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VCR
User’s Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
VR648HF/VR712HF
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Important Information WARNING CAUTION Caution: To reduce the risk of To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove cover RISK OF ELECTRIC electric shock, do not expose (or back). No user serviceable parts SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. this product to rain or moisture. inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. This symbol indicates This symbol "dangerous voltage" indicates important inside the product that instructions presents a risk of accompanying the electric shock or produc
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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Connecting Components ..................................................... 3 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your VCR ................................................... 4 Choose Your Connection .................................................................................................. 4 TV + VCR ................................................................................................................
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Table of Contents Chapter 4: On-Screen Menus Explanation of the Menu System .................................................................................. 27 Timer Recordings ...................................................................................................... 27 Time........................................................................................................................... 27 Channels ...........................................................................
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Connecting Components Protect Components From Power Surges • Connect all components before plugging any power cords into the wall outlet. • Always turn off the TV and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. Position Cables to Avoid Audio Hum or Interference • Insert all cable plugs firmly into their jacks. • Place any Audio/Video (A/V) cables to the side(s) of the TV’s back panel instead of straight down the back afte
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Choose Your Connection There are several ways to hook up your VCR, depending on the components connected. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you and proceed to the appropriate page. Note: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this service, ca
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup TV (back panel) AUDIO VIDEO L / MONO R IN L The back of your TV might not look OUT exactly like the one shown here. CABLE/ ANTENNA S-VIDEO 1B VCR AUDIO ANT. IN 1A R L RF OUT IN OUT VIDEO 2 From Cable or Antenna TV + VCR 1. Connect the VCR to the TV A. Connect one end of the supplied RF coaxial cable to the RF OUT jack on the back of the VCR and the other end to the TV’s antenna in jack (sometimes labeled CABLE/ ANTENNA). – OR – B. Connect audio/video cables to the
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup TV AUDIO VIDEO L / MONO R IN The back of your TV L might not look exactly OUT like the one shown here. CABLE/ ANTENNA S-VIDEO 1B VCR 1A ANT. IN AUDIO R L RF OUT IN OUT VIDEO 2 CABLE BOX IN FROM ANT CH3 The back of your cable CH4 box might not look 3 OUT TO TV exactly like the one S-VIDEO shown here. From Cable Feed TV + VCR + Cable Box 1. Connect the VCR to the TV A. Connect one end of the supplied RF coaxial cable to the RF OUT jack on the back of the VCR and th
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Put Batteries in the Remote Control 1. Insert the batteries matching the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram in the battery compartment. Turn on the TV and VCR 1. Turn on the TV (if the TV you’ve connected to the VCR is an RCA, GE, Proscan, or Scenium TV, press the TV button on the remote packed with your VCR). 2. Tune the TV to the correct Video Input Channel. • If you used a coaxial cable to connect your VCR to your TV, tune the TV to channel 3
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup CHANNELS menu – submenus are listed below. Auto Channel Search – automatically searches for channels so that they are stored in the VCR’s channel list (the list of channels that are accessed when you press the CH +/– buttons. Add/Remove Channels – allows you to manually add or remove channels from the channel list. This is helpful if the channel’s signal is weak. See Auto Channel Search on page 27. Signal Type – press 3 to go back and forth between the two signal t
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Chapter 1: Connections & Setup VCR Basics Once your initial settings are complete, you can begin using your VCR. In order to begin, you must first understand some basic concepts. Playing a tape 1. Tune the TV to your VCR viewing channel (03, 04, or the Video Input Channel). 2. Insert a tape in the VCR. If the Auto Play feature is set to ON, the tape automatically begins playback (the safety tab on the tape must be removed). • Press FORWARD or REVERSE to cue the tape to the desired position durin
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L O V R T C U N C V A H Chapter 2: Remote Control The Buttons on the Remote Control (0-9) Number buttons Selects channels up to 99 by pressing two ONOFF TV VCR number buttons. Selects 3-digit channels by pressing and holding 1 until 1 – – appears on screen. Then press the other two numbers. REVERSE PLAY FORWARD Backlight Lights up some of the buttons in the dark (VR712HF only). CHAN up and down Selects next higher or lower channel in the RECORD STOP PAUSE VCR’s channel list. INFO SEARCH FORWAR
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Chapter 2: Remote Control TV•VCR Switches between displaying the picture from the VCR or Tip the TV. To turn off all the RCA, GE, Proscan, and Scenium VCR Turns on the VCR and puts the remote control in VCR-operating components that are connected to the VCR, press mode. ON•OFF twice within two seconds. This feature only works with most RCA, GE, VOL < and > Raises and lowers the television’s volume of some Proscan, and Scenium products. compatible TVs. Using the INPUT Button Use the INPUT button
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Chapter 2: Remote Control Programming the Remote to Operate Your TV The remote can be programmed to operate most brands of remote controllable TVs. The remote is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, Proscan, and Scenium TVs. Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed for your TV, turn the TV ON. Point the remote at the TV, and press the TV button. Then press ON•OFF or CHAN up or down to see if the TV responds to the remote c
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Chapter 2: Remote Control Note How to Use the Remote After You’ve Some of the remote’s buttons might operate Programmed It differently for other components, especially when you’re using another component’s menu system. Because this remote control can also control a TV, it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example, if you want the remote to control the TV, you would press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode before you could control the TV. 1. Press the approp
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Chapter 2: Remote Control Code List TV Codes NAD ........................................... 07 Akai.............................................. 03 NEC ............................................ 06 AOC ......................................... 06,12 Panasonic ...................... 04, 08, 11 Candle...........................................06 Philco ............................. 04, 06, 12 Citizen ...........................................06 Philips ...................... 03, 04, 06, 12 Co
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Chapter 3: VCR Features Recording Features Your VCR provides many ways to record programming. Basic recording is explained on page 10. The following recording techniques are also available. • Recording – lets you press one button to record a program. • Express Recording (XPR) – allows recording to start while a program is being watched. This feature automatically stops recording after a designated period of time. • Timer Recording – program the VCR for a daily, weekly, or onetime recording which
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Chapter 3: VCR Features Timer Recording You can set up to 8 different TV programs to be recorded. Before a Timer Recording will work, the VCR needs to be set up correctly. • VCR’s clock must be set correctly. • If you’ve set up the VCR for a cable box for all channels, the output of your cable box appears in the channel item of the Timer Recordings menu. • PROGRAMS OVERLAP appears if two programs whose times overlap are entered. • The timer indicator appears in the display when you turn off the
