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

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

off,

inserting

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

off,

your

receives

signals

from

your

VHP

antenna

from

the

Cable-TV

system

they

did

before

you

hooked

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”

this

manual

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.

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------------------------------- ^—

R E W IN D :

Rewinds the tape when the VCR is

stopped.

ST O P :

Stops

whatever

the

VCR

doing

(record,

playback, rewind, or fast forward).

R E C O R D :

Press

R E C O R D

to begin recording.

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

for

Play/Pause

Frame

Advance;

blinking

R E C

for

Record/Pause.

This

area

blank

at other times.

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.)

T IM E

D ISP L A

Y :

The

time

normally

shown

here.

the

clock

has

stopped,

due

power

interruption, you will see “—:—” in this area,

C H A N N E L

selector

buttons

and

display:

After

channels

are

programmed,

selects

the

lower

channel

and

selects

the

higher

channel.

The

channel number appears in the display.

C H A N N E L

P R O G R A M M IN G :

Explained

page

T U N E R /L IN E :

sure

set

T U N E R

for

recording

programs.

L IN E

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.