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User and
Installation Guide
Chapter 5: VCR Features ....................................................................... 5-1
Cassettes and Recording Modes ............................................................................. 5-1
Simple Playback and Recording .............................................................................. 5-1
Playback Features ..................................................................................................... 5-6
Recording Features ................................................................................................. 5-17
Using Caller ID ......................................................................................................... 5-20
Event Timers ............................................................................................................ 5-22
Editing to or from Another VCR ............................................................................. 5-33
Editing from a Camcorder ...................................................................................... 5-34
Chapter 6: Starting Your Installation .................................................... 6-1
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 6-1
Before You Start Installation .................................................................................... 6-3
Components of the Satellite Antenna ...................................................................... 6-4
What You Need .......................................................................................................... 6-6
Optional Installation Kit ............................................................................................ 6-7
Finding the Satellites ................................................................................................ 6-9
Discussion of Potential Mounting Sites ................................................................ 6-13
Chapter 7: Installing and Wiring Your System ..................................... 7-1
Installing the Satellite Antenna ................................................................................ 7-1
Grounding and Wiring the Satellite Antenna .......................................................... 7-8
Aiming the Antenna For the Strongest Signal ...................................................... 7-12
Connecting the Recorder to a Telephone Line ..................................................... 7-15
Ordering Your Programming .................................................................................. 7-17
Wiring Your System Together ................................................................................. 7-18
Manual Clock Setting .............................................................................................. 7-25
Appendix .................................................................................................A-1
FCC Compliance ....................................................................................................... A-1
National Electrical Code (NEC) ............................................................................... A-3
Glossary .................................................................................................................... A-7
Problems and Solutions Tables ............................................................................ A-10
Questions and Answers ......................................................................................... A-23
Specifications ......................................................................................................... A-24
For Servicing .......................................................................................................... A-25
Warranty .................................................................................................................. A-26
Index ......................................................................................................... I-1