Playing a Tape

Playback

To play a tape

1. Turn on the TV and tune it to channel 3, 4, or the TVÕs video input to see the picture from the VCR.

2. Insert a tape in the VCR.

The VCR automatically turns on and the VCR indicator lights. The VCR automatically begins playback if the safety tab on the tape has been removed and the AUTO PLAY feature is turned on.

POWER STOP•EJECT

CHANNEL

RECORD

REW PLAY•PAUSE FWD

 

TV•VCR

VCR

 

A

M

TRACKING

Safety Tab

3. Press PLAY•PAUSE on the VCR or PLAY on the remote or VCR, if necessary.

4. Press TRACKING up or down on the remote or the VCR to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary. See ÒManual TrackingÓ section.

5. Press STOP•EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote to stop the tape.

6. Press REW on the VCR or the remote to rewind the tape.

End of Tape

The VCR automatically rewinds the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback.

Power Off

If you press POWER while a tape is rewinding, the VCR turns off automatically when it is completely rewound.

7. Press STOP•EJECT on the VCR to eject the tape once it is completely rewound.

AUTO PLAY Feature

This feature allows the VCR to automatically start playing when you insert a tape with the safety tab removed.

1. Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU.

2. Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES menu.

3. Press 2 to select AUTO PLAY: ON or OFF.

¥Select ON if you want to have a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically.

¥Select OFF if you do not want a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically.

VCR MAIN MENU

1 VCR PLUS+

2 TIMER RECORDINGS

3 TIME

4 CHANNELS

5 PREFERENCES

 

PREFERENCES

 

1

REMOTE CONTROL: VCR1

2

AUTO PLAY:

ON

3

FRONT PANEL:

AUTO

4

ALERT SOUND:

OFF

5

CA MARKING:

OFF

6

CA PLAYBACK:

AUTO

7

CA DISPLAY:

BLUE

0

EXIT

 

 

 

 

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RCA VG4259 manual Playback, To play a tape, Auto Play Feature, End of Tape, Power Off