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First Thing First ............................................................... 3 Setting 7 up the VCR ......................................................... Using the QuickSet Guide .................................................................. 8 Using the Menu to Set Up Features ................................................. 8 Language .......................................................................................... 8 Cable Box Setup ............................................
Frame Advance ............................................................................. 33 Index Search .................................................................................. 33 Zero Search .................................................................................. 34 Pro-Tect PlusTM Locking Feature .................................................... 34 Tracking ................................................................................................. 35 Time Counter .........
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STEP 1: UNPACK The following IN THE BOX items come packed in the box: • VCR • Remote control • RF coaxial cable STEP 2: INSTALL REMOTE WHAT'S BATTERIES IN THE CONTROL Follow these steps whenever you need to install or change the batteries in your VCR remote. 1. Remove the cover of the battery compartment. 2. Place batteries in the remote, matching each battery to the diagram 3. the + and - ends of inside the compartment. Replace the cover.
STEP 4: PLUG IN THE VCR Match the wide blade of the plug with the wide slot in the outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely. STEP 5: TUNE THE TV Tune the TV to the VCR viewing channel. The VCR viewing channel is channel 3 or 4 or the TV's video input. If you connect your VCR using the ANTENNA connectors with RF coaxial cable, set the 3CH.4 switch to channel 3 or channel 4--the channel you want to use on your TV.
1. Press MENU to bring up the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR PLUS+ 2 TIMER RECORDINGS 3 TIME 4 CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES 6 LANGUAGE 0 2. EXIT Press 5 to display the PREFERENCESmenu. PREFERENCES 1 2 REMOTE CONTROL: AUTO PLAY: 3 AUTO TV/VCR: 0 3. VCR1 OFF OFF EXIT Press 2 to switch AUTO PLAY to ON or OFF. PREFERENCES 1 REMOTE 2 AUTO PLAY: CONTROL: VCR1 ON 3 AUTO TV/VCR: OFF 0 EXIT See Additional Set-Up Features for detailed about the AUTO PLAY feature.
ON-SCREEN GUIDE AND ADDITIONAL SET-UP FEATURES The QuickSet Guide takes you through VCR.
USING THE QUICKSET The QuickSet Guide is an automated GUIDE procedure that helps you set up your VCR. The first time you turn on your VCR, the first screen of the guide appears. SELECT A LANGUAGE. SELECCIONE UN CHOISISSEZ UNE 1 2 3 IDIOMA. LANGUE. ENGL]SX ESPANOL FRAN_AIS Just follow the step-by-step procedures until setup is complete. Some of the feature options may not apply to your VCR configuration. If the menu does not appear: • Make sure TV istuned to the same channel as the 3CH.
1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN MENU 1VCR PLUS+ 2 TIMER RECORDINGS 3 TIME 4 CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES 6 LANGUAGE 0 2. EXIT Press 6 to select and display the LANGUAGE menu. LANGUAGE SELECT A LANGUAGE. 1>ENGLISH 2 ESPANOL 3 FRAN_AIS PRESS 3. MENU TO CONTINUE Select English, Espa_ol (Spanish), or Fran_ais (French). CABLE BOX SETUP This setup applies only when all channels are received through the cable box.
3. Press 5 to display CABLE BOX SETUP.Then select one of the three choices. CABLE BOX SETUP DO YOU USE YOUR CABLE BOX TO RECEIVE ALL CHANNELS OR ONLY SOME CHANNELS? , 1 ALL 2 ONLY CHANNELS 3 CANCEL SOME CHANNELS SETUP If you selected ALL CHANNELS, enter the output channel of your cable box, usually 03, 04, or video line input and press MENU. CABLE ON WHAT THE VCR FROM BOX (USUALLY BOX SETUP DOES RECEIVE THE CABLE SETUP CHANNEL SIGNALS CABLE BOX? 3, OR 4.
