RCA VR270 VCR User Manual


 
(_ F.FWD/SEARCH •l,. Button: This is the FAST
FORWARD button when the VCR is stopped.
Once you have pressed it, the tape will continue to
"'fast forward" until you press the STOP button (or
to a counter reading of "0000" if the counter is
displayed). If you do not press the STOP button,
the VCR will "_fastforward" to the end of the tape
and then automatically rewind to the beginning of
the tape and stop. Refer to "Memory Stop" on
_e 21 for more information. The •• indicator
will appear in the display during fast forward.
This same button becomes the FORWARD
SEARCH I_l,, button when the VCR is playing.
Press to begin searching forward. Press it again (or
press PLA Y) to return to normal playback. Picture
Search is explained on page 20.
The F.FWD/SEARCH button is inactive during
recording.
PA USE Button: Pausing during a recording stops
the tape so that nothing will be recorded. When
you press the PAUSE button a second time.
recording resumes immediately.
Pausing during playback produces a Stop-Action
picture, and pressing it again resumes normal
playback. Details are on page 20.
(_AUTO PROG (Program) Button: This button is
used to automatically program active channels into
the VCR channel memory, so channels can be
selected with the CHANNEL •/,t buttons (1@ .
Details are on page 12.
ADD/ERASE or TRACKING Buttons:
The ADD/ERASE buttons are used to add or
erase channels from channel memory after the
tuner has been auto programmed. Details are on
page 12.
During PLAY, these buttons become the
TRACKING buttons. When you play a tape that
has not been recorded on the same VCR, streaks
may appear. Push the TRACKING button or
to move the streaks up or down and out of the
picture. The TRACKING buttons have no effect
during recording.
I(I@ TAPE SPEED Button and to
Indicator:. Push
change the tape speed for recording. Tape speed for
playback is automatically selected by the VCR.
The tape speed is displayed in the front panel
display. We suggest using SLP for most recording.
SLP: Super Long Play gives you the longest
recording time. SLP has slightly more "picture
noise" than SP in normal playback (which may not
be noticeable). Your VCR's special effects (search
and stop action) are designed for optimum
performance at the SLP speed
See page 26 for more information on choosing a
tape speed.
•/l Buttons: After channels are
CHANNEL
programmed as described on page 12, pressing
selects the next loner channel and pressing
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selects the next higher channel. The channel
number appears in the display.
RECORD/XPR Button: This button is the
RECORD button when the VCR is stopped, and
the XPR (Express Recording) button when the
VCR is in the RECORD mode.
Press the RECORD/XPR button when the VCR
is stopped to begin recording.
Press the RECORD/XPR button when the VCR
is recording to activate the express recording
feature. Set and increase the amount of express
recording time by pressing this button additional
times (30 minutes to 4 hours). Details are on
page 25.
Indicator:. The [_ Indicator turns on when
the express timer @ has been activated.
and _ (Program) Indicators:
The _ Indicator will appear when the
timer has been programmed.
The _ indicator will appear when the
timer has been programmed, and the power has
been turned off.
The _ Indicator will flash if you have
forgotten to insert a cassette.
Details are on pages 22-24.
[_ Indicator.
This indicator turns on when channel 91 has
been selected with the CHANNEL •/• buttons
or by pressing "'9" then "1" on the remote
control.
Channel 91 and the _ indicator are used
whenever you want to view or record signals
from a device connected to the AUDIO and
VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR.
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Time Display
The time is normally shown here. If the clock is
not set, you will see " : " in this area. The
clock must be set for Express and Timer
Recording. Details for setting the clock are on
page 16.
Status Display: This display indicates what the
VCR is doing: for playback; [_ for record;
for rewind or search; for fast forward or
search; II for pause. This area is blank when the
VCR is turned off.
Cassette-In Indicator _ : This indicator lights
when a cassette is properly inserted in the VCR.
[_ Indicator: This indicator lights when the TV
is fed signals from the VCP.. Press the TV VCR
button on the remote control to turn the [_
indicator on and off. Details are on page 13.
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