RCA VR691HF User manual

video cassette recbrder
user'sguide
VR691HF

IMPORTANTINFORMATION
WARNING
RISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCKDONOTOPEN
Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremove
cover(orback).Nouserserviceablepartsinside.
Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
A
Thissymbolindicates
"dangerousvoltage"inside
theproductthatpresentsa
riskofelectricshockor
personalinjury.
Thissymbolindicates
importantinstructions
accompanyingtheproduct.
WARNING
Toreducetheriskoffireor
shockhazard,donotexpose
thisproducttorainormoisture.
Caution: Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,match
widebladeofplugtowideslot,fullyinsert.
Attention:Poureviterleschocselectriques,introduire
lalamelapluslargedelafichedanslaborne
correspondantedelapriseetpousserjusquaufond.
Refertotheidentification/ratinglabellocatedonthebackpanelofyour
productforitsproperoperatingvoltage.
FCCRegulationsstatethatunauthorizedchangesormodificationstothis
equipmentmayvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperateit.
CableTVinstaller:Thisreminderisprovidedtocallyourattentionto
Article820-40oftheNationalElectricalCode(Section54oftheCanadian
ElectricalCode,Part1)whichprovidesguidelinesforpropergrounding
and, inparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbeconnectedtothe
groundingsystemofthebuildingasclosetothepointofcableentryas
practical.
ProductRegistration
Pleasefillouttheproductregistrationcardandreturnitimmediately.
Returningthiscardallowsustocontactyouifneeded.
Keepyoursalesreceipttoobtainwarrantypartsandserviceandfor
proofofpurchase.Attachithereandrecordtheserialandmodel
numbersincaseyouneedthem.Thenumbersarelocatedontheback
oftheproduct.
ModelNo.VR691HF
SerialNo.
PurchaseDate:
Dealer/Address/Phone:

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
FirstThingsFirst3
Setting up theVCR9
UsingtheQuickSetGuide10
UsingtheMenustoSetUpFeatures10
Language10
.DigitalSatelliteSystemSetup11
CableBoxSetup13
VCRChannelsList^ 15
To AutoChannelSearch15
ToChangethe Signal Type16
ToAdd orRemoveChannels16
TimeandDate17
AutoClockSetFeature17
SettheTimeZone17
SetDaylight-SavingTime18
SettheTimeandDateManually19
VCRPlus+Channels20
AdditionalSet-UpFeaturesinthePREFERENCESMenu22
RemoteVCR I/VCR2 Option22
AutoPlay - • 23
AutoTVr/CR23
FrontPanel(VCRDisplay)24
TapeSpeed24
VCRBasics25
RemoteButtons26
ComponentButtons26
VCRFunctionButtons26
TVFunctionButtons28
Playing aTape 28
AutomaticRewind29
TapeEject29
Recording29
Check the SafetyTab 30
Recording.31
RecordingFeatures32
ExpressRecording32
TimerRecording33
TimerRecording with VCRPlus+34
StoppingaTimerRecording36
ReviewingandClearingPrograms36
RecordingBroadcastStereoTVorSAP(Second
AudioProgram)36
RecordingAudio Only37
UsingTwo VCRsforCopyingandEditingTapes38
UsingDualRemotewithAutoEdit39
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
ProgrammingtheRemote41
ToControlaTV42
ToControla SatelliteReceiverorCableBox44
ToControl an AuxiliaryComponent45
ToControla LaserDiscPlayerorDVDComponent46
OtherFeatures47
COMMERCIAL^PADVANCE48
MOVIEP^ADVANCE5!
