Memory Stop .................................. 18
• Tracking Control ............................... 18
Quick Reference Operating Guides
• Normal TV Viewing ............................ 19
• Recording with TV Off ......................... 19
• Recording and Viewing the Same Program ...... 19
• Recording and Viewing Different Programs ...... 20
• Basic Playback ................................. 20
• Recording from Another VCR .................. 21
• Camera Recording ............................. 22
Express Recording ................................ 23
Programming the Timer ........................ 24-25
Timer Recording .................................. 26
Alternate Remote Control Units ................... 27
Cabinet Cleaning ................................. 28
Trouble Checks ................................... 28
Index (Alphabetical) .............................. 29
Specifications ............................ Back Cover
Warrant3'................................ Back Cover