RCA VR270 owner manual Recording Speed, Cassette Care and Storage, Reading

RCA recommends that RCA cassettes be used with this unit. The tape in RCA cassettes is of high-quality

formulation, intended for use with multi-speed VHS

video cassette recorders. It has been manufactured to

RCA's critical specifications for excellent performance with RCA VCR's. Use of tape not meeting these

specifications could considerably reduce the performance of your VCR.

Use of poor quality tapes or tapes that have been

damaged or mishandled can contaminate the VCR heads. This can cause a sno_'y picture or a missing picture during playback. Because RCA has no control over the type of tape purchased or rented by consumers,

head cleaning is not covered by RCA's warrant.'. It is considered normal maintenance.

Playing a new RCA tape for approximately 30 minutes often will clean the VCR heads and improve your picture. If a snowy picture or missing picture condition persists, consider the use of a chemical non-abrasive head cleaning tape (RCA Stock No. AV009W). It is

available from your dealer and many electronic supply stores. Be sure to follow the directions with the head

cleaning kit carefully. Improper use of a head cleaner may damage your VCR.

Erase Protection

To prevent erasing a recording you want to keep, remove

the record-protect tab from the back of the cassette as

shown below. Recording is impossible '.'.'hen this tab is

removed. To record again on a cassette that has the tab

removed, simply cover the hole with vinyl tape.

TO prevent	erasure.	TO record	age, in. Cover
break off	tt_e lad	the hole	with vingl
		lape

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Cassette Playing Times and Speeds

The playing times and counter readings below are approximate. Also, it is assumed the counter is set to 0000 at the start of the tape.

		T-6O CASSETTE			(VKI25)
SPEED		SP Couneer		LP	Counter	SLP	Counter
Tin_		Reading		Re_ling		Reading
1 hour		2080	(end)		1120		760
2	hours			2080 (end)			1460
3	hours					2080 tend)
		T- 120 CASSETTE			0€'K/50)
SPEED		SP Counter		LP	Counter	SLP	Counter
Time		Reading		Reading		Reading
1 hour		3520			2100		1520
2	hours	5680	(end)		3520		260(3
3	hours				4660		3520
4	hours			5680 (end)			4300
5	hours						5000
6 hours						56_0 (end)
		T.I60	CASSETT'E		(VIOl)
SPEED		SP Coumer		LP Counter		SLP	Counter
Time		Reading		Reading		Reading
I	hour	3740			2160		1560
2	hours	6120			3740		2740
3	hours				5020		3740
4	hours				6120		4640
5	hours						5400
6	hours						6120
7	hours						6760
8	hours					7420 (end)

Recording Speed

This information will help you decide which tape speed to use when recording.

•SP: Standard Play provides the best picture but the shortest recording time (2 hours with a T-120 tape). Video recorded at this speed has the least "picture

noise" (snow) in normal playback. Pre-recorded tapes use SP for this reason and also because all VHS

recorders have this speed.

•LP: Long Play provides twice the recording time as SP (4 hours with a T-120 tape). This speed is provided

primarily for playing tapes recorded on older machines that do not have SLP.

SLP: Super Long Play provides three times the recording time as SP (6 hours with a T-120 tape). SLP has slightly more "picture noise" than SP in normal playback (which may not be noticeable). Your VCR's special effects (search and stop action) are designed for optimum performance at the SLP speed

Cassette Care and Storage

Follow these directions for continued high-quality performance from your cassettes.

•When you are finished with a cassette, rewind it and remove it from the VCR.

•Never attempt to force open the cassette door.

•Store cassettes vertically in their protective boxes at normal room temperatures. Avoid extreme heat and humidity. Extreme heat can warp the cassette or cause the tape to stretch excessively.

•Be especially careful to keep dust from entering the cassette and the VCR mechanism. All dust is abrasive

and it will cause excessive wear of both the tape and

the VCR's recording/playback heads.