Magnavox VRT642 User Manual

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Introduction ....

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Features

• HQ (High Quality) System

• Frequency Synthesizer Tuning with Auto Set Feature

• On-Screen Displays in English or Spanish

• Display Panel

• Auto Tracking

• One Touch Recording

• Unattended (Timer) Recording

• Special Effects Playback: Forward and Reverse Searching; Still;

Variable Slow; Frame Advance

• Wireless Remote Control with TV and Cable Converter Box Control Possibility

• Repeat Playback

• Auto Operation Features

• Real Time Counter

• Daylight-Saving Time

• VCR Plus+ Function

• Time Search Function

• Jog & Shuttle Control

• Automatic Head Cleaner

• Memory Rewind Off

Welcome to your VCR owner's man- ual. This manual was designed for

you. When looking through it, it will help you to keep several things in

mind.

One, this manual is divided into four sections. The Getting Started section guides you through the initial setup

and simple operations of your VCR. The Operating Your VCR section

shows you where all of the VCR and remote control controls and explains

on-screen displays. The Doing More section guides you through the more

advanced features of your VCR. Finally, the Information You May

Need section provides information

you may or may not' need - other

hookups, for example, and trouble -

checks.

Safety Precautions

Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture.

FCC Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment voids the user's authority to operate it.

This VCR, equipped with a HQ (high quality) system, is compatible with existing VHS (video home system) equipment.

Philips Consumer Electronics Company recommends that you use only video cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in two, four, six and eight hour VCRs, and which are

labeled with the 1_ mark. The use of tapes that have not been inspected for use in two, four, six and eight hour VCRs may result in poor picture quality and excessive deposits on the video

heads, which may not be covered by the warranty if damage occurs.

Note to the CATV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's

attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for propergrounding - in par- titular, specifying that ground cable shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as

close as to the point of cable entry as possible.

Two, the instructions follow a simple

format. Detailed steps explaining

operations are on the outside edges of pages. Illustrations accompanied by brief steps explaining operations are

on the inside edges of pages. Additional information can be found

in boxes labeled NOTES along the

lower edges of pages.

Finally, never be afraid to try a fea-

ture! You cannot hurt your VCR by trying any of the features in this

manual!

So read on - and relax.

Before doing anything else, record the VCR's model and serial numbers in the[

spaces provided on page two. These num-

bers will help us assist you if you ever callfor help.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Introduction ............................................................ 3

Table of Contents ................................. ....................... 4

Before Using Your VCR .................................................. 5

Hooking Up Your VCR ................................................... 6

Turning on Your VCR .................................................... 7

Playing ............................................................... 8

Recording ............................................................. 9

Setting the Clock ....................................................... 10

Operating Your VCR

On-Screen Displays ............................................ ......... 11

Remote Control Buttons .................................... ............. 12

Display Panel ......................................................... 14

Front Panel ........................................................... 15

Rear Panel ............................................................ 16

Doing More ..

Recording One Channel/Watching Another •

One Touch Recording ................................................... 18

Rerecording (Tape Duplication) ............................................ 19

Timer Recording ....................................................... 20

Setting Up the Cable Box Controller ........................................ 22

Setting Up VCR Plus+ .................................................. 24

Timer Recording With VCR Plus+ ......................................... 27

Channel Memory ....................................................... 28

Language/Daylight-Saving Time Selection ................................... 30

Playback Options ...................................................... 31

Playback Features ...................................................... 34

TV Code Setting ........................................................ 35

Cable Converter Box Code Setting ......................................... 36

Information You May Need

Specifications/Notes .................................................... 37

Other Hookups ........................................................ 38

Before Requesting Service ............................................... 42

Glossary ............................................................. 43

Warranty ............................................................. ,

Notes ................................................................ 45

Index ................................................................ 47

Accessories ........................................................... 48

Before Using Your VCR

Putting Batteries

in the Remote Control

Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote con-

trol by sliding it in the direction of

the arrow.

Place two AAA batteries inside the battery compartment with their polarities (+ and - ends) aligned as

indicated.

Replace the battery compartment lid.

Do not mix alkaline and manganese batteries.

I The remote control and its batteries are supplied.

Do not mix old and new batteries.

Using the Remote Control

VCR

Point the remote ,,/ _

control at the_ I I II _ I

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sor, making sure to _ _ ._="

stay within the _ , j _ r

angle shown. VCR A Do not put objects

Button A[ between the remote

To select channels tB! .....

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--number"- _" ._'--_--__--_3 1 - 9 using the

: first press the 100 : button, then press

: the last two digits : of the desired

: channel. For : example, for chan-

i nel 117, press 100, : 1,7.

