RCA VGM300 manual Table of Contents

Introduction

Table of Contents

Important Information

Warnings______________________________ i

Cautions ______________________________ i

Hooking Up the VCR

Choosing a Hookup ____________________ 2

Antenna or Cable System Without a

Cable Box _________________________ 3

Cable System With Cable Box to

Unscramble All Channels ___________ 4

Cable System With Cable Box to

Unscramble Only Pay Channels______ 5

Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes_ 6

Setting Up the VCR

Startup

Check Accessories With VCR ________ 7

Attach Power Cord to Back of VCR ___ 7

Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 7

Turn on the TV _____________________7

Turn on the VCR ___________________ 8

Select the VCRÕs Output Channel ____ 8

Select the VCRÕs Video System _______ 8

Select the Language/Escoge una

Lengua/Selecione o Idioma________ 8

Place Channels in the VCRÕs

Memory_________________________ 9

Add or Remove Channels from

VCRÕs Memory __________________ 9

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 10

Set the Time and Date _____________ 10

Using the Remote Control

Controlling a VCR ____________________ 11

Component, VCR, and TV Buttons____ 12-13

Controlling a TV ______________________ 14

Playing a Tape

Operating Instructions

NTSC Video Playback Mode________ 15

Play a Tape_______________________ 15

Using the Playback Features

Auto Head Cleaner________________ 16

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 16

Frame Advance ___________________ 16

Slow Motion______________________ 17

Picture Search ____________________ 17

Digital Auto Tracking _____________ 17

Manual Tracking __________________17

DISPLAY Button __________________ 18

Time Counter_____________________ 18

Index Search _____________________ 19

Zero Search ______________________ 19

Commercial Scan _________________ 19

Recording a Program

Types of Recordings ___________________ 20

Using the Recording Features

Recording Speeds _________________ 20

Recording Pause __________________ 20

Basic Recording Ð

Operating Instructions _____________ 21

Watch a TV Channel While VCR

is Recording a Different Channel ____ 21

Recording While You're Away

Timer Recording __________________ 22

Select Cable Box or Satellite

Receiver Channel _______________ 23

Check or Clear a

Timer Recording _______________ 23

Timer Recording From the

VCRÕs Line Input _______________ 23

One Touch Recording _________________ 24

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes _________________ 25

Using Dual Remote with AutoEdit ______ 25

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 26

Back Panel _______________________ 27

Display Panel __________________ 27-28

Specifications _________________________ 29

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 29

Trouble Checks ____________________ 30-31

Index _____________________________ 32-33

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