Recording Broadcast Stereo Tv Or Sap (Second Audio Program); Copying And Editing Tapes Using Two Vcrs - RCA VR661HF User Manual

VCR Features
Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP
(Second Audio Program)
Some TV programs are broadcast with stereo audio or SAP (Second Audio Program).
1. Turn on the TV and tune it to the VCR viewing channel (either 03, 04, or the TV's Video
Line Input).
2. Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
3. If your VCR viewing channel is 3 or 4, make sure the VCR indicator appears in the front
display. If not, press the TV•VCR button on the remote control to turn it on.
4. Press the SPEED button on the remote control if you want to override the preferred Tape
Speed setting. The tape speed indicator appears on the TV screen.
5. Select the channel or Video Line Input to be recorded.
6. Set the Reception: STEREO/MONO/SAP feature for the type of audio you want to record.
7. Press RECORD to start recording.
8. Press STOP when finished.
CABLE BOX or ANTENNA
IN
OUT
PLAYBACK
VCR
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
RECORDING
VCR
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
Caution:
The unauthorized recording of
satellite broadcasts, television
programs, or other copyrighted
materials may infringe the rights
of others.
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Copying and Editing Tapes Using Two VCRs

Use one VCR as the playback VCR and the other as the recording VCR.
1. Turn on the TV and VCRs.
2. Tune the TV to the VCR viewing channel (either 03, 04, or the TV's Video
Line Input).
3. If you connected your VCR using the ANT. IN and RF OUT jacks, tune the
recording VCR to channel 3 or 4—whichever is selected on the back of the
ANT. IN
playback VCR.
IN
R
L
RF OUT
CH If you have connected your VCR using the A/V jacks, press INPUT on the
3 4
recording VCR's remote control to select the Video Line Input. Select L1 for
the jacks on the back of the VCR or L2 for the jacks on the front.
4. Insert the tape you want to copy into the playback VCR. Insert a tape with
its safety tab in place into the recording VCR.
5. Press PLAY on the playback VCR to begin playback. When you reach the
ANT. IN
IN
R
point on the tape or program where you want to begin copying, press the
L
RF OUT
CH
3 4
PAUSE button. You may need to adjust the tracking.
6. Press the RECORD button, then press PAUSE on the recording VCR.
TO TV 7. Press the PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying
the tape.
8. To edit segments that you do not want to copy:
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•
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9. Press STOP on both VCRs when finished.
Press PAUSE on recording VCR to pause copying.
Locate the next segment you want to copy on the playback VCR by
using FWD, REV, and PLAY, and then press PAUSE.
Press PAUSE on both VCRs at the same time to resume copying.
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