RCA VPT 385 Owner's Manual page 23

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Recording
from Another
VCR
To copy
(dub)
tapes,
connect
the two VCR's
as shown
below.
Use shielded
audio/video
cables
(such
as RCA
=AH002
or =AH005).
The connections
from the recording
VCR to your TV are
the ones you
normally
use. h is preferable
to play the
original
tape
on
the same
machine
that
was
used
to
record
it.
CAUTION:
The unauthorized
recording of television
programs and other materials may infringe the rights
of others.
AH002*
or AH005*
CABLES
®
RECORDING
VCR
*Optional
accessory
available
from your RCA dealer.
AH002*
CABLES
OR
TO audio and video inputs
on TV Monitor/Receiver
To VHF antenna terminal
on conventional
TV
Simplified Operating
Instructions
to Dub Tapes
I. Connect the two VCR's as shown above. (Use
12. Press PLAY on the PLAYBACK
VCR to start
shielded
audiolvideo
cables
such
as RCA
playing the prerecorded cassette.
#AH002or
**AH005.)
13. Adjust
TRACKING
control
on PLAYBACK
2. Turn on TV.
VCR if necessary,
3. Tune TV to VCR Channel (channel 3 or 4).
Note= If tile prerecorded
cassette is not being
4. Turn on both VCR's.
played
on
the
same
VCR
that
ori_lly
5. Insert recorded cassette into PLAYBACKVCR_
recorded
it, streaks
may appear
in the TV
6. Insert blank cassette into RECORDING
VCR.
picture.
Simply adjust
the tracking
control
on
7. Press VCR/TV
switch on RECORDING
VCR
the PLAYB_4CK
VCR to eliminate
the streaks.
so VCR tight is on, (This allows you to watch the
14. If you want to edit out unwanted
material, press
recording
while it's in progress0
PAUSE
oa the RECORDING
VCR while it is
recording.
Press
PA USE
again
to
resume
Note: If you want to watch another TV channel
recording.
on the TV while you're dubbing
the tape, first
press the VCRiTV
switch so the VCR light is
out and then use the TV's channel
selector to
select the channel you want to watch on the TV,
8. Make sure the TUNER/LINE
switch on the
recording
VCR is in the LINE position.
9. Select
the
desired
tape
speed
on
the
RECORDING
VCR (SP, LP or SLP).
10. Rewind cassettes to the beginning
if necessary.
t t, Place the RECORDING
VCR into the record
mode.
15.
16.
Note: Use the PA USE button
only for brief
pauses. If you want to pause for more than three
or four minutes,
stop the VCR
by pressing
STOP. When you are ready to resume, place the
VCR back into the record mode.
The TV does not have to be turned on to dub a
tape, You may turn off the TV if desired after
the recording
has started.
Stop both VCR's when the recording is finished.
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