What to Expect, Watch TV | RCA DRC8300N guide

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

7) Time and Date

Year	2004
		04/29 Tue 29-April
Date		04/29 Tue 29-April
		01:47 PM
Time		01:47 PM

		Done

	Watch TV	Live - Ch 2
	Watch TV

	Disc	No Disc

	Tape
		1 Library Disc(s)
	Disc Library	1 Library Disc(s)
	Disc Library

	Timers
	Setup	10:49 am Thu 17-Mar 2004
	Setup

To watch channels, or video inputs, press OK

What to Expect

Turn on the DVD/VCR to Watch TV

Your DVD/VCR has an automatic clock, but it may take awhile for the DVD/VCR to ﬁnd the correct channel for the clock. Therefore, you might want to set up the clock manually here.

Use the number buttons on the remote to enter Year, Date, and Time. To change the AM/PM setting when you’re entering the Time, press the right arrow button.

Notes:

If this screen doesn’t appear, you can set the time later from the main menu—with the remote in DVD/VCR mode, press MENU, select Setup, select Installation, select Clock Setup and follow the on-screen instructions.

The DVD/VCR is equipped with a clock that automatically keeps the time accurate. If you have any problem with the time being accurate, simply turn off the AutoClock option (page 53). Access the main menu, choose System Options, and then AutoClock. Follow the instructions to disable it, and set the time manually using the Clock Setup menu option that you access via the Setup/Installation menu.

Watch TV

When the set-up procedure is complete, the main menu appears with the Watch TV menu highlighted. To watch TV, just press the OK button on the remote.

In order to use the features of the DVD/VCR, you’ll have to get used to turning on your DVD/VCR to watch TV.

You also need to tune the TV to the Video Input Channel—instead of changing channels with the TV’s channel up and channel down buttons, you change channels via the DVD/VCR’s channel up and down buttons (or number buttons). The TV stays on the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the Input Jacks on the TV you used to connect the TV to the DVD/VCR. If you need help ﬁnding the TV’s Video Input Channel, go to page 18.

The Main Menu Appears

The main menu appears whenever you turn on the DVD/VCR. To watch TV, press the OK button when the Watch TV menu is highlighted. When you change channels, the channel banner appears to give you programming information that is available (for more information, go to page 28).

Changing Channels

You might notice a slight delay when you’re changing channels because the signal goes to the DVD/VCR and is then sent out to the TV.

Discs for Recording

Recording to DVD discs is new to many people. There are several different formats of DVD discs. For your DVD/VCR, only DVD+R 2.4x, 4x, or 8x and DVD+RW 2.4x and 4x type discs can be used for recording. A DVD+RW disc is “rewritable” which means you can use the disc over and over again (similar to how you use VCR tapes to record). Additionally, DVD+RW discs have many “digital features” for editing the disc’s content. DVD+R discs can only be used one time—you can’t record over existing programs and you must get used to “ﬁnalizing the disc” in order for other DVD players to be able to play DVD+R discs. Throughout this User’s Guide, you’ll notice that some features and menu options are only available for a speciﬁc type of disc.

Make sure you use discs from a reputable manufacturer. Many problems encountered when recording (or playing) discs are related to the wide variation in disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. If you encounter problems with one brand of disc, please try another brand.

VCR (Digital vs. Analog)

Your VCR is equipped with two modes: digital and analog. The digital mode (or path) enables you to use an on-screen InfoDisplay during playback. This DVD/VCR is also designed with an analog mode (or path) so you are able to record to a DVD disc while watching a VCR tape; or record to a VCR tape while watching a DVD disc. The DVD functions always go through the digital path. There is only one digital path. Therefore, if you are using any VCR functions at the same time you’re using DVD functions, the DVD/VCR switches to the analog path. If you are playing a VCR tape and the DVD functions aren’t in use, you can switch the VCR playback between the analog path and the digital path by pressing the ANALOG•DIGITAL button on the remote.

Note: The DVD/VCR will change to the analog VCR path automatically when needed. When the VCR is in analog mode, the on-screen InfoDisplay isn’t available and the VCR menu system will look different than the menus represented in this User’s Guide.

Smart Play

Your DVD/VCR is an integrated product. The DVD/VCR intuitively knows whether a VCR tape or a DVD disc has been loaded, and acts accordingly when you press the PLAY button on the remote. If you have both a VCR tape and a DVD disc in the DVD/VCR, the main menu appears and you must select the appropriate media (tape or disc) by highlighting the appropriate menu (Tape or Disc) so the DVD/VCR knows what to do.

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