PictureSearchOptions53
Forv/ardandReverseSearch53
SlowMotion54
FrameAdvance54
IndexSearch54
ZeroSearch55
BlankSearch56
Pro-Tect Plus"^*^ LockingFeature56
Tracking56
AutoRepeat57
TimeCounter58
On-ScreenDisplays58
AudioSet-UpFeatures59
Reception59
TapePlayback60
Connections61
ThingstoKnowBeforeConnectingComponents61
ConnectingYourVCR62
JacksandCables62
Choosinga VCRConnection63
AdvantagesofAudioA/ideoCableConnections63
Don'tForgetAbouttheAutoTVA/CRFeature63
TVwithRFJack Only64
TVwithAudio/Videojacks65
TVwithAudio/VideoJacksandCableBoxto
UnscramblePayChannelsOnly66
TVwithRFJackandSatelliteReceiver67
TVwithAudio/VideoJacksandSatelliteReceiver68
AppendixA:Reference69
FrontPanel70
DisplayPanel71
BackPanel72
TroubleshootingTips73
Questions and AnswersAboutCOMMERCIALP•ADVANCE77
Specifications78
Cleaning the VCR78
LimitedWarranty79
Index80
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FIRSTTHINCSFIRST
HI. MYNAMEISSUSAN...
andI wrotethisUser'sGuide.It'smyjobtosee
thatyouhavea rewardingusermanualexperience.
And, I thinkyou'llbepleasedwiththefeaturesthat
canbeaccessedthroughtheon-screenmenus.
READTHEFIRSTTHREESECTIONS
Thefirstthreesectionsofthemanualintroduce
youtoyourVCR,andshowyouhowtosettheVCR
upandusetheon-screenmenus.Readingthese
sectionsgivesyouthebasicinformationyouneed
touseyourVCR.
FIRSTTHINCSFIRST
Y
^SETTINGUPTHEVCR
Y
5VCRBASICS
Y
i4RECORDING
WHATSLEFT?
Therestofthebookhighlightsplaybackand
recordingInformation,containsa detailed
connectionssection,anda referencesectionthat
includestroubleshootingtips,limitedwarranty,and
index.
Y
PROGRAMMINGTHE
REMOTE Y
^OTHERFEATURES
Y
yCONNECTIONS
README!
Thesenoteboxesgiveyoutipsfor
yournewvideocassetterecorder.
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FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
STEPI: UNPACKWHAT'SINTHEBOX
Thefollowingitemscomepackedinthebox:
•VCR
•Remotecontrol
•RFcoaxialcable
STEP2:INSTALLBATTERIESINTHE
REMOTECONTROL
Followthesestepswheneveryouneedtoinstallorchangethe
batteriesinyourVCRremote.
1. Removethecoverofthebatterycompartment.
2. Placethebatteriesintheremote,matchingthe+ and- ends
ofeachbatterytothediagraminsidethecompartment.
3. Replacethecover.
STEP3:CONNECTYOURVCR
IfyouconnectyourVCRtoyourhomeantennaorcablesystem
andthentoyourTV,usetheVCR'sINFROMANT.andOUTTOTV
jacksfora goodsignalasshown.
Ifyouhavea TVwithAUDIOA/IDEOjacks,usethejacksfora
betterconnection.RefertotheConnections section,towardthe
backofthemanual.
CABLE,CABLEBOX,OR ANTENNA
VCR
IN^ROM^
R-AUOIO-LVIDEO IN^ROM^
OUT^ - © VHF/UHF
1 OUTTOTV^
3CH.4
TV1
^CABLE/
^ANTENNA
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FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
Matchthewidebladeoftheplugwiththewideslotinthe
outlet.Besuretoinserttheplugcompletely.
STEP4:PLUC;INTHEVCR
STEP5:TUNETHETV
TunetheTVtotheVCRviewingchannel.TheVCRviewing
channelischannel3 or4 ortheTV'svideoinput.
•IfyouconnectyourVCRusingtheANTENNAconnectorswith
RFcoaxialcable,setthe3 CH.4 switchtochannel3 or
channel4-thechannelyouwanttouseonyourTV.
•IfyouconnectyourVCRusingtheAUDIOA/IDEOjackswith
audio/videocables,selecttheTV'svideoinputtoseethe
signal. SeetheTVOwner's Manual.
