RCA VGM500 VCR User Manual


 
11
Setting Up the VCR
Startup
12. Set the time and date.
When you first turn on the VCR, Ð Ð : Ð Ð appears in the
clock area of the VCRÕs display panel.
A. Press MENU•PROG on remote to see VCR MAIN
MENU on the TV screen.
B. Press 2 to display SET CLOCK.
C. Enter the time and date with the number buttons on
the remote.
¥ Press 0 before single-digit numbers.
Example: press 0, then 5, then 0, then 7 for a
time of 5:07. Press 1 for AM or 2 for PM.
¥ Press CLEAR on the remote to change incorrect
entries.
D. Press MENU•PROG to remove the SET CLOCK
menu from the TV screen and start the clock.
E. Press 0 to exit the menu system.
Whenever you press DISPLAY on the
remote, the time and date appear on the
TV screen and the time appears in the
display panel.
SLP
VCR
VCR MAIN MENU
1 Timer Recordings
2 Set Clock
SET CLOCK
Time --:--
(hh:mm)
Date --/--/--
Press MENU to exit
11. Use TV•VCR button.
Skip this step if you used one of the advanced hookups.
When using one of the basic hookups, the TV•VCR button
lets you switch between the picture coming from the VCR
or the picture from the TV channel. This button lets you
record a program on the VCR while watching another
channel on the TV. Details are on page 26.
The VCR will automatically switch the TV¥VCR setting to
VCR every time the VCR is turned on, a tape with the
safety tab removed is inserted, or you press PLAY.
A. Press VCR1 to set the remote to control the VCR.
B. Press TV•VCR to see the picture from the VCR.
The VCR indicator lights in the display panel.
C. Press CHANNEL up or down to change channels on
the VCR.
The channel number changes in the display panel.
D. Press TV•VCR to see the TV channels.
The VCR indicator does not light in the display panel.
Change channels using the TVÕs remote.
E. Return the TV to the VCR viewing channel (3 or 4) Ñ
the same Output Channel you selected in step 6.
F. Press VCR1, then TV•VCR to switch back to the picture
from the VCR.