2. Press 4 to display the CHANNELS menu. CHANNELS 1 2 3. 4 5 AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH ADD/REROVE CHANNELS SIGNAL TYPE: CABLE VCR PLUS+ CHANNEL LIST CABLE BOX SETUP 0 EXIT Press 1 to display the AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH menu. AUTO WHAT ARE CHANNEL TYPE YOU OF SEARCH SIGNAL USING? 1 CABLE TV 2 ANTENNA 3>DETECT AUTOHATICALLY 0 4. CANCEL Select one of the three AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH options. Choices one and two are self-explanatory.
To Change the Signal Type 1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN 2. Press 4 to display the CHANNELS 3. MENU. menu. Press 3 to change the SIGNAL TYPE between CABLE and ANTENNA. To ADD or REMOVE Channels You may want to add or remove CHANNEL SEARCH, especially channels signals or you don't want to watch Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN 2. Press 4 to display the CHANNELS 3.
2. Press 3 to display the TIME menu. TIME . 1 2 SET TIME AND AUTO DST: 0 EXIT DATE ON Press 2 to turn AUTO DST: ON or OFF. Select ON if you want the VCR's clock to automatically for daylight-saving time. adjust Select OFF if you do not want the VCR's clock to adjust for daylight-saving time. Set the Time 1. and Date Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. VCR MAIN 1 VCR 2 TIMER 3 TIME 4 CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES 6 LANGUAGE MENU PLUS+ RECORDINGS EXIT 2.
Press 1 to display the SETTIME AND DATE screen. , SET TIME TIME AND DATE --:-(HH:MM) . DATE --/--/-- PRESS MENU TO CANCEL Enter the data using the number buttons. Press0 before single-digit SET numbers and follow the on-screen directions.
VCR PLUS WORKSHEET Broadcast or Cable-TV Station Name VCR Plus+ Channel Number** HBO 33 ESPN 34 Channel Number You Receive the Station On* Two-DigitVCR Numbers Plus+ Channel for CableTV (USA List) 35 American 39 Arts Movie Classics 57 Black 54 Bravo 42 Cable 45 Cinemax 98 Cinemax 37 The 53 The Disney 63 Entertain 34 ESPN 47 The Family 33 Home Box Office 95 Home Box Office 2 Box Office 3 &-Entertainment Entertainment News Network 2 Discovery Channel Chann
2. Press 4 to display the CHANNELS menu. Two-DigitVCR Numbers CHANNELS 1 AUTO 2 ADD/REMOVE CHANNEL 3 SIGNAL 4 VCR S CABLE 0 EXIT (Canadian SEARCH CHANNELS TYPE: PLUS+ CABLE CHANNEL BOX Plus+ Channel for CableTV 67 Allarcom 44 Arts 72 Cable News List) PayTelevision/ Superchannel LIST SETUP & Entertainment Network-Headline News 3. Press 4 to display the VCR PLUS+ CHANNEL LISTscreen.
1. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. 1VCR 2. VCR MAIN PLUS+ 2 TIMER 3 4 TIME CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES 6 LANGUAGE 0 EXIT MENU RECORDINGS Press 5 to display the PREFERENCESmenu. PREFERENCES 1 REMOTE CONTROL: 2 AUTO PLAY: 3 AUTO TV/VCR: 0 VCR1 OFF OFF EXIT Now you are ready to select an item from the menu to set up.
AUTO PLAY This feature allows the VCR to automatically start playing when you insert a tape with the safety tab removed. between ON or OFF. Press 2 to switch Select ON if you want a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically when the tape is inserted. Select OFF if you do not want a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically.
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REMOTE BUTI'ONS CHAN Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR's channel memory. POWER CLEAR Resets time counter to 0:00:00. Allows you to change ©©© TV.VCR entries when setting the clock or a timer recording. F.ADV Lets you view one frame with each press of the button when tape is in pause. FWD Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped. Searches forward through PAUSE PLAY BACK to switch between the two channels. In menu mode, press to go back to previous menu.
