RCA VR508 VCR User Manual


 
Introduction
Table of Contents
1
Important Information
Warnings______________________________ i
Cautions ______________________________ i
Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i
Product Registration ____________________ i
Hooking Up the VCR
Choosing a Hookup ____________________ 2
Antenna or Cable System Without a
Cable Box _________________________ 3
Cable System With Cable Box to
Unscramble All Channels ___________ 4
Cable System With Cable Box to
Unscramble Only Pay Channels______ 5
Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes_ 6
Setting Up the VCR
Startup
Check Accessories With VCR ________ 7
Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 7
Turn on TV and VCR _______________ 7
Place Channels in VCR's Memory ____ 8
Add or Remove Channels from
VCR's Memory __________________ 8
Select the Language/Seleccione el
Idioma/SŽlectionner la Langue____ 9
Use TV¥VCR Button _______________ 9
Set the
ALERT SOUND Feature ______ 9
Set the Time and Date _____________ 10
Set the Automatic Daylight-
Saving Time ___________________ 10
Using the Remote Control
VCR Function Buttons _________________ 11
Playing a Tape
Playback _____________________________ 12
Using the Playback Features
Auto Play Feature_________________ 13
Picture Search ____________________ 13
Slow Motion______________________ 13
DISPLAY Button __________________ 14
Time Counter_____________________ 14
Index Search _____________________ 15
Zero Search ______________________ 15
Commercial Scan (SEARCH Button)_ 15
Pause for Stop-Action______________ 16
Frame Advance (F.ADV Button)_____ 16
Automatic Tracking _______________ 16
Manual Tracking__________________ 16
Recording a Program
Recordings ___________________________ 17
Recording Speeds__________________ 17
Normal Recording ____________________ 17
Watch a TV Channel While VCR
is Recording a Different Channel __ 17
Express Recording ____________________ 18
Recording While You're Away
Setting a Timer Recording__________ 19
Stopping a Timer Recording ________ 19
Timer Recording From the
VCRÕs Line Input _______________ 20
Checking or Clearing
Timer Recordings_______________ 20
Using the Recording Features
Recording Pause ___________________ 20
Pro-Tect Plusª Feature _____________ 20
Using Two VCRs for Copying
and Editing Tapes__________________ 21
Copying and Editing Tapes Using
Compatible Remote ________________ 21
References
Location of Controls
Front Panel_______________________ 22
Back Panel _______________________ 23
Display Panel_____________________ 23
Specifications_________________________ 24
Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 24
Limited Warranty _____________________ 25
Trouble Checks ____________________ 26-27
Index _____________________________ 28-29