RCA VR688HF manual Table of Contents

Introduction

Table of Contents

Important Information

Warnings______________________________ i

Cautions ______________________________ i

Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i

Product Registration ____________________ 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 Pay Channels___________ 5

Satellite Receiver _____________________ 6-7

Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes_ 8

Setting Up the VCR

Startup

Check Accessories With VCR ________ 9

Attach Power Cord to Back of VCR ___ 9 Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 9

Turn on the TV ___________________ 10

Use the On-Screen Menu System ____ 10

Turn on the VCR __________________ 10

RCA Digital Satellite Receiver and Cable Box Setup _____________ 11-13

Manual Cable Box or RCA Satellite Receiver Setup _______ 13

Use SETUP Menu to Auto Channel Search and Auto Clock Set________ 14

Manual Clock Set________________ 15

Setup VCR Plus+ Channels ________ 16

Program VCR for VCR1 or VCR2•DVD Button ______________ 16

Add or Remove Channels from VCR's Memory__________________ 17

Auto Channel Search Using

the CHANNELS Menu _________ 17

Select the Language/Choisissez une Langue ________________________ 18

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 18

Set the Auto TV/VCR Feature _______ 19

Using the Remote Control

Component, VCR, TV, Cable Box, and

Satellite Receiver Buttons ________ 20-21

Using the VCR2•DVD Button ___________ 22

Controlling the VCR ________________ 22

Controlling a LaserDisc Player or

DVD Component_________________ 22

Controlling a TV ______________________ 23

Controlling a Cable Box or

Satellite Receiver_______________________ 24

Controlling an Auxiliary RCA Component _ 25

Playing a Tape

Operating Instructions _________________ 26

Using the Playback Features

Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/

MIX Feature ____________________ 27

Auto Play Feature _________________ 28

Auto Repeat Feature_______________ 28

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 29

Picture Search ____________________ 29

Frame Advance ___________________ 30

Slow Motion______________________ 30

Automatic Tracking _______________ 31

Manual Tracking__________________ 31

Pro-Tect PlusTM Locking Feature _____ 31

Index Search _____________________ 32

Go-To Search _____________________ 33

Blank Search _____________________ 33

DISPLAY Button __________________ 34

Program Information ______________ 35

Time Counter_____________________ 35

COMMERCIAL ADVANCE™ Feature

Recording and Playback_________ 36-37

Recording a Program

Types of Recordings ___________________ 38

Using the Recording Features

Recording Speeds _________________ 38

Recording Pause __________________ 38

Basic Recording Ð

Operating Instructions _____________ 39

Watch a TV Channel While VCR

is Recording a Different Channel ____ 39

Recording While You're Away

VCR Plus+ Recording ___________ 40-42

Timer Recording __________________ 43

Check, Edit, or Clear a VCR Plus+ or Timer Recording _______________ 44

Timer Recording From the

VCRÕs Line Input _______________ 44

Express Recording (XPR)_______________ 45

Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP___ 46 Recording Audio Only_________________ 47

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes __________________ 48

Using Dual Remote with AutoEdit ___ 48

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 49

Back Panel _______________________ 50

Display Panel __________________ 50-51

Specifications _________________________ 52

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 52

Limited Warranty _____________________ 53

Trouble Checks ____________________ 54-56

Questions and Answers About COMMERCIAL ADVANCEª_____ 57

Index _____________________________ 58-61

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