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Hooking Up Your VCR

If the reception on all channels is poor, you may need to tune your TV set again.

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Timer Recording

! • It is best to finish programming a timer

:recording at least five minutes before

:the recording is scheduled to begin.

:• If, after programming a timer record-

:ing, you turn the VCR power off with-

:out putting a tape in the VCR, the

:Timer light will blink.

• • If the record tab on a tape is missing,

:the VCR will eject the tape. The Timer

ilight will blink.

!• 12 PM is noon; 12 AM is midnight.

Power Failure

:Timer recordings may be lost if the

:power fails for more than one minute.

:When you use the VCR with the auto

:clock function set to OFF, the clock set-

:ting may be lost. Follow the steps on

:page 10.

Line Input

If you accidentally enter Line Input mode (A/V IN will appear on your TV screen briefly), press the CHANNEL

(Up/Down) buttons or use the Number buttons to select another channel.

Daylight-Saving Time

When automatic Daylight-Saving Time is set, the clock time will change automati- cally as follows: on the first Sunday in April, from 2:00 AM to 3:00 AM; on the last Sunday in October, from 2:00 AM to 1:00 AM.

During the April time change, a timer recording programmed to start between 2:00 AM and 2:59 AM will not record. A timer recording programmed to end between 2:00 AM and 2:59 AM will end when the clock moves forward (2:00 AM).

During the October time change, a

recording cannot be started between the second 1:00 AM and 1:59 AM.

i Satellite Hookups

: • Watching one TV channel while

"recording another may not be possible

if you have a satellite hookup.

:° You may have to set your TV to chan-

" nel 3 or 4, then make your channel

:selections at the satellite converter box. ! • With many satellite hookups, if you use

:accessory audio and video cables to

:connect your VCR to your TV, you will

:have to put your VCR in Line Input

:mode. To enter Line Input mode, press

" 0, 0. A/V IN will appear on your TV

:screen briefly.

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Magnavox VRU344AT Hooking Up Your VCR, Timer Recording, Power Failure, Line Input, Daylight-Saving Time, Satellite Hookups

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