The Remote Control

MENU button Displays the TV/VCR’s main MENU.

MUTE button Lowers the TV/VCR volume to its minimum level and automatically turns on closed- captioning. Press again to restore volume and turn off closed-captioning.

ON•OFF button In TV or VCR mode, turns the TV/VCR on and off. If the remote is in another component mode (DVD, SAT•CABLE, etc.) and has been programmed (DVD, SAT•CABLE, etc.), press the ON•OFF button to turn that component on and off.

PAUSE button Pauses the tape during playback. Press again to advance tape one frame. Also pauses the tape during recording to prevent recording of unwanted scenes. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

PLAY button Plays a tape. Starts normal playback from pause or slow motion. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

RECORD button Starts TV/VCR recording. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

REVERSE button Rewinds the tape when the TV/VCR is stopped. Also searches the picture in reverse during playback. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

SAT•CABLE button Puts remote in cable or satellite mode.

SKIP button Press once before changing channels and the TV/VCR will wait 30 seconds before returning you to the original channel. Press repeatedly to add more time. The remote must be in TV mode — press the TV button.

SLOW button Press to start slow-motion during playback. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

SOUND button Press to select the audio output.

SPEED (Tape Speed) button Selects a recording speed (SP or EP). The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

STOP button When you’re using the VCR, stops the following: record, play, rewind, fast forward, and pause. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

TIMER button Press to set timer recording. Press to operate TV/VCR when timer recording is set (the PROGRAM EVENT indicator on the front of the TV/VCR lights). Press again to reset timer recording. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

TRACKING (+ and –) buttons Reduces streaks which may appear on the picture during regular or slow-motion playback. Reduces picture “jitter” during stop-action (paused) playback. The remote must be in VCR mode — press the VCR button.

TV button Puts remote in TV mode.

VCR button Puts remote in VCR mode.

VCR2 button Puts the remote in VCR2 mode to operate a VCR that has been programmed to work with the VCR2 button.

VOL (< and >) buttons Decrease or increase the TV/VCR volume.

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TV/VCR specifications

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