Inserting and removing cassettes, Inserting/removing cassettes, Basic operation – RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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Basic Operation
Now that 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
display
before
you
begin
using
your
new
VCR, so only those you w'ill u.se for basic recording and
playback
are
discu,ssed
here.
(Additional
information
about the controls is on page 16.)
After you have read about the basic control functions on
this page, turn on your VCR and check the installation.
(T)
P O W E R :
Turns the VCR on and off.
(If
the
VCR
is
off,
inserting
a
cassette
will
automatically turn it on).
(T)
E JE C T :
Ejects the cassette from the VCR. The light
above the £i/£Cr button is on when a cassette is in
place.
(T)
V C R :
(V C R /T V
Sw itch)
Selects
the
signal
source
that is fed to your TV. When the light above the
button
is
off,
your
TV
receives
signals
from
your
VHP
antenna
or
from
the
Cable-TV
system
as
they
did
before
you
hooked
up
your
VCR.
When
the
light is on, signals come only from the VCR tuner
or the tape that is playing. (This switch is called the
‘^V C R /T V
switch”
in
this
manual
to
avoid
confusion with the VCR itself.)
P E A Y :
Starts playback. If you insert a cassette with
the tab removed, the tape will automatically play.
0
C A SSE T T E C O M P A R T M E N T :
Push the cassette
through the door to load it. The light above the
E JE C T
button will light when tape is inserted.
Inserting and Removing Cassettes------------------------------- ^—
(0
R E W IN D :
Rewinds the tape when the VCR is
stopped.
0)
ST O P :
Stops
whatever
the
VCR
is
doing
(record,
playback, rewind, or fast forward).
(0
R E C O R D :
Press
R E C O R D
to begin recording.
0
ST A T V S D ISP L A Y :
Tells what the VCR is doing:
P L A Y
for playback. Search or Slow Motion;
R E C
for
record;
R E W
for
rewind;
F F
for
fast
forward;
blinking
P L A
Y
for
Play/Pause
or
Frame
Advance;
blinking
R E C
for
Record/Pause.
This
area
is
blank
at other times.
(0
T A P E SP E E D and indicators:
Press the button to
change
recording
speed.
The
lighted
indicator
tells
the tape speed. (Use “SLP” for normal recording.)
(0
T IM E
D ISP L A
Y :
The
time
is
normally
shown
here.
If
the
clock
has
stopped,
due
to
a
power
interruption, you will see “—:—” in this area,
(0
C H A N N E L
selector
buttons
and
display:
After
channels
are
programmed,
T
selects
the
next
lower
channel
and
A
selects
the
next
higher
channel.
The
channel number appears in the display.
(0
C H A N N E L
P R O G R A M M IN G :
Explained
on
page
11
,
(0
T U N E R /L IN E :
Be
sure
it
is
set
to
T U N E R
for
recording
TV
programs.
L IN E
is
for
recording
from a camera or another VCR. The
L IN E
light is
off when the switch is set to
T U N E R .
To Insert: Push the cassette through
the door until the VCR mechanism
pulls it into the compartment. VCR
power automatically turns on and the
cassette-in indicator turns on when the
cassette is in place.
To Remove; The cassette will come
partially out of the compartment so
you can pull it out. Put the cassette in
its ho\ and store it upright.
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