SPEED Selects a recording speed (SP or SLP). STOP Stops the current VCR function such as record, playback, rewind, or fast forward. TRACKING Up or Down Lets you manually reduce the streaks that may appear on the picture during play, slow, or pause. Model VR519: Reduces picture "jitter" during stop-action playback. TVoVCR Switches the picture signal so that it either comes from the VCR, TV, or cable antenna system. PLAYI NG A TAPE 1.
TAPE EJECT Press STOP,EJECT on the VCR when it is stopped to eject the tape. RECORDING If you want to record something that you're watching, you can use basic recording. . Set the tape speed by pressing the SPEED button on the remote (see margin note for information about tape speed settings). 2. Press the RECORD button to begin recording. 3. Press STOP on the remote (STOP,EJECT on the VCR) to stop recording.
SEVERAL Now that RECORDING you've steps to operate different recording suit your needs.
RECORDI NG FEATU RES There are four ways to record programs: • Recording program. • lets you press one button to start recording a (See VCR Basics section.) Express Recording lets you start recording a program you are watching, and then set the VCR to automatically stop recording after a designated period of time. • Timer Recording lets you program the VCR to automatically start and stop recording at a predetermined time.
TIMER RECORDING You can set up as many as eight timer recording 1. 2. Press MENU to display the VCR MAIN MENU. 1 2 3 4 5 6 VCR MAIN MENU VCR PLUS+ TIMER RECORDINGS TIME CHANNELS PREFERENCES LANGUAGE 0 EXIT Press 2 to display the TIMER RECORDINGS menu. TIMER 3. RECORDINGS 1 CREATE A 2 REVIEW EXISTING 3 USE 0 EXIT VCR NEW PROGRAN PROGS. PLUS+ CODE Select 1 to CREATEA NEW PROGRAM. HOW OFTEN SHOULD PROGRAM 4. programs.
. Review the information to make sure it is correct, and then press MENU to save. PROGRAM 1 (ONE TIRE) PROGRAM CHANNEL START TIRE END TIRE START DATE TAPE SPEED 03 CABLE 08:00 PM 09:30 PM 10/24/97 FRI SLP I=SP 2=SLP CLEAR TO CORRECT MENU TO SAVE PRESS PRESS TIMER RECORDING REMEMBER 1 HAS TO RECORDABLE TURN THE THE WITH VCR MENU SAVED INSERT TAPE PROGRAM PRESS BEEN A AND OFF BEFORE START TIRE.
, Enter the VCR PlusCode shown in your local television programming guide. VCR PLUS+ ENTER PLUS(ODE NUNBER (FROM TV LISTING) 12876 PRESS PRESS 4. CLEAR TO CORRECT MENU WHEN DONE Press MENU to enter the VCR PlusCode number. NOW OFTEN SHOULD PROGRAM RECORD? ° THIS 1 2 3 4 ONE TIME DAILY (EVERY DAY) WEEKDAYS (N-F) WEEKLY (ONCE PER WEEK) 0 CANCEL Indicate how often you want the program recorded.
STOPPING A TIMER RECORDING To stop or cancel a timer recording in progress (even an express recording): • Press and hold the STOP button button on the remote (STOP•EJECT on the VCR). REVIEWING AND CLEARING PROGRAMS To review programs that you have already set up: 1. Press 2 when the VCR MAIN MENU is displayed to display the TIMER RECORDINGS menu. TIMER 2.
USING TWO VCRS FOR COPYING AND EDITING TAPES Use one VCR as the playback recording 1. VCR and the other as the VCR. Turn on the TV and VCRs. . Tune the TV to the VCR viewing channel (either 3, 4, or TV°s video input). . If you connected your VCR using the ANTENNA jacks, tune recording VCR to channel 3 or 4--the one selected on the back of the playback If you have connected VCR. your VCR using the audio/video press INPUT on the recording input. .
