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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..........................................................................................5
CUSTOMER CONTROLS.................................................................................................8
VCR Customer Controls .................................................................................................9
Remote Control Customer Controls................................................................................9
REMOTE OPERATION...................................................................................................10
Install batteries in the remote control............................................................................10
Operating in the remote control ....................................................................................11
CASSETTE TAPES..........................................................................................................12
Types............................................................................................................................. 12
Safety tabs prevent erasure............................................................................................12
Insertion.........................................................................................................................12
Removal ........................................................................................................................12
BASIC ANTENNA HOOKUP [A]................................................................................... 13
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................13
ADVANCED ANTENNA HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [B] ..............................................14
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................14
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP [C].........................................................................................15
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................15
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -AV HOOKUP [D] ....................................................16
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................16
BASIC CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [E]..................................................... 17
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................17
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX [F] ..........................................18
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................18
ADVANCED CABLE HOOKUP -WITH CABLE BOX AND SPLITTER [G] ..19
WITH THIS HOOKUP.................................................................................................19
AUTO SET UP..................................................................................................................20
Setting the channel automatically .................................................................................20
SETTING THE CLOCK...................................................................................................21
Tips................................................................................................................................21
To set the clock .............................................................................................................21
PRE-TUNING THE VCR TUNER...................................................................................23
Presetting the received channels without using a cable box (Hookups [A], [B], [C], or
[D])................................................................................................................................23
When automatic presetting of channels are finished..................................................... 24
To add or erase channels ...............................................................................................24
Auto blue setting ...........................................................................................................25
CABLE BOX SETUP....................................................................................................... 26
PLAYBACK .....................................................................................................................29
To playback a recorded tape..........................................................................................29
Rewinding the tape........................................................................................................30
Rewinding or fast forwarding a tape at high speed.......................................................30
To remove noise from the picture .................................................................................31
SPECIAL PLAYBACK EFFECTS .................................................................................. 31
Variable speed playback................................................................................................31
Slow motion ......................................................................................................................33
Choosing a mode for audio playback............................................................................34
USING THE "SUPER INDEX" FEATURE.....................................................................36
What is SUPER INDEX?..............................................................................................36
Locating the beginning of a recorded program (INDEX SEARCH) ............................36
Locating the beginning of a blank section (BLANK SEARCH) .................................. 37
Switching rewind or fast forward to visual search (EASY VIEW) ..............................38
VIEWING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY .......................................................................39
INDEX WITH THE TIME COUNTER............................................................................ 40
RECORDING A PROGRAM........................................................................................... 41
Before you record..........................................................................................................41
Basic recording steps.....................................................................................................41
RECORDING A PROGRAM -RECORDING TIPS...................................................43
To watch one program while recording another ........................................................... 43
To change the channel being recorded..........................................................................43
To record a Second Audio Program (SAP)...................................................................44
Stereo vs. mono sound ..................................................................................................45
INSTANT RECORDING TIMER....................................................................................47
Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT).....................................................................47