RCA VPT 385 Turning on Your VCR for the First Time, Programming Active Channels into VCRs, Tuner

Basic Operation (continued)

Turning on Your VCR for the First Time--

When you have finished connecting the cables to your antenna and TV, plug in the VCR's power cord and press POWER. The light above the STOP button should come on. If it flashes, too much moisture has collected inside the unit for it to operate. Leave the VCR turned on until the internal heat dries it and the

light stops flashing. Proceed below when the light above the STOP button is on and not flashing.

Programming Active Channels into VCR's--

Tuner

The AUTO PROGRAM (Automatic Programming) button makes it easy and convenient to program TV stations into the VCR's scan list. The scan list is the

list of channels that your VCR tuner stops on when

you press the CHANNEL • or CHANNEL • buttons. The scan list is empty, however, until you program active channels as described below.

Deleting Channels from the Scan List--

You may want to have only a few favorite channels in he scan list so you can select them more quickly with the CHANNEL • and • buttons. (Use the numbered buttons on the remote control to select channels you deleted from the scan list.) Occasionally Automatic Programming may include a vacant channel in the ;can list if there happened to be some sort of "noise" or "stray signal" on the channel when the tuner was programmed. This procedure explains how to delete any unwanted channels from the scan list.

1.Use the CHANNEL • or • button to select the

channel that you want to remove from the scan list.

2.Press ERASE.

3.Repeat the procedure for each channel you want to delete from the scan list.

i Note: You must program the tuner as described below before you can use CHANNEL A/• buttons.

Automatic programming is usually a "one-time" )rocedure, but you will need to repeat it if you move to a location that has different channels, or if power is mterrupted for an extended period.

To program active channels:

1.Turn on VCR by pressing the POWER button.

2.Set the NORM/CATV switch on the back of the

VCR to the NORM position if your VCR is connected to a home antenna system. Set the switch to the CATV position if your VCR is connected to a cable-TV system.

Note: Your VCR was shipped from the factory with this switch set to NORM.

CHANNEL PROGRAMMING

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AUTO PROGRAM	ADD	ERASE

3.Press and release the AUTO PROGRAM button.

•The tuner will automatically cycle through all

available channels in the area and place them in the scan list. This takes about a minute.

The channel numbers will stop changing

when the tuner is finished cycling.

Programming is now complete and you can

use the CHANNEL •/• buttons to select channels.

4, If you want to delete or add individual channels

from the scan list, refer to the instructions at the right.

Adding Channels to the Scan List

You may have deleted a channel from the scan list and want to put it back. Occasionally Automatic Programming may "miss" an active channel because the signal is very weak or because the channel happened to be "off the air" when the tuner was

programmed. Use this procedure to put any channel in the scan list.

1.Use the digit (0-9) buttons on the hand unit to select the channel you want to add to the scan list.

2.Press ADD.

3.Repeat the procedure for each channel you want to add to the scan list.

Note: You can add the VCR's video input to the scan list, if you so desire. Press "91" on the remote, then press ADD on the VCR. This can be convenient if you use the VCR's video input for another device

] such as a satellite receiver.

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