.: The 100 button : will work only

•" when selecting " cable channels

" and when CABLE " TV has been

: selected at the ! Tuner Setup

• menu.

buttons,

Remote Control

J control and the VCR.

To select channels

A'-_-_f'_ number buttons, first

press 0, then press the desired channel

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number. For exam- ple, for channel 6, press 0, 6.

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100 Button

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Iremote control [before pressing

Iother VCR opera-

O0 0 O0

_-o- _j

[ tion buttons on the

remote control.

Erase Protection

Video cassette tapes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are

not accidentally erased.

To prevent accidental

erasure, break off the

tab with a screwdriver. ,I,

Types of Video Cassette Tapes and Tape Speeds

Tape Speed

[Type

SP LP

SLP

Maximum Record/Playback Time

T160

2 hrs. 40 mins. 5 hrs. 20 mins.

8 hrs.

T120 T60

2 hrs. 1 hr.

4 hrs. 2 hrs.

6 hrs. 3 hrs.

• In this VCR, use only tapes with the _ mark. [

• The chart at the left shows the recording/playback time for

are three playback speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During play- ° back, the VCR selects the tape speed automatically.

When recording, you can change the speed using the

(Tape) SPEED button (see page 12).

• Make sure any light adhesive stick-on notes are removed from the video cassette tape before putting it in the VCR.

Removable labels like these can jam the VCR.

To record again, cover

the hole with cello-

phane tape.

]

Ithree types of video cassettes (T160, T120, T60). There

Hooking Up Your VCR

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The basic VCRfFV connection - antenna/cable to VCR to TV - is shown below. Forother hookups, including those that use

cable converter/descrambler boxes, see pages 38 - 41.

Disconnect the antenna or

cable from your TV.

Connect the antenna/cable

to your VCR.

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IOutdoor Antenna

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Indoor Antenna

(V_/ImF)

Back of TV

(example only)

_ VItFFt/ItF

Combination

Antenna Jack

ANT. IN Jack

Back of VCR

RF OUI

Jack

Connect your VCR to your

TV with the black RF

coaxial cable.

Select channel 3 or 4.

Set the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the

VCR to CH3 or CH4, whichever channel is

not used or least used in your area. To oper- ate your VCR with your TV, set the TV to the

same channel. For example, when playing a tape, if the CH3/CH4 switch is set to CH3, the TV should be on channel 3.

Back of VCR

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Back of TV

Jack (example only)

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Antenna Jack

3/4 Switch

CH3 CH4

Turning on Your VCR

Press the POWER

button.

Press the Number 1

button for English or

the Number 2 button

for Spanish on-screen

displays.

TV and VCR

Set the TV to channel

3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4

CH3 CH4

Remote Control

switch on the back of

the TV is set to.

Press the CHANNEL

(Up) button.

Press the MENU button.

•: Before turning on your VCR, make sure

• there are batteries in the remote control and i the VCR and TV are connected (see pages

: five and six).

: Turn the TV on. Set it to the same channel " as the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the : VCR.

: Press the VCR button, then the POWER :" button. The VCR light will appear and the

• language select display shown below will

• appear.

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i Press the Number I button to select English i on-screen displays or the Number 2 button

: to select Spanish on-screen displays.

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• If you do not see any on-screen displays when you turn on the VCR, repeat the steps under "Hoo_'ng Up Your VCR" on page six, then try again. If

you still do not see any on-screen displays, follow the steps under "'Channel Memory" on page 28 and "Language Selection" on page 30.

• Toskip this feature andplay a tape immediately, insert a tape with its record tab removed. Playback will start immediately. Or, to skip step 3,

press the MENU button. All on-screen displays will be in English. To skip

step 4, press the STOP button. Channels will not be programmed, and TUNER NOT SET will appear on-screen.

• To change the language or program channels at a later time, follow the steps on pages 28 and 30.

• Ifyou try to program channels when there is no antenna or cable connected to the VCR, programming will appear to take place, but eventually NO TV SIGNALS will appear on-screen. If this happens, connect an antenna or cable to the VCR and try again.

• You cannotprogram channels ifa cable converter box is connected to a VCR that is connected to a TV If you have this kind of connection, see

page 38for details.

! Press the MENU button. The channel pro-

• gram display shown below will appear.

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Press the CHANNEL (Up) button, to begin

i automatic channel programming. The VCR i will place all of the channels you receive

into its memory, so when you scan through

! channels using the CHANNEL (Up/Down)

- buttons, you'll only scan through channels i that you receive. When channels are pro-

grammed, AUTO SET COMPLETED will i appear on-screen briefly. Then the TV will i go to the lowest channel programmed.

