RCA VR270 owner manual Using This Manual

Using This Manual

Congratulations on your choice of an RCA VCR, You

have selected a high-quality, precision-engineered

instrument designed to give you years of video and audio enjoyment.

To get the best performance from your new VCR, it is

important that you carefully read and foUow the operating instructions in this manual in the sequence in which they are presented.

This manual is divided into two sections,

•Section I explains how to install the VCR and basic operation.

•Section I1 contains Quick Reference Guides. illustrates how to connect components, and includes general information.

Should you experience a problem, please follow the "Trouble Checks" on page 34. The warranty on the back cover describes what will be done for you should your new VCR need service during the warranty period. It also tells you how and from whom you should request service.

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Contents

Warrant_			Registration			......... Inside	Front	Cover
Safety		I:;recautions			.............	Inside	Front	Cover
What" Your VCR Will						Do			2
Basic		Installation			Instructions
•	Unpacking, Choosing					Location			4
•	General			Installation		Information			4	i
•	Basic		Antenna		and Cable-TV Connections			....	5 I
•	Antenna			Connections		.......................			6-7	!
•	Cable-TV			Connections					8-9
•	TV	Monitor/Receiver				Connections			10
Basic		Operation
•	Basic Operating				Controls and Displays				l]
•	Inserting/Removing					Cassettes			11

•Turning on Your VCR for the First Time .... 12

•Programming Active Channels into VCR's

	Tuner									12
•	Erasing		Channels				from		the Scan List	12
•	Adding		Channels				to	the	Scan List	12
•	Setting TV to VCR Channel									13
• Using the TV VCR Button on the Remote ... [3
•	Simplified			Installation				Checklist		13
Remole		Control				............................				14-15
•	Batte_		Installation							14
Setting		the	Clock			..............................				16
First Recording					and		Playback			17
Operating			Controls				(Detailed)			18-19
Special		Effects			and Features
•	Pause During					Recording			.....................	20
•	Pause for Stop-Action							Playback		20
•	Picture Search					...............................				20
•	Tracking		Control				............................			20
•	Tape	Counter				...............................				21
•	On-Screen			Display						21
•	Memory		Stop			...............................				21
Programming				the		Timer		.....................		22-23
Timer		Recording				...............................				24
Express		Recording					.............................			25
Video Cassettes						...............................				26
Quick		Reference				Operating			Guides
•	Normal		TV Viewing					.........................		28
•	Recording			With			TV	Off		28

•Recording and Viewing the Same Program ... 28

•Recording and Viewing Different Programs... 29

• Basic	Playback		..............................			29
Component		Recording
• Recording		from	Another	VCR	...............	30
• C,-mera Recording						31
Alternate	Remote		Control	Units	.............	32-33
Cabinet	Cleaning		..............................			34
Trouble	Checks					34
Optional	Accessories					35
Index (Alphabetical)						36-37
Specifications		.........................			Back	Cover
Warrant3'					Back	Cover