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

First Things First
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Step 1: What’s in the Box?
The following items come packed in the box:
• VCR
• Remote control
• RF coaxial cable
• AA Batteries
STEP 2: Install Batteries In the
Remote Control
Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the
batteries in your VCR remote.
1. Remove the cover of the battery compartment.
2. Place the batteries into the remote’s back panel. Match the
positive (+) and negative (–) ends of each battery to the diagram
inside the battery compartment.
3. Replace the cover.
STEP 3: Connect your VCR
If you connect your VCR to your home antenna or cable system
and then to your TV, use the VCR’s ANT IN and RF OUT jacks for
a good signal as shown to the right.
If you have a TV with AUDIO/VIDEO jacks, use the jacks for a
better connection. Refer to the section, Connections, toward
the back of the manual, for additional connection options.
STEP 4: PLUG IN THE VCR
Your VCR’s power cord has a plastic band strung through the
blades. Remove plastic band before plugging the cord into
the power outlet. To remove band, cut with a pair of scissors
and pull it free of the blades. Once the plastic is removed, match
the wide blade of the power cord to the wide slot in the AC
outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely.
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