RCA VG4251 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 Pay Channels Only______ 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 the TV ____________________ 8

Turn on the VCR ___________________ 8

Place Channels in VCR's Memory ____ 8

Add or Remove Channels from

VCR's Memory __________________ 9

Select a Language/Choisissez une

Langue _________________________ 9

Set the Time and Date ______________ 9

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 10

Set Auto TV/VCR Feature ___________ 10

Using the Remote Control

VCR Function Buttons _________________ 11

Playing a Tape

Operating Instructions _________________ 12

Using the Playback Features

Auto Play Feature _________________ 13

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 13

Picture Search ____________________ 13

Frame Advance ___________________ 14

Slow Motion______________________ 14

Automatic Tracking _______________ 14

Manual Tracking__________________ 14

DISPLAY Button __________________ 15

Time Counter_____________________ 15

Commercial Scan _________________ 16

Index Search _____________________ 16

Zero Search ______________________ 16

Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/

MIX Feature ____________________ 17

Recording a Program

Types of Recordings ___________________ 18

Recording Speeds _____________________ 18

Recording Pause ______________________ 18

Basic Recording –

Operating Instructions _____________ 19

Watch a TV Channel While VCR

is Recording a Different Channel ____ 19

One Touch Recording _________________ 20

Recording While You're Away

Timer Recording __________________ 21

Checking or Clearing

Timer Recordings_______________ 22

Timer Recording From the

VCR’s Line Input _______________ 22

Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP___ 23 Recording Audio Only_________________ 24

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes _________________ 25

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 26

Back Panel _______________________ 27

Display Panel_____________________ 28

Specifications _________________________ 29

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 29

Trouble Checks ____________________ 30-31

Limited Warranty _____________________ 32

Index ________________________________ 33

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