Connections & Setup
VCR Basics
Once your initial settings are complete, you can begin using your VCR. In order to begin, you must first understand some basic concepts.
Playing a Tape
1.Tune the TV to your VCR viewing channel (03, 04, or the video line input).
2.Insert a tape in the VCR.
If the Auto Play feature is set to ON, the tape automatically begins playback
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| RECORD |
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| PAUS |
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VIDEO AUDIO | TAPE SPEED | CHANNEL | REV | FWD |
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INPUT | • Press FWD or REV (FORWARD or REVERSE on the remote control) to |
| cue the tape at the desired starting position. |
| • Press PLAY (if necessary) to begin tape play. |
| • Press PAUSE for stop action. |
Automatic Tracking | • Press TRACKING up or down (TRACKING + or – on the remote |
The VCR has automatic tracking | control) to remove any streaks from the picture, if necessary. |
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which adjusts the picture when | • Press STOP to stop playback. |
playing back a tape recorded on |
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another VCR. To adjust tracking | Automatic Rewind |
manually, use the TRACKING | |
buttons on the remote control. | The VCR automatically rewinds the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during |
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| playback. While rewinding, you can press the ON•OFF button and the VCR will |
| turn off after finishing. If the tape has no safety tab, it will be ejected. |
| Tape Eject |
| Press the EJECT button on the VCR when stopped to eject the tape. You can |
| also press and hold the remote control’s STOP button for three seconds. |
| Recording |
| To Capture Programming with Basic Recording Methods: |
| 1. Set the tape speed by pressing the SPEED button on the remote control |
| (see Tape Speed on page 25 for information about recording speeds). |
| 2. Press the RECORD button to begin recording. |
| 3. Press the STOP button to halt recording. |
| If you just want to pause the recording for a short time (like during a |
| commercial), press PAUSE instead of STOP. |
| Check the Safety Tab |
| No matter which recording option you use, make sure there is a tape in the |
| VCR with its safety tab in place. You cannot record on a tape when the safety |
Safety Tab | tab is removed. If the safety tab is removed and you want to record, simply |
| cover the hole with adhesive tape. |
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