RCA B27TF680 manual One-Touch Recording, Timer Recording

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Using the TV/VCR/DVD’s Features

One-Touch Recording

Use OTR to quickly record the remaining portion of a program being watched. OTR is a great way to capture the end of a sporting event that has run into overtime or a live broadcast that runs long. OTR works in 15 minute increments.

STOP 9:50AM

MENU

TIME

VIDEO ADJUST

AUDIO ADJUST

CLOSED CAPTION

TIMER RECORDINGS

LANGUAGE

REC TIMER PROGRAM

SETTING

MODE CH START STOP

V-CHIP BLOCK

1

 

 

2

/ : SET

OK

SELECT

PREVIOUS

: QUIT

MENU

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

COMPLETE NEXT CHANGE DELETE

REC RESERVATION-1

 

 

 

10:20AM OCT.15(MON)

SELECT

/

: SET

 

OK

 

PREVI US

 

: QU T

 

MENU

MODE

 

FRI.19

 

 

CH

 

10

 

 

 

START

 

4:30PM

 

STOP

 

6:30PM

 

SPEED

 

SP

 

 

 

REC TIMER PROGRAM

 

MODE

CH

START

STOP

 

10:20AM OCT.15(MON)

 

1 FRI

10

4:30PM

6:30PM SP

SELECT

/

: SET

 

 

OK

PREVIOUS2

 

: QUIT

 

MENU

3

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

COMPLETE NEXT CHANGE DELETE

 

 

 

10:20AM OCT.15(MON)

SELECT

 

/ : SET

OK

PREVIOUS

 

: QUIT

MENU

1.Make sure the clock is set and insert a tape with the safety tab in place.

2.Press the VCR button and select the channel you want to record.

3.Press the SPEED-ZOOM button on the remote to select the tape speed.

4.Repeatedly press the RECORD button to begin recording. The RECORD indicator on the front panel lights.

Each press of RECORD adds 15 minutes of recording time. The end recording time is displayed. The VCR will turn off automatically at that time.

5.Press the STOP button to stop OTR.

Timer Recording

Timer recording allows you to program the TV/VCR to record up to five different programs. This is useful if you plan on being away from home for a long period of time. Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock is set correctly.

To set a timer recording:

1.Press TV MENU to display the main MENU.

2.Press the up or down arrow to select TIMER RECORDINGS and press OK (the REC TIMER PROGRAM menu appears).

3.Press the right arrow button to select NEXT and press OK.

4.Press the up or down arrow button to scroll through the MODE settings (i.e., how often: DAILY--every day, MON-SATMonday through Saturday, MON-FRI, – weekdays, a certain day of the week, or a one time recording) and press OK.

5.Press the up or down arrow button until the correct channel appears in the CH field, and press OK to set it.

6.Use the up or down arrow button and the OK button to enter the hour and minutes for the START and STOP time and SPEED (SP or EP)

7.Review the information to make sure it is correct, and press OK (the REC TIMER PROGRAM menu appears with the program on line one).

8.Use the up or down arrow to select COMPLETE if you are finished or NEXT if you wish to enter another program.

The data includes the date, channel number, start and end times (including AM or PM), and speed. To correct a previous entry during a timer setting, use the left arrow to select the item you want to change, and press OK.

9.Repeat steps 4-7 for additional programs.

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