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Entertainment
Models
VRA211
VRA411
VRA421
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PAGE
5
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Menu
MONO
We
RECORD
for
select
VCR,
or
SAP)
recommend
MODE
details.
the audio
to
use
using
option
AUDIO
STEREO STEREO
number
ENTER
Press
2
or
3)
SAP
MENU
keys
NUMBER
to
MONO,
MONO
SAP
QUIT=exit
choose
or
Press
4.
SpeakEZ:
PLAYBACK:
SpeakEZ
CLOCK
:
TIMER
:
SETUP
:
AUDIO
:
on
Press
number
MAIN
=
keysQUIT
exit
MENU
RECORD:
Press
then
(1,
STEREO,
PAGE
Descriptions
of
items
needtoknow
to
operate
your
10
you
VCR.
CONTROLS
Front
Panel
These
controls
operations.
POWER
Button
Controls
On/Off
play
power
AND
perform
rew
DISPLAYS
basic
f
fwd
pause
VCR
operations.
zenith
The
Remote
Cassette
Compartment
cst.in
power
vcr rec
performs
timer
basicaswellasadvanced
Channel
Up/Down
Selector
ch
ch
sp/ep
VCR
Stop/Eject
Selector
stop/eject
rec/itr
LED
A
Cassette
available
Front
VCR
are
PLAY,
FFWD
VCR
functions
and
selected
PAUSE
Panel
is
is
in
REW
(Fast
turned
the
channels
at
(Rewind),
Forward),
Selector
Indicators
on
VCR
are
VCR
power
cst.in
LED
Indicators
Front
vcr rec
Panel
timer
Recording
Speed
Selector
(Instant
Record)
Remote
Keep
of
VCR
Window:
this
obstruction.
isinTimer
recording
is
VCR
recording
REC/ITR
Selector
area
Timer
free
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