BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before you begin, please read this owner’s manual carefully. It has been prepared to help you with initial setup procedures and in the ev- eryday operation of your VCR.
Caution: Moisture condensation can some- times accumulate on the video heads when you move your VCR from a cold location to a warmer one. When this happens, do not turn it on for 2 hours to allow condensation to evapo- rate.
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
Be sure to remove these supplied accessories before you store the packing material.
Remote Control — controls most of your VCR’s functions.
USING THIS MANUAL
This manual is organized into these major sec- tions.
Connections — describes the connections you must make before you can begin using your VCR.
Preparation — includes procedures for pre- paring and using the remote control, setting the
Basic Operation — explains how to watch TV using the TV’s or VCR’s tuner, select channels using the VCR’s tuner, and load and play a vid- eo tape.
Special Functions — describes the things you see on the VCR’s display and the TV screen, how to
Recording — describes the different types of recordings and gives instructions for making each one.
Additional Information — includes a trouble- shooting section, care and maintenance proce- dures, and the VCR’s specifications.
We recommend that you read through at least “Connections” on Page 9 and “Preparation” on Page 17 thoroughly, in order to make sure your VCR is correctly set up.
When reading through this manual, keep this in mind: the VCR displays menus and options on the TV you connect to the VCR, and displays other information (such as tape motion indica- tors, the
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