TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOR

YOUR

SAFETY

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4

Read

This

First

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

IMPORTANT

 

SAFEGUARDS

 

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6

Getting

Started

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10

 

Simple

Hookups

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10

1

Decide

Where

to Put Your

VCR

10

2 Decide

Which

Hookup

Method

to Use

10

3 Hook

up the

Audio/Video

Signal

10

4 Hook

up the

RF

Signal

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] ]

5 Attach

the

TV and

VCR

to the

Power

Supply

13

6 Install

Batteries

in the

Remote

Control

14

7 Set

the

RF or Video Channel

Switch

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14

Getting

Started

(Controls)

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15

 

Quick

Tour of the Controls

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15

Remote

Control

Buttons

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] 5

When

the

Remote

Doesn't Work

Right

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16

VCR

Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Display

Indicators

 

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17

Meet

Your

On-Screen

Guide

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17

Getting

Started

(Initial

Setup)

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19

 

Setup

for

First-Time

Operation

 

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19

Initial

Setup

 

Options

 

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19

Setting

the

Clock

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20

More

About

 

Channel

Selections

 

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21

Choosing

 

a

Mode for

Audio

Playback

21

Stereo

 

vs.

 

Mono

Sound

 

 

 

 

 

21

Hi-Fi

Sound

 

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22

Getting

Started

(Videotapes)

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

About

Videocassette

Tapes

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23

Types

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23

Safety

Tabs

 

Prevent

Erasure

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23

Loading

and

Ejecting

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23

Tape

Storage

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24

Basic

Operations

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25

 

Viewing

 

a

Videocassette

 

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25

To

play

Back

a

Recorded

 

Tape

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25

To

Fine

Tune

the

Picture

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25

Rewinding

 

the

Tape

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26

Special

Playback

Effects

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26

To

Find

Specific

 

Sections

 

on

a Tape

27

Basic

Operations

(Recording)

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30

 

Recording

 

a

Program

 

 

 

 

 

30

Before

you

Record

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30

Basic

Recording

 

Steps

 

 

 

 

 

30

Recording

 

Tips

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30

Using

the

Instant

Recording

 

Timer (IRT)

31

Setting

the

VCR

to

Record

Later

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32

Reviewing

 

What

You

Have

Programmed

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34

Programming

 

Priorities

 

 

 

 

 

34

Basic

Operations

(VCR

Plus

+ Recording)

35

 

Easy

Delayed

 

Recording

with

VCR

Plus +

35

About

VCR

Plus+

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35

Channel

Setup

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35

Using

VCR

Plus+

to

Record

a

Program

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39

Advanced

Operations

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41

 

Controlling

Your

TV with

the

VCR's

Remote

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