Curtis Mathes CMC13003 TV VCR Combo User Manual


 
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C
HAPTER
F
OUR
: VCR
OPERATION
Playing a Video Tape,
continued
The letter “M” appears
beside the time counter.
If you want to remove the
time counter memory from
the screen and cancel the
memory stop feature, just
press DISPLAY again.
To return to the scene you
marked:
1 Press STOP.
For this feature to work, the
time counter and the letter
“M” must still be on the
screen. If they are not on
screen, press the DISPLAY
button until the time counter
and the letter “M” appear.
2 Press FF or REW to return to
the scene you marked.
The TV/VCR stops the tape
when the counter reaches
“00:00:00M.”
3 Press PLAY to view the scene
you marked again.
Using P.PLUS
Press P.PLUS to compensate for
a poor rental tape.
1 Insert a tape and press PLAY.
2 Press P.PLUS, and “Rental
Picture Plus Off” appears on
the screen. Press P.PLUS
again to turn to “Rental
Picture Plus On”. The Rental
Picture Plus functions only
when a tape is being played.
If the tape is ejected and
reinserted, the Rental Picture
Plus feature will be OFF.
Recording TV Programs
as You Watch
Recording
1 With your TV/VCR turned on,
and with a tape in the unit,
press SPEED.
Be sure the record safety tab is
in place. For information on the
record safety tab, see page 33.
The tape speed appears in
the upper left corner of the
screen.
2 Press SPEED repeatedly until
the speed you want (SLP, SP)
appears.
SP (Standard Play) is the most
common speed for recording.
For more information on tape
speeds, see page 33.
3 Select the television channel
you want by pressing CH
or CH or by using the
number buttons.
If you are using the number
buttons to select the channel,
press 0 before a single-digit
channel number (for channel
5, press 0, 5).
4 Press the REC button on the
remote control.
The record indicator on the
control panel illuminates and
the TV/VCR begins recording.
The TV/VCR automatically stops
recording when it reaches the
end of the tape.
Press STOP at any time to stop
recording.
Don’t change tape speeds while
recording; this may cause
picture distortion during
playback.
When you finish recording,
rewind the tape and remove
it from the TV/VCR.
TV O
PERATION
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