User manual
Table Of Contents
- First Things First
- Setting Up the VCR
- Using On-screen Menus to Set up Features
- Language Selection
- Cable Box Setup
- VCR Channels List
- Auto channel searching
- Changing the signal type
- Adding or removing channels
- Time and Date
- Auto Clock Set Feature
- Setting the Time Zone
- Setting Daylight-saving Time
- Setting Time and Date Manually
- VCR Plus+ Silver Programming System
- Mapping VCR Plus+ System Channels
- VCR Plus+ System Worksheet
- Additional Setup Features
- Remote VCR1/VCR2 Option
- Auto Play
- Auto TV/VCR
- EnergySaver
- Front Panel Brightness (VCR Display)
- Preferred Tape Speed
- Set Auto Repeat
- VCR Basics
- Remote Buttons
- Component Buttons
- VCR Function Buttons
- TV Function Buttons
- Playing a Tape
- Recording
- Check the Safety Tab
- Recording
- Recording Features
- Express Recording (XPR)
- Timer Recording
- With the VCR Plus+ System
- Setting Up the Channel List
- Using the VCR Plus+ System
- Stopping a Timer Recording
- Reviewing and Clearing Programs
- Copying and Editing Tapes Using Two VCRs
- Program the Remote
- About Programming the Remote
- Programming the Remote to Control a TV
- Operating the TV
- Other Features
- COMMERCIAL ADVANCE
- MOVIE ADVANCE
- Picture Search Options
- Forward and Reverse Search
- Slow Motion
- Frame Advance
- Index Search
- Go-To Search
- Tracking
- Pro-Tect Plus™ Locking
- Time Counter
- On-screen Displays
- Connections
- Connecting Your VCR
- Jacks and Cables
- RF Jacks and Coaxial Cables (F-type)
- Choosing a VCR Connection
- Advantages of A/V Cable Connections
- TV with RF Jack Only
- TV with A/V Jacks
- TV with A/V Jacks and Cable Box to Unscramble Pay Channels Only
- Reference
- Front Panel
- Display Panel
- Back Panel
- Finding the TV’s Video Input Channel
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Questions and Answers About Commercial Advance
- Specifications
- Cleaning the VCR
- Limited Warranty
- Index
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Setting Up the VCR
Front Panel Brightness (VCR Display)
You can change the brightness level of the fluorescent display
panel on the front of the VCR. In the PREFERENCES menu, press 4
to switch between the options.
• AUTO brightens the display when the VCR is on and dims the
display when the VCR is off.
• BRIGHT keeps the display bright when the VCR is on or off.
• DIM keeps the display at a low brightness level at all times.
Preferred Tape Speed
You can set the preferred tape speed between Standard Play (SP)
and Super Long Play (SLP). In the PREFERENCES menu, press 5 to
switch between the options.
• SP sets the preferred recording speed to SP.
• SLP sets the preferred recording speed to SLP.
Set Auto Repeat
A tape can be set to play the same segment over and over in a
repeating loop with the Set Auto Repeat feature. Set Auto
Repeat uses the VCR’s memory counter to determine the
duration of the loop.
The Set Auto Repeat dialog box will ask for a loop end time to
be specified:
AUTO REPEAT
Set the length of time
you want the tape to
play in a repeating loop
Loop from 0:00 to
-:--
(h:mm)
Press CLEAR to turn off
Press MENU to exit
• The CLEAR key will erase all three numbers entered and
move the cursor back to the first position (hours).
• The “Press CLEAR to turn off” message will appear only after
the first number has been entered into the end time.
• Auto Repeat is set back to -:-- by resetting the dialog box, by
cassette ejecting or insertion, by powering off the VCR, by
power interruption, or by recording start.
Tape Speeds
SP (Standard Play)
Gives the best quality recording, but
fewer programs can be recorded on
the tape. Special effects such as
pause, slow motion, picture search,
and frame advance work well when
you play back tapes recorded in
this speed.
SLP (Super Long Play)
Gives approximately three times the
recording time of tapes recorded in
SP. Special effects such as pause, slow
motion, picture search, and frame
advance work well when you play
back tapes recorded in this speed.
Approximate Recording Times:
Cassette SP SLP
T-120 2 Hr 6 Hr
T-160 2 Hr/40 Min 8 Hr