RCA HT35713BD - Manual (Page 23)

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Recording Time
Cassette SP LP SLP
T-120 2Hrs 4Hrs 6Hrs
T-160 2Hrs 40Mins 5Hrs 20Mins 8Hrs
To Record a Program
1. Insert a blank tape with safety tab in place.
2. Press VCR1 on the remote to turn on the VCR, audio/video receiver, TV, and tune the TV
to channel 91 (Input 1). This also sets the remote to control the VCR.
3. Select a recording speed (SP, LP, or SLP) using the SPEED button on the VCR or VCRÕs
remote. The tape speed indicator appears in the VCRÕs display panel and on the
TV screen.
• SP (Standard Play) gives the best quality recording. Special effects such as pause,
slow motion, picture search, and frame advance work well in this speed.
• LP (Long Play) gives twice the recording time of tapes recorded in SP. Special
effects in playback do not work well LP.
• SLP (Super Long Play) gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP.
Special effects such as pause, slow motion, picture search, and frame advance work
well in this speed.
4. Press CHANNEL up or down on the remote to select the channel to be recorded. The
channel number appears in the VCRÕs display panel and on the TV screen. If recording
from a component, that component will have to be connected to the
INPUT jacks on the
back of the VCR and the VCR needs to be tuned to L1 .
5. Press REC on remote to begin recording. REC appears in the VCRÕs display panel while
the VCR is recording.
To Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a
Different Channel
1. Follow steps 1 through 5 above.
2. Press TV on the remote to set the remote to control the TV.
3. Press CHANNEL up or down on the remote to select the TV channel you want to watch.
The channel number appears on the TV screen.
Using Your VCR
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