Table Of Contents - RCA VR681HF User Manual

Introduction

Table of Contents

Important Information
Hooking Up the VCR
Setting Up the VCR
Using the Remote Control
Playing a Tape
Warnings______________________________ i
Cautions ______________________________ i
Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i
Product Registration ____________________ i
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
Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes_ 6
Startup
Check Accessories With VCR ________ 7
Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 7
Turn on TV and VCR _______________ 7
Use On-Screen Menu System ________ 8
Select Signal Type __________________ 8
Set the Time and Date ______________ 9
Place Channels in VCR's Memory ____ 9
Add or Remove Channels from
VCR's Memory _________________ 10
Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 10
Set Up Cable Box__________________ 11
Component, VCR, TV, and
StarSight Function Buttons ______ 12-14
Controlling a TV ______________________ 15
Operating Instructions _________________ 16
Using the Playback Features
Auto Play Feature _________________ 17
Tracking _________________________ 17
Pause for Stop-Action______________ 17
Slow Motion______________________ 17
Picture Search ____________________ 18
Variable Speed Picture Search and
Frame Advance ________________ 18
Go-To 0:00:00 and STOP ___________ 18
Index Search _____________________ 19
Scan and Play ________________ 19
Skip Search_______________________ 19
Tape Length ______________________ 20
Repeat Function __________________ 20
Audio Playback ___________________ 20
Closed Captioning ________________ 21
On-Screen Status Displays__________ 21
Recording Features
Recording Speeds _____________________ 22
Pause________________________________ 22
Recording Options
Basic Recording _______________________ 23
Watching a TV Channel While VCR
is Recording a Different Channel ____ 23
Timer Recording ___________________ 24-25
Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP___ 26
Recording Audio Only_________________ 27
Using Two VCRs for Copying
and Editing Tapes __________________ 28
StarSight System
Introduction __________________________ 29
Subscribing to StarSight Information_____ 29
Activating StarSight ________________ 31-32
Using the StarSight Features
INFO Button_______________________ 33
Grazing ___________________________ 33
Browsing _________________________ 34
Grid Guide ________________________ 35
Tuning by Channel _________________ 35
Channel Guide ____________________ 36
Theme Guide ______________________ 37
Recording ______________________ 38-40
Selecting and De-selecting Channels __ 41
Changing the Channel Order ________ 41
Scheduling Data Reception __________ 42
What you should do when you move _ 42
Changing Your Cable Box ___________ 43
References
PBS Stations _______________________ 44-46
Cable Box Codes ______________________46
Specifications _________________________ 47
Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 47
Location of Controls
Front Panel_______________________ 48
Display Panel_____________________ 49
Back Panel _______________________ 50
Limited Warranty _____________________ 51
Trouble Checks ____________________ 52-55
Index _____________________________ 56-57
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