ThefirsttimeyouconnectyourVCRandturniton,a menu
screenappears.ThisisthebeginningoftheQuickSetGuide
whichhelpsyoutosetupspecificfeaturesoftheVCR.Ifyou
choosenottousethisGuide,youcansetupeachfeature
individually.
Gotothenextsteptounderstandhowtomovethroughand
changeitemsinthemenusystem.
STEP6:TURNONTHEVCR
VCRViewingChannel
WhenusingtheINFROMANT.andOUT
TOTVjackstoconnectyourVCR,tune
yourTVtochannel3 or4.
WhenusingtheAUDIO/VIDEOjacksto
connectyourVCR,tuneyourTVtothe
TV'svideoinput.
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FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
STEP 7: ACCESSTHEMENUS
TheMENU and numberbuttons let youaccess,selectandchange
menuitems. For example, to change the AUTOPLAYsetting, you
would dothe following:
1. PressMENU to display theVCR MAINMENU.
VCR MAIN MENU
1 VCR Plus+
2 Timer Recordings
3 Time
4 ChanneIs
5 Setup
6 Preferences
7 Audio
8 Languages
0 Exit
2. Press 6to display the PREFERENCESmenu.
PREFERENCES
1
Remote Control: VCR1
2 Auto Play: ON
3
Auto TV/VCR: ON
4 FrontPanel: AUTO
5 Tape Speed: SLP
6 Set Auto Repeat
7 Commercial Advance
0
Exit
3. Press 2 to switchAUTOPLAY to ON or OFF.
PREFERENCES
1 Remote Control: VCR1
2 Auto Play: OFF
3 Auto TV/VCR: ON
4 FrontPanel: AUTO
5 Tape Speed: SLP
6 Set Auto Repeat
7 Commercial Advance
0 Exit
SeeAdditional Set-Up Features for detailedinformation
about the AutoPlayfeature.
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FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
STEP8:SETUPTHEVCR
Onceyouunderstandhowtomovearoundthroughthemenus,
gotothenextsectiontosetupyourVCR.

SETTINGUPTHEVCR
ON-SCREENCUIDEANDADDITIONAL
SET-UPFEATURES
TheQuickSetGuideisa one-timeprocedurethat
takesyouthroughspecificfeaturestosetupyour
VCR.InadditiontotheGuide,thereareother
featuresyoumaywanttoset up, suchas:
Selecta Language
SetUpfora DigitalSatelliteSystem
SetUpfora CableBox
Set up VCRChannelList(AutoChannel
Search)
SetTimeZoneandDaylightSavings(AutoClock)
SettheTimeandDateManually
SetupVCRPlus+Channels
SettheRemoteVCR I/VCR2 feature
SettheAutoPlayfeature
Set the AutoTV/VCRfeature
SettheFrontPanelBrightnessfeature
Setthe Tape Speedfeature
^FIRSTTHINGSFIRST
Y
iSETTINGUPTHEVCR
Y
3VCR
BASICS
Y
RECORDING
Y
PROGRAMMINGTHE
REMOTE Y
^OTHERFEATURES
Y
yCONNECTIONS
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SETTINGUPTHEVCR
USINGTHEQUICKSETGUIDE
TheQuickSetGuideisanautomatedprocedurethathelpsyou
setupyourVCR.ThefirsttimeyouturnonyourVCR,thefirst
screenoftheGuideappears.
Selecta Language.
Seleccioneunidioma.
ChoisissezuneLangue.
1 English
2Espanol
3Franpais
Justfollowthestep-by-stepproceduresuntilsetupiscomplete.
SomeofthefeatureoptionsmaynotapplytoyourVCR
configuration.
Ifthemenudoesnotappear:
•MakesureTVistunedtothesamechannelasthe3 CH.4
switchorTV'svideolineinput.
•MakesureVCRindicatorisonintheVCRdisplayifyou
connectedyourVCRusingtheINFROMANT.andOUTTOTV
jacks.