FEATURES TO ENHANCE VCR OPERATION • Picture Search Options • Pro-Tect • Tracking • Time Counter • On-Screen ¥ Plus TM Locking ¥ Displays ¥ V 5 I OTH ER FEATU RES ¥ 31
PICTURE SEARCH OPTIONS The most basic way to search during playback is using the forward or reverse function. This section contains several other options available for searching a tape. Search features work well for tapes recorded at the SLP speed on Model VR344 and the SP or SLP speed on Model VR519. FORWARD AND REVERSE SEARCH You can view a tape during play or play pause. Sound is turned off during picture search. 1. Press FWD to search forward or REV to search in reverse. 2.
FRAME ADVANCE Frame advance lets you view one-stop action frame after another. 1. Press PAUSE on the remote (PLAY,PAUSE on the VCR) to "freeze" the action during playback. 2. Press F.ADV each time you want to view a frame of the scene. 3. Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote (PLAY,PAUSE on the VCR) to return to normal playback. INDEX SEARCH The VCR has a "VHS Index Search System" that automatically records an index mark on the tape every time you start a recording.
ZERO SEARCH The zero search feature enables the VCR to quickly return to a counter reading of 0:00:00 anywhere on the tape. This is especially convenient ZERO when you want to repeat a segment of the CURRENT TAPE COUNTER 2:17:25 tape several times. 1. Go to the beginning 2. Press CLEAR to reset the counter to 0:00:00. 3. Continue playing the tape. 4. Press STOP. 5. Press SEARCH on the remote IL_viceto display the ZERO Press REV to return to 0:00:00 on the tape. 7.
TRACKI NG Your VCR has automatic tracking which removes the streaks or snow from the picture. Automatic tracking is activated when you insert a tape or turn on the VCR. Occasionally you may need to manually adjust tracking, especially if the tape was recorded on a different VCR. Just use the TRACKING buttons to remove the streaks or snow. You can also use tracking you PAUSE a tape to reduce jittering on Model VR519 when of the picture.
ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS 1 STOP CH 05 0:30:00 The INFO button shows the status of the VCR (STOP, PLAY, RECORD, etc.), channel number, time counter, date, time, and tape speed on the TV screen. The date and time must be set before they can be displayed. 1. Press INFO to see the on-screen displays. 2. Press INFO again to have only the time counter remain on the screen. . 11118196 HON 01:30PM On_creen disp_y 2 0:30:00 Press INFO again to return to the normal display.
THINGS TO KNOW CON N ECTING BEFORE COMPON ENTS ¥ Protect Your Components • Connect all components from Power Surges before plugging any power cords into the wall outlet. • ¥ Always turn off the TV and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. Position Cables Interference Correctly to Avoid • Insert all cable plugs firmly • Place the audio/video panel • • or ¥ into their jacks. down the middle after you V your components.
CON N ECTI NG YOU R VC R Refer to these pages to help you connect your VCR. JACKS AND CABLES RF Jacks and Coaxial Cables (F-type) The RF jacks provide good picture and mono sound quality, and must be used if audio/video connections are not available for your TV. @ RFJack These jacks are required for antenna or cable-TV connections. The RF jacks on the VCR are labeled IN FROM ANT. and OUT TO TV.
CHOOSING A VCR CONNECTION There are several different on whether ways to hook up your VCR, depending or not you have cable, and if you have cable, whether you have a cable box, and if some of the channels are scrambled and...well, you get the picture. Three connections are described in this section and one of them should provide you with a VCR hookup that works.
TV WITH RF JACK ONLY This connection assumes: • You are connecting • Your television antenna, cable, or cable box system. has only an RF input jack. This connection provides: • Mono sound playback from VCR. • Record one channel while watching another when using a cable box for all channels). (except To use this connection, you must have: • (1) coaxial cable for cable or antenna connection; cable box (2) for To connect: 1. Connect cables as shown. 2.