Read and follow the steps below to play a tape.

Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back

of the TV is set to.

Turn the TV on and set

it to channel 3 or 4.

TVan VCRE Liil

Insert a tape in the VCR. The power will come on. The VCR will place itself in

VCR position automatically (the VCR light and the Cassette-Inside light on the display panel of the VCR will appear). If the tape's record tab has been removed, playback should start automatically.

If playback does not start automatically,

press the PLAY button to start playback.

Press the STOP button on the remote con- trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

to stop playback•

_ess the REW_(ind)/SEARCH button to

rewind the tape.

Press the EJECT button on the remote con- trol or the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR

to remove the tape.

Insert

a tape.

STOP/EJECT

Press the

EJECT or

button to

remove the

tape.

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Press the

REW(ind)/SEARCH button to rewind the tape.

To stop play- back, press

the STOP or STOP/EJECT

button.

• If the tape you want to play is alma@ in the VCR, just press the PLAY but-

ton.

• Playback options are on pages 31 - 34.

Remote Control

1 TV and VCR

Turn the TV on and set

it to channel 3 or4______m____

Recording

" Read and follow the steps below to record

i a telivision program.

Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or

4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the TV is set to.

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Make sure the

VCR light is on.

Use the CHANNEL

(Up/Down) buttons

or Number buttons to

select theq:hannel

you want to record.

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Insert a tape.

To stop recording, press the STOP

button.

Press the PAUSE/ STILL button to pause

recording. To start recording again, press

the PAUSE/STILL button again.

: Insert a tape with its record tab intact : (see page five) in the VCR. The power

: will come on, and the Cassette-Inside

: light will appear.

i If the VCR light on the display panel of

the VCR appears, go to step 4. If the

i VCR light does not appear, press the ! VCR/TV button once.

! Press the (Tape) SPEED button on the ." remote control until the desired tape speed

• (see page five) appears on-screen.

i Use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons " or Number buttons to select the channel

• to be recorded• .

Press the (Tape)

SPEED button to

select tape speed.

Remote Control

• If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is

in the VCR, PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will appear on-

screen, and the VCR will eject the tape.

• Recording options are on pages 17 - 27.

• You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording, but some distor- tion will appear on the tape•

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button

once to start recording.

: Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to : start recording.

: To pause the recording (for example, dur-

ing commercials), press the PAUSE/

: STILL button. To start recording again, : press the REC(ord)/OTR button or the

: PAUSE/STILL button again.

To stop recording, press the STOP button.

Setting the Clock

Follow the steps below to set your VCR's clock. Make sure:

oThe VCR is on and in VCR posi-

tion (see page 13).

oYou make each entry within 60

seconds of the previous entry (oth- erwise, the VCR will exit Clock Set mode and you will have to start over).

Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

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Press two Number buttons for the month, two Number buttons for the day, and two Number buttons for the

year. For example, for July 1, 1995, press 07, 01, 95. The day of the week will appear automatically.

DATE 07/01/95 l

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TO END PUSH MENU J

Press the MENU button to start the

clock. The screen will return to the

program you were watching.

Remote Control

MENU Button-

Number Buttons-

STATUS Button

CLEAR Button

Press the Number 4 button to select CLOCK SET.

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DATE -"3/_- I--

TO END PUSH MENU

Press two Nud_ber buttons for the hour(s) and two Number buttons for

the minute(s). Then press 1 for AM or 2 for PM. For example, for 2:15 PM, press 02, 15, 2.

• Enter a 0 before single digit num- bers.

• Entries that do not match the clock's internal calendar will cause

a questions mark (?) to appear on-

screen.

• To make corrections, press the

CLEAR button until the number you want to correct is flashing.

Then enter the correct number.

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• To reset the clock, follow the steps

above.

• To display the time, press the STATUS

button. A status display, which includes the time, will appear on-screen. For details, see "On-Screen Displays" on

page 11.

• Power failures for more thaff one

minute can cause you to lose your clock setting as well as programmed chan-

nels. If this happens, follow the steps on pages seven and ten.

• If the numbers entered do not match the

VCR's internal calendar, the entry will be rejected and a question mark (?) wi, appear on-screen.

• If you press the MENU button while you are setting the clock, the on-screen

will return to the program you were watching. If this happens, start over.

On-Screen Displays .....

VCR Status Display Screen

Function

Button

Pressed Time

A I-

STOP 12:00AM

CHIO-Channel

SLP M 1:23:45

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I L

Tape Counter Speed and

Counter

Memory

i VCR Status Display

i A status display, which includes the current time, channel, and other informa- ! tion (see illustration of the status display at left), will appear when you press

the STATUS button or when certain function buttons are pressed. You can choose when you want the status display to appear and for how long it will

: appear.

