What Your Vcr Will Do - RCA VPT 385 Owner's Manual

Rca vcr user manual
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What
Your VCR Will Do
Broadcast/Cable
Frequency-Synthesis
Tuner
Provides accurate selection of VHF/UHF
or up to 50
unscrambled
cable
channels.*
Quartz-controlled
electronics
automatically
lock
the system
onto
the
signal, eliminating
the need for fine tuning. Bright, easy-
to-read channel display.
*Local systems may vary; check your cable company's
compatibility
requirements.
Infrared
Remote
Control
Provides wireless VCR control
from the comfort of an
easy chair. It controls the major functions
of the VCR,
plus
Slow
Motion,
Frame
Advance,
Slow-Motion
Tracking,
Memory
Stop,
and
Clock/Timer
Programming.
This VCR can also be operated
with an
RCA Digital Command
remote control and integrated
into a unified RCA audio/video
system.
Remote
Programming
With RCA's advanced remote control, all VCR timer
programming
can be done using the remote control. At
the touch of a button,
simple easy-to-follow
prompts
appear on the VCR's display to guide the viewer through
each programming
sequence. Built-in computer memory
can be preset up to a year in advance to record as many
as four programs
automatically.
Backup circuitry retains
.programming
instructions
to prevent VCR memory loss
m case of brief power interruptions.
Express
Recording
(XPR)
XPR
lets you record
for up to four hours
without
programnung the timer. Simply select the channel and
the starting time (immediately
or up to 24 hours delayed
start) and select the length of time you wish to record.
The rest is automatic.
Conventional
Playback
Your VCR uses the standard
VHS recording system so
that pre-recorded VHS tapes and tapes recorded on any
other VHS-type
VCR can also be played. Your VCR
will play VHS cassettes
recorded at any of the three
standard
speeds. It automatically selects the same speed
for playback
that was used for recording the cassette. By
using
the electronic
tape
counter
and the
FAST-
FORWARD
and REWIND
controls, you can "cue" to
any
starting
point
on
the tape
before
you begin
playback.
Auto
Programming
Preset available channels
into VCR's electronic
scan
memory
at the touch of a single button.
Eliminates
cumbersome
manual
programming
steps.
After
automatic
programming, channels
can be selected
by
remote control scanning - either up or down. ADD and
ERASE
buttons
also are included for tailoring memory
scan list to personal
preference.
Picture Search
The FAST-FORWARD
and REWIND
buttons
can be
used for "'Picture Search" when you play a tape. When
you press and hold one of these buttons
the playing
speed is increased
so that you can quickly locate the
picture you want to view. Normal playing speed resumes
and sound is restored when you release the button. A
picture is displayed when you search a tape recorded at
any speed, but quality is best for tapes recorded at SLP.
Pause - Stop Action
- Frame
Advance
Pressing the PAUSE
button
stops the tape's forward
motion for "stop-action"
viewing during playback, or to
eliminate
unwanted
material
when you are recording.
After you have stopped the action during playback, the
FRAME
ADVANCE
button on the remote control lets
you advance the tape one frame at a time so that you can
see
all the
motion
details.
Stop-action
and
frame
advance
are designed
for use at the SLP speed. They
may be used on tapes recorded at other speeds, but the
picture quality will not be as good as that at SLP.
Slow Motion
Press SLOW
on the remote unit or press PLAY
during
play/pause
to change from normal playing speed to slow
motion. The PLAY
button will restore normal playing
speed. Slow Motion is designed for use at the SLP speed.
It may be used on tapes recorded at other speeds, but
the picture quality will not be as good as that at SLP.
Memory
Stop
When the tape counter is displayed instead of time, fast-
forward and rewind will stop when the counter reads
0000. By resetting the counter to 0000 at the desired
point on the tape, you can stop at this point for repeated
viewing of a certain scene.
Automatic
Rewind
Your VCR automatically
rewinds and then stops when it
comes to the end of the tape. To avoid accidental
erasure
during Unattended
Recording
and Express Recording,
the VCR stops at the end of the tape but does not
rewind.
Power Off from Rewind
You can turn off the power during rewind, and the VCR
will finish rewinding and turn off automatically.
Automatic
Play/Power
On
If the VCR is off, it will turn on automatically when you
insert a cassette.
When you insert a cassette with the safety tab removed,
the VCR will automatically turn on and start playing the
tape.
VHS HQ Picture Quality
This
VCR
incorporates
VHS
HQ
(High
Quality)
circuitry
for improved
picture
quality.
It is fully
compatible with earlier VHS VCRs.
Fluorescent
Function
Displays
Vivid, easy-to-read
graphic displays show when VCR is
in "Play,"
"Record,"
"Fast
Forward"
or "Rewind"
modes. Includes readouts for channel and tape speed, as
well as time/day
(or tape counter
to indicate
relative
position
of programs
on cassette).
Counter
memory
automatically
stops tape at desired point during rewind
or fast forward.

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