•Checkyourconnections.
IfyouchoosetosetuptheVCRoptionsindividually,thengoto
thenextsection.
Ifyoueverneedtomanuallyentersetup.
1. PressMENUtodisplaytheVCRMAINMENU.
2. Press5 todisplaytheSetupmenu.
USINGTHEMENUSTOSETUPFEATURES
Youcansetupfeaturesbyusingthemenusystem.Eachfeature
thatappearsintheQuickSetGuideisexplainedinthissectionas
wellasa fewothersyoumaywanttosetupbeforeyoubegin
usingyourVCR.
LANGUAGE
Selectyourpreferredlanguage,andtheon-screendisplayswill
appearinthatlanguage.
QuickSetGuide
IfyouchoosenottousetheQuickSet
GuidetosetuptheVCR,youcanexit
nowandreturntotheguidethrough
SetupintheVCRMAINMENU.
On-ScreenMenus
NotalltheVCRscreensareshowninthis
manualwhenexplainingthefeatures.
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SETTINGUPTHEVCR
1. PressMENUtodisplaytheVCRMAINMENU.
VCRMAINMENU
1
VCRPLus+
2 TimerRecordings
3 Time
4 Channels
5 Setup
6 Preferences
7 Audi0
8 Language
0 Exit
2. Press8 toselecttheLANGUAGEmenu.
LANGUAGE
Selecta language.
1>English
2Espanol
3Franpai s
PressMENUtocontinue
3. SelectEnglish,Espanol(Spanish),orFrangais(French).
DIGITALSATELLITESYSTEMSETUP
Withthissetup,theVCRturnsonanRCA,ProScan,orGEdigital
satellitereceiverandtunesittothedesiredchannelatthestart
timeofa timerrecording.Forotherbrands,theVCRtunesthe
receivertothedesiredchannelonlyifthereceiveristurnedon.
1. PressMENUtodisplaytheVCRMAINMENU.
VCRMAINMENU
1
VCRPlus+
2 TimerRecordings
3 Time
4 Channels
5 Setup
6 Preferences
7 Audi0
8 Language
0 Exit
2. Press4 todisplayCHANNELSmenu.
CHANNELS
1
AutoChannelSearch
2 Add/RemoveChannels
3 SignalType:CABLE
4 VCRPlus+ChannelList
5 CableBoxSetup
6 DSS Setup
0 Exit
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SETTINGUPTHEVGR
3. Press6 toselectDSSSETUP.
DSSSETUP
Onwhatchanneldoes
theVCRreceivesignals
fromtheDSSreceiver?
Enter01-125orINPUT
PressMENUtocancel
4.Entertheoutputchannelofyourdigitalsatellitereceiver,
usually03,04,orvideolineinputandpressMENU.The
VCRconfirmsthatitreceivesallDSSsignalsonthe
specifiedchannel.
DSSSETUP
TheVCRwiII now
receiveallsignals
fromtheDSSreceiver
onchannel03.
PressMENUtocontinue
5.PressMENUandenterthecodeforyourdigitalsatellite
receiverfromtheDigitalSatelliteReceiverCodeslist.
DSSSETUP
Enterthecodeforyour
DSSreceiverfromthe
listinyourUser's
Manual 00
PressCLEARtocorrect
PressMENUtocontinue
6.Turnonyourdigitalsatellitereceiverandtuneittochannel
100 andthenpressMENU.Followtheon-screendirections.
DSSSETUP
Pleaseturnonyour
DSSReceiverandtune
ittochannel100.
PressMENUtocontinue
Onceyouhavecompletedthesetup,theVCRconfirmsthe
DSSSetupiscompletedorcanceled.
DigitalSatelliteReceiverCodes
GE00
Panasonfl:01
ProScan00
RCA00
Toshiba02
Sony03
TheVCRmaynotbeabletocontrol
allmodelsofthebrandslisted.
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