: ON SCREEN ON: : $ Whenever you press a function button (STOP, FF, etc.), the status display

: will appear for five seconds. : COUNTER ONLY:

! • Whenever you press a function button (STOP, FF, etc.), the status display : will appear for five seconds. After five seconds, only the counter informa-

: tion will remain on-screen. You must press the STATUS button to remove it. : ON SCREEN OFF:

i • The status display will not appear when you press function buttons.

: To choose the status display mode:

i Press the MENU button to bring up the main menu display.

• If the channel you select has no broad-

cast, the screen will become a solid blue

field. The screen will remain blue until

you select an active channel.

• You may bring up the status display at any time by pressing the STATUS button.

(The exception is when viewing a still picture or a slow motion picture, or

when the FF/SEARCH or REW(ind)/ SEARCH button is pressed during play- back.)

• Channel numbers (when tuned) are dis-

played as an overlay for a few seconds.

: Press the Number 2 button to select VCR SET UE

I 2 REPEAT PLAY |

I 30NSCREENMOOE /

I 4 LANGUAGE /

I 5 GUIDE CHANNELSET l

",_O END PUSH MENU

Press the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN MODE.

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• I ON SCREEN ON ON l i 2 COUNTERONLY I

i 3 ON SCREEN OFF /

i _ENO'0S"MENUj

! Press the Number 1 button to select ON SCREEN ON, the Number 2 button to : select COUNTER ONLY, or the Number 3 button to select ON SCREEN OFF.

! ON will appear beside the selected status display mode.

Remote Control Buttons

Press to operate the TV controls.

Details are on page 35.

SLOW and VAR(iable)

When playing a tape recorded in SE LP or SLP speed, press the SLOW button to view the picture in slow motion. Then vary the speed from 1/6 to 1/30 of normal

speed using the VAR(iable) SLOW button. Details are on page 33.

When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play

press to rewind while the picture stays on-screen.

Number Buttons.

Use to select channels and on-screen menus, and to program VCR functions_

(such as setting the clock).

Channels 1 - 9 •

To select, press 0, then press the channel you want to select. For example,

to select channel 7, press 0, 7.

Channels 100 and above •

To select, press the 100 button, then press the last two digits of the channel you

want to select. For example, to select channel 117, press 100, 1, 7.

CBL Button

Press to operate the Cable Converter controls.

Details are on page 36.

JOG/SHUTTLE Button_

Press to use the Jog Dial or the Shuttle Ring. For details, see page 33.

Jog/Shuttle

Lights up when the JOG/SHUgTLE button is pressed.

Jog Dial

When you turn this dial in either direction while in the Still mode, the tape moves

forward or backward frame-by-frame at a speed that corresponds to the speed at

which the dial is turned. For details, see page 33.

Shuttle Ring

Turn in either_lirection while in the Play or Still mode to vary search speed. The

forther the ring is rotated, the faster the search speed. For detail, see page 33.

TIME SEARCH Button.

Press to select the time counter number to which you want the tape automatically

to forward or rewind. Details are onpage 31.

(Tape) SPEED Button

Press to select recording speed (SP, LPor SLP).

EJECT Button

Press to eject the tape.

F(rame) ADV(ance) Button

Press when in Still mode to advance the picture one frame at a time.

Details are on page 33.

SKIP SEARCH Button'

Press during playback to skip forward 30 seconds of the tape. Press up to six

times in a row to skip up to three minutes of the tape.

PLAY Button

When in Play mode, press to

watch a tape at two times nor- mal playback speed.

Details are on page 33.

Shaded boxes indicate TV control and cable converter box control buttons. They may or may not operate your TV or cable con-

verter box. See pages 35 and 36for details.

• Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons on the remote control. * Press the TV button on the remote control before pressing other TV control buttons on the remote control.

• Press the CBL button on the remote control before pressing other cable converter box control buttons on the remote control.

STOP Button Press to stop the tape.

VCR Button Press to operate the

VCR controls.

Remote Control Buttons (cont'd)

to play a tape. Also, press to release Search, Slow or Still mode and

return to normal playback (see page 33for details).

Button

in Stop mode, press to fast forward thetape at high speed. When in

Play mode, press to fast forward while the picture stays on-screen.

mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). In Play

mode, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a second time to resume normal recording or playback. Details are on page 33.

Button

Press to start a VCR Plus+ Timer Recording. Details are on pages 24-27.

Button

Press to bring up the main menu display.

