RCA VR636HF manual PRO-TECT Plus Locking Feature, Time Counter, Locking Your VCR

OTHER FEATURES

PRO-TECT PLUS™ LOCKING FEATURE

To disable the usage of theVCR, or to protect your timer r ecordings, you can lock theVCR so that the buttons on the VCR or r emote won’t work.

•To Lock: Pr ess and hold theVCR button on the r emote for approximately six seconds. The VCR turns off. SAFE a ppears in the display if any button is pressed to let you know the feature is activated.

•To Lock While a Timer Recor ding Is In Progress: Pr ess and hold the VCR button on the remote for approximately six seconds. SAFE appears in the display to let you know the feature is activated.

•To Unlock: Pr ess and hold theVCR button on the r emote for approximately six seconds. The VCR turns on.

TIME COUNTER

The time counter shows the actual time it takes to record a program or play back a segment of a recorded tape. It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped. The time counter resets to 0:00:00 whenever the tape is ejected from the VCR.

For example, if you record a 30-minute program at the beginning of the tape and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording, you would:

1.Pr ess INFO twice to display the time counter.

2.Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0:00:00.

3.Press FOR WARD to forward the tape until the time counter reads 0:30:00.

4.Press ST OP.This is the a pproximate end of the program. (You may want to press PLA Y to verify.) Now, you can begin recording at this spot.

5.Press INFO to remove the time counter from the screen and return to the normal display mode.

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Locking Your VCR:

If a timer recording is programmed, make sure your VCR is turned off. Locking your VCR prevents the VCR from being accidentally turned on.

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