GE VG4258 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 TV________________________ 7

Turn on VCR ______________________ 7

Select the Language/Seleccione el

Idioma/SŽlectionner la Langue ____ 8

Place Channels in VCR's Memory ____ 8

Add or Remove Channels from

VCR's Memory __________________ 9

Set the Time and Date ______________ 9

Set the Auto TV/VCR Feature ________ 9

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 10

Select the Display Panel Brightness __ 10

Using the Remote Control

Component, VCR, and TV Buttons____ 11-12

Controlling a VCR ____________________ 13

Controlling a TV ______________________ 14

Playing a Tape

Playback _____________________________ 15

Using the Playback Features

Auto Play ________________________15

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 16

Frame Advance ___________________ 16

Slow Motion______________________ 16

Picture Search ____________________ 17

Automatic Tracking _______________ 17

Manual Tracking__________________ 17

DISPLAY Button __________________ 18

Time Counter_____________________ 18

Commercial Scan _________________ 19

Index Search _____________________ 19

Go-To Search _____________________ 19

Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX

Feature________________________ 20

Recording a Program

Recordings ___________________________ 21

Recording Speeds _________________ 21

Normal Recording

To Make a Recording ______________ 21

Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel ___ 21

Recording While You're Away

VCR Plus+ Recording ___________ 22-24

Timer Recording __________________ 25

Select Cable Box Viewing Channel __ 26 Checking or Clearing Timer

Recordings ____________________ 27

Timer Recording From the

VCRÕs Line Input _______________ 27

One Touch Recording _________________ 28

Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP___ 29 Recording Audio Only_________________ 30

Recording Features

Recording Pause __________________ 30

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes __________________ 31

Using Dual Remote with AutoEdit ______ 31

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 32

Back Panel _______________________ 33

Display Panel_____________________ 34

Specifications _________________________ 35

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 35

Trouble Checks ____________________ 36-37

Limited Warranty _____________________ 38

Index______________________________39-40

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