RCA VR355/VR545 VCR User Manual


 
VCR Features
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Slow Motion
You can view a tape during play or play-pause mode using Slow Motion search.
1. In pause mode, press the FORWARD (FWD) or REVERSE (REV) button to start slow-motion
playback.
2. Press the FORWARD button to increase or the REVERSE button to decrease the search speed.
3. Use the TRACKING + or – buttons to remove any streaks from the picture.
Note: Some lines cannot be avoided with the VR355 model VCR due to the fact it is a 2-head
VCR.
4. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.
The VCR switches automatically from slow-motion playback to stop after a few
uninterrupted minutes.
Frame Advance
Frame Advance lets you view single-frame action during playback.
1. While playback is in progress, press the remote control’s PAUSE button (PLAY/PAUSE on the
VCR) to freeze the action.
2. Press the F. ADV button on the remote control each time you want to view the next frame of
the recording.
3. Press the PAUSE or PLAY button on the remote control (PLAY/PAUSE on the VCR) to return
to normal playback.
Index Search
The VCR has a “VHS Index Search System” that automatically records index marks on the tape
every time you start a recording. During playback you can locate the program you want to play
by the number of index marks or by scanning. The VCR will search forward or reverse from the
location you are at on the tape.
INDEX SEARCH
Press REV or FWD
to begin scanning
OR
enter a specific
index number
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Press SEARCH to exit
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To Activate Index Search:
1. While playing back, press the STOP button to freeze the action.
2. Press the SEARCH button on the remote control to display the INDEX
SEARCH screen on the TV screen.
3. If you want to search through a certain number of index marks, press two
number buttons to enter the number of marks you want to search. Press the
CLEAR button on the remote control to correct an entry.