The Remote Control

VCR ONOFF TV

DVD VCR2

 

AUX SAT•CABLE

MUTE

 

 

 

 

SKIP

 

CKI

NG

+

RA

 

T

CH +

 

 

 

VOL

 

 

 

 

VOL

 

 

CH

 

 

 

T

R A CK ING

-

 

 

SOUND

 

 

 

 

GO BACK

TIMER

 

 

 

 

INFO

 

 

OK

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

INPUT

 

ANTENNA

 

0

 

REVERSE

PLAY

FORWARD

RECORD

STOP

PAUSE

SLOW

– INDEX +

SPEED

The Buttons on the Remote Control

Your backlit remote has a light button that glows in the dark. Press this button to light the channel up and channel down (CH +/–)and volume up and down (VOL </>)buttons. If you don’t press any buttons for several seconds, the light turns off to conserve battery power.

0-9 (Number buttons) Enter channel numbers directly through the remote.

To enter a 2-digit channel, press the two digits. To enter a 3-digit channel, press and hold the first digit until two dashes appear on the screen (to the right of the first number), then add the next two digits. Example: to tune to channel 123, press and hold 1 until 1– – appears, press 2, then press 3.

ANTENNA button Used to switch between off-air and cable mode in VCR mode.

Arrow buttons (up, down, right, and left) Press the arrow buttons to move through the on-screen menus.

AUX button Puts the remote in AUX mode.

CH (+ and –) buttons Scan up or down through stored channels. Press once to change the channel up or down; press and hold to continue changing channels. The remote must be in TV mode — press the TV button.

CLEAR button Resets the time counter. The remote must be in VCR mode

press the VCR button.

DVD button Puts the remote in DVD mode. Operates RCA, GE, and Proscan DVD Players.

INFO button Displays TV/VCR’s current status. Displays time counter when a tape is inserted. Press again to remove display.

INPUT button Repeatedly press to select the TV/VCR tuner, or line inputs (LINE 1 for the rear LINE IN/IN1 jacks, LINE 2 for the front VIDEO, L/MONO, R jacks or COMPONENT for the COMPONENT jacks).

FORWARD (fast forward) button Fast forwards the tape when the TV/VCR is stopped. Also searches the picture in forward motion during playback. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

GO BACK button Returns you to the previous channel. The remote must be in TV mode — press the TV button.

INDEX (+ and –) buttons Searches for recorded index marks. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

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RCA TV/VCR manual Buttons on the Remote Control

TV/VCR specifications

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