RCA VR538 manual Table of Contents

Introduction

Table of Contents

Important Information

Warnings______________________________ i

Cautions ______________________________ i

Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i

Product Registration ____________________ i

Hooking Up the VCR

Choosing a Hookup ____________________ 2

Antenna or Cable System Without a

Cable Box _________________________ 3

Cable System With Cable Box to

Unscramble All Channels ___________ 4

Cable System With Cable Box to

Unscramble Only Pay Channels______ 5

Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes_ 6

Setting Up the VCR

Startup

Check Accessories With VCR ________ 7

Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 7

Turn on TV and VCR _______________ 7

Use the On-screen Menu System _____ 8

Place Channels in VCR's Memory ____ 9

Add or Remove Channels from

VCR's Memory __________________ 9

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 10

Set the Auto TV/VCR Feature _______ 10

Set the Time and Date _____________ 11

Using the Remote Control

Component, VCR, TV, and Cable Box

or RCA Satellite Receiver Buttons __ 12-13Controlling a VCR ____________________ 14

Controlling a TV ______________________ 15

Controlling a Cable Box or RCA DSS™

Receiver ___________________________ 16

Controlling an RCA Auxiliary Component_ 17

Playing a Tape

Operating Instructions _________________ 18

Using the Playback Features

Auto Play Feature _________________ 19

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 19

Slow Motion______________________ 19

Picture Search ____________________ 19

DISPLAY Button __________________ 20

Frame Advance ___________________ 20

Automatic Tracking _______________ 20

Manual Tracking__________________ 20

Time Counter_____________________ 21

Index Search _____________________ 21

Time Search ______________________ 22

Go-To Search _____________________ 22

Blank Search ______________________23

Commercial Scan _________________ 23

Pro-Tect Plus ™ Locking Feature ____ 23

Auto Repeat ______________________ 24

Recording a Program

Types of Recordings ___________________ 25

Basic Recording –

Operating Instructions _____________ 25

Watch a TV Channel While VCR

is Recording a Different Channel ____ 25

Recording Features

Recording Speeds _________________ 26

Recording Pause __________________ 26

Express Recording (XPR)_______________ 27

Recording While You're Away

Setting Up the Cable Box

or Satellite Receiver _____________ 28

VCR Plus+ Recording ___________ 29-30

Timer Recording With TV On_______ 31

Timer Recording With TV Off ______ 32

Checking or Clearing VCR Plus+ or Timer Recordings_______________ 32

Editing VCR Plus+ or Timer Recordings ____________________ 32

Timer Recording From the

VCR’s Line Input _______________ 33

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes __________________ 34

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 35

Display Panel_____________________ 36

Back Panel _______________________ 37

Trouble Checks ____________________ 38-39

Limited Warranty _____________________ 40

Specifications _________________________ 41

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 41

Index _____________________________ 42-43

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