TV WITH AUDIO/VIDEO JACKS This connection assumes: • You are connecting • Your television an antenna, cable, or cable box system. has audio/video jacks. This connection provides: • Mono sound playback from VCR. • Record one channel while watching using a cable box for all channels). To use this connection, • (1) coaxial box • (2) audio/video another (except when you must have: cable for cable/antenna connection; (2) for cable cables To connect: 1. Connect cables as shown. 2.
TV WITH AUDIO/VIDEO TO UNSCRAMBLE JACKS AND PAY CHANNELS CABLE BOX ONLY This connection assumes: • You are using a cable box only to unscramble premium channels. • Your TV has audio/video input jacks. This connection provides: • Mono sound playback • Recording a scrambled from VCR. or unscrambled cable box while watching channel an unscrambled through the channel.
This section about gives you some theVCR, controls including additional a description of the unit's and display. You also will find aTroubleshootingTips Appendix, simple information which might help to resolve section some in this of those problems. Finally, this section contains your warranty information.
FRONT 0 PANEL O P_9 .... o-.-. OO Remote O0 Sensor CHANNEL.TRACKING Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR's channel memory. Adjusts tracking when a tape is playing. FWD Forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped. Searches the picture forward PLAY-PAUSE during playback. Plays a tape. Pauses action for viewing playback. Pauses recording scenes. to prevent recording during of unwanted POWER Turns the VCR on or off. RECORD Starts VCR recording. Used for express recording.
BACK PANEL AUDIO IN FROM ANT. VIDEO out@- @ ,,._.F OUT TO'IV 3CH.4 ,.1 @-@ 3 CH. 4 Switch ,_ Selects the channel to see the VCR picture if you connect to which e you will tune the TV the VCR using one of the basic hookups. AUDIO and VIDEO component, IN 1 Jacks Receives signals from like a VCR or camcorder, jacks. Use INPUT on the remote AUDIO and VIDEO component, IN FROM OUT Jacks ANT.
TROU BLESHOOTI NG TI PS No power • Check to make sure it is plugged into an operating • Check to make sure your connections VCR does not respond are correct. to remote • Check to make sure there are no objects between the VCR and remote. • The batteries may need changing. • Make sure the REMOTE VCR1/VCR2 setting is set to VCR1 so the remote that came packed with your VCR can operate it. Poor or no picture for normal TV viewing • Check to make sure the VCR indicator is off.
Check to make sure the VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote on the VCR) to return to normal playback. (PLAYoPAUSE Check the ProTect Plus TM feature. Will not record • Check to make sure the safety tab is intact. • Check to make sure the VCR is not in the line mode. Press INPUT on the remote. Rewind does not operate • Checkto make surethe tape is not already rewound.
Tape plays back in slow motion • PressPLAYto return to normal playback. Cannot select channels over 69 • Cable channelsover 69 can only be selected if SIGNALTYPE:CABLE/ANTENNAfeature isset to CABLE. Cassette with safety tab removed does not start to play automatically • Check to make surethe AUTO PLAYON/OFFfeature isset to ON. TIMER indicator flashes • Clock is not set. • Check to make sure there is a cassette in the VCR when a timer recording is set.
SPECIFICATIONS Format: VHS Record/Playback Video: Model VR519: 4-head Video: Model VR344: 2-head System: Audio: Mono record/playback Video Signal System: EIA standard: Antenna: 75-ohm external VHF/UHF combined NTSCcolor antenna terminal Tuner: USA: 181 channels capability* (125 cable channels) Canada: 178 channels capability* (122 cable channels) Type: AutoProgramming frequency Power Requirement: 120V AC, 60 Hz Power Consumption: 18 watts Dimensions: 3.
LIMITED WARRANTY What your warranty covers: • Any defect in material or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • Ninety days for labor charges. • One year for parts. The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first. What we will do: • Pay any Authorized RCA VCR Servicenter the labor charges to repair your VCR.
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