Press to erase incorrect data when programming VCR functions. Also, press to reset the tape counter (0:00:00 will appear on-screen and on the VCR display panel). -

Button

Press to display the time counter, time, current VCR function, and channel.

Details are on page 11.

Iord)/OTR Button

Press to once start a recording (see page nine for details). Or, press three to ten times to start a one touch recording (an immediate timed recording, 30

minutes to four hours long) of the channel you are watching (see page 18for

details).

TRACKING (Up/Down) Buttons When in Play or Slow mode, press to adjust the tracking. Details are on page 34

MEMORY Button Press to memorize a tape position at which the counter was set to 0:00:00.

Details are on page 32.

,_-VCR/TV Button

Use to select the signal source that your TV receives.

• VCR Position

Use to watch a tape, monitor a recording, or watch a TV broadcast using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) or Number buttons.

• TV Position Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording. Details are on pa_

Shaded boxes indicate TV control and cable converter box control buttons. They may or may not operate your TV or cable con- verter box. See pages 35 and 36for details.

• Press the VCR button on the remote control before pressing other VCR operation buttons on the remote control.

• Press the TV button on the remote control before pressing other TV control buttons on the remote control.

Display Panel

Information about VCR operations is displayed here.

Cassette Compartment

Insert a tape here.

-....

Cassette-Inside Light

This light _ppears when there is a tape in the

VCR.

-- Feature Light This ;ht tells you the

operation mode of the VCR

(Play, [ewind, Fast Forward, etc.) See "Feature Light Symbols"

below.

Speed

LP" "SLP"

"SP"

This

[ht tells you the tape Light ___

speed

Luringrecording and

playback. For details, see

page five.

Memory Light "M"-- This light appears when the Memory

function is in select-

ed. For details, see

page 32.

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_lows when _ recording or one touch _s been set. It flashes when a timer record-

it but a Upe has not been placed in the _ashes when a timer recording has fin- _

_thef timer recording is programmed, :

Channel/Line Input Display When a number appears here, the number is the channel selected. When "LI" or "L2" appears here, Line Input mode has been selected. (Select line input by pressing Number buttons 0, 0, 1 or 0, 0, 2, or by pressing the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons until AV REAR or AV FRONT appears on-screen. Exit Line Input mode by selecting a chan-

nel with the CHANNEL (Up/Down) or Number buttons.)

Clock Display

This light tells you the current time (when the clock is set).

Feature Light

Symbols

The symbols will

appear on the display panel to indicate the

current mode or

operation of the VCR.

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Play Mode

Reverse Play Mode

Rewind/Search Mode Fast Forward/Search Mode

X2 Play Mode Record Mode

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Record Pause Mode

Still Mode

Eject Mode

Slow/F.Advance Mode

Reverse Slow Mode

POWER Button Press to turnthe power on or off.

Wireless Remote Sensor

Receives an infrared signal from your remote control so you can operate your VCR from a distance.

Front Panel

FWD(Forward)/Search Button

When in Stop mode, press to fast for-

ward the tape at high speed. When in Play mode, press to fast forward while

the picture stays on-screen. Details are

on page 33.

PLAY Button

Press to play a tape. Also, press to release Search, Slow or Still mode

and return to normal playback.

Details are on page 33.

REW(ind)/Search Button

When in Stop mode, press to rewind the tape at high speed. When in Play mode, press to rewind while the picture stays on- screen. Details are on page 33.

AUDIO (Input) Jack

Connect a cable coming from the audio output

jack of a camcorder,

another VCR, or an audio source here.

Details are on page 19.

VIDEO (Input) Jack Connect a cable coming

from the video output

jack of a camcorder or

another VCR here.

Details are on page 19.

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VCP.dTV Button

Use to select the signal source that your TV receives.

• VCR Position

Use to watch a tape, monitor a recording, or watch a TV broad- cast using the CHANNEL (Up/Down) or Number buttons.

• TV Position

Use to watch TV or to watch one program while recording.

CHANNEL (Up/Down) Buttons

Press to scan up or down through the VCR's channels. Or, when in Play or Slow mode, press to adjust the track- ing (see page 34 for details).

REC(ord) Button

Press to once start a recording (see page nine for

details). Or, press thtee to ten times to start a one touch recording (an immediate recording, 30 minutes to four hours long) of the channel you are watching (see

page 18for details).

PAUSE Button

In Record mode, press to temporarily stop the recording (pause). In Play mode, press to freeze the picture (still). Press a second time to resume normal recording or

playback. Details are on page 33.

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STOP/EJECT Button

Press once to stop the tape. Press

again to eject the

tape.

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