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VCR BAsICS
MENU
Brings up VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen. Used to
select a menu item or exit a menu.
Numbers (0 through 9)
Select a channel up to 99 by pressing
two numbers. Select a cable channel over 99 by pressing and
holding 1 until 1 – – appears on the screen. Then press the other
two numbers.
PAUSE
Pauses playback or recording. Press PAUSE again to
return to playback or recording.
PLAY
Plays a tape.
POWER
Turns the VCR on and off.
RECORD
Starts VCR recording. Also used for express recording.
REV
Rewinds the tape when the VCR is stopped. Searches
backward through a tape during playback. Starts slow motion
during play-pause.
SEARCH
Displays INDEX and ZERO SEARCH menus on TV screen
when VCR is stopped. Advances the tape 60 seconds of recorded
material during playback.
SLOW + and –
Used for slow-motion playback. Press + to
increase the speed or – to decrease the speed.
SPEED
Selects a recording speed (SP or SLP).
STOP
Stops the current VCR function such as record, playback,
rewind, or fast forward.
TRACKING Up or Down
Lets you manually reduce the streaks
that may appear on the picture during play, slow motion, or
pause. Reduces picture “jitter” during stop-action playback.
TV•VCR
Switches the picture signal so that it either comes from
the VCR or cable/antenna system.
TV Function Buttons
CHAN Up or Down
Selects next higher or lower channel in the
TV’s channel memory.
CLEAR
Removes menus or status displays from the screen.
GO BACK
Switches between two channels. Select one channel
and then select another using the number buttons. Press GO
BACK to switch between the two channels.
INFO
Shows the TV’s status displays on the TV screen.
TV Buttons
The TV buttons may not control all
features of all models of RCA, ProScan
and GE TVs.