RCA VR270 - Manuel (Page 13)

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Now thaï you have connected your VCR to your TV' and
antenna or cable-TV system, you are ready to turn it on.
You don’t need to know all the details about the
controls and displays before you begin using your new
VCR, so only those you will use for basic recording and
playback are discussed here. (Additional information
about the controls is on pages 18 and 19.)
After you have read about the basic control functions on
this page, turn on your VCR and check the installation
by following the instructions on the next two pages.
POWER Button: Turns the VCR on and off. (If the
VCR is already off. inserting a cassette will
automatically turn it on).
( 2 ) STOP/EJECT button:
• Stops whatever the VCR is doing (record,
playback, rewind, or fast forward).
• When VCR is stopped, press this button to eject
the cassette.
Cassette Compartment: Push the cassette through
the door as show-n below to load it. Casseiie-In
indicator @ turns on.
REW Button; Rewinds the tape when the VCR is
stopped.
PLA Y Button: Starts playback. If you insert a
cassette with the tab removed, the tape will
automatically play.
0 AUTO PROG/ADD/ERASE Buttons: These
buttons are used to auto program channels into the
VCR and to add and erase channels from the
channel memory. Details are on page 12.
Inserting and Removing Cassettes-----------------------
(0 TAPE SPEED Button and Indicators: Press this
button to change recording speed. The lighted
indicator tells the tape speed. (Use “SLP” for
normal recording.)
0) CHANNEL T/i, Buttons and Display: After
channels are programmed. ▼ selects the next lower
channel and A. selects the next higher channel. The
channel number appears in the display,
(0 RECORD/XPR Button: Press to begin normal
recording. Press tw'ice to enter Express Recording
mode.
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(0 Time Display: The time is normally shown here. If
the clock has stopped you will “-------------- •----- ” ■"
this area.
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Status Displays: Tell what the VCR is doing (C> for
playback. IRECI l'or record, «1 for rewind, (»
for fast forward, DD for pause). This area is blank
when the VCR is turned off.
(0 I. Cro_| Cassette-ln Indicator Lights when a cassette
is in the compartment.
IVCRI Indicator. This indicator is controlled by
the TV VCR button on the remote control. It
indicates the picture source that is being fed to
your TV.
• VCR Indicator is off when TV receives picture
from VHP antenna or cable-TV system as it did
before you connected your VCR,
• VCR Indicator is on when TV receives picture
from VCR tuner or tape cassette that is playing.
TV must be tuned to VCR Channel (3 or 4)
when VCR indicator is on.
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To Insert; Push the cassette through
the door until the VCR mechanism
pulls n into the compartment. VCR
power automatically turns on and the
casseite-in indicator turns on when the
cassette is in place.
To Eject VCR must be in the stop
mode. Rewind the cassette before
ejecting
it. Press STOF/EJECT
Button, Tape may be ejected when
VCR is turned off.
To Remove; The cassette will come
partially out of the compartment so
you can pull It out. Put the cassette in
its box and store it upright.
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