Using This Manual

Congratulations on your choice of an RCA VCR. You have

selected a high-quality, precision-engineered instrument designed to give you years of trouble-free video and audio enjoyment.

To get best performance from your new VCR, it is impor- tant that you carefully read and follow the operating instructions in this manual in the sequence in which they are presented.

Should you experience a problem, please follow the "Things to Check" near the end of this manual. The war- ranty on the back cover describes what RCA will do for you should your new VCR need service during the war- ranty period. It also tells you how and from whom you should request service.

Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty

Reglstratton

..............

 

Inside

Front

Cover

Safety

Precautions

.................

 

 

 

Inside

Front

Cover

Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpacking,

Choosing

Location

....................

 

2

General

 

Installation

 

Information

...................

 

2

Antenna

 

Connections

..........................

 

 

 

3-4

Cable-TV

 

Connections

 

 

 

5-6

TV Monitor/Receiver

 

Connections

.................

7

What Your VCR Will Do

 

 

 

8

Video

Cassettes

...................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Basic

Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

Operating

Controls

and

Displays

10

Inserting

 

and

Removing

Cassettes

................

10

Turning

 

on Your VCR for the First Time

11

Programming

 

Active

Channels

into

Tuner

11

Deleting

 

Channels

from

the Scan

List

11

Adding

 

Channels

 

to the

Scan

List

................

11

Setting

 

Your

TV to the VCR Channel

12

Setting

 

the

VCR/TV

Switch

 

 

12

Simplified

Installation

Checklist

..................

 

12

Remote

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

Installation

..............................

 

 

 

 

13

Setting the

Clock

.................................

 

 

 

 

 

14

First Recording

and

Playback

 

 

15

Operating

 

Controls

 

(Detailed)

 

 

16

Special

Effects

and

Features

 

 

 

 

Pause

During

Recording

.........................

 

 

17

Pause for Stop-Action Playback

 

17

Frame Advance

.................................

 

 

 

 

 

17

Slow

Motion

....................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Picture

Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Tape

Counter

...................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Memory

 

Stop

...................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

Tracking

 

Control

................................

 

 

 

 

 

17

Quick-Reference Operating Guides

 

 

 

Normal "IV Viewing

..............................

 

 

 

18

Recording

With TV Off

 

 

 

18

Recording

and Viewing

the Same Program

.......

18

Recording

and Viewing

Different Programs

.......

19

Basic Playback

.................................

 

 

 

 

 

19

Recording

from Another

VCR

....................

 

20

Camera

 

Recording

..............................

 

 

 

21

Express Recording

................................

 

 

 

 

22

Programming

the

Timer

 

 

 

23-24

Timer

Recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

Alternate

Remote

Control

Units

....................

 

26

Optional

Accessories

.............................

 

 

 

27

Cabinet

Cleaning

.................................

 

 

 

 

 

28

Things To Check Before You Call for Service

28

Index

(Alphabetical)

 

..............................

 

 

 

29

Specifications

...........................

 

 

 

 

 

Back

Cover

Warranty

 

................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back

Cover

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(_ Copyright 1986, RCA Corporation

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