Recording a Program
When editing or copying home videos, use this RCA VCR for the recording VCR
and the other VCR for playback. (Refer to hookup on page 6.)
To copy or edit tapes
1.
Turn on the TV and both VCRs.
2.
Tune TV to the VCR viewing channel, either 3, 4, or
TV’s line input.
3.
If you have connected your VCR using Option A
(page 6), tune recording VCR to channel 3 or 4 —
the one selected on the back of the playback VCR.
If you have connected your VCR using Option B
(page 6), press
INPUT
on recording VCR to select
the line input.
LINE
1 appears in VCR’s display
panel.
4.
Insert the tape you want to copy into playback
VCR. Insert a blank tape with safety tab in place
into the RCA recording VCR.
5.
Press
MENU
for the Main Menu.
6.
Press
DOWN ARROW
to select “VCR function
Setup” and press
ENTER
.
7.
Press
LEFT or RIGHT ARROW
until
Tape dubbing
mode
is
ON
, then press
ENTER
.
8 Press
PLAY
, then
PAUSE
on playback VCR when
you reach the point on the tape where you want to
begin copying.
9.
Press
RECORD,
then
PAUSE
, on recording VCR.
10.
Press
PAUSE
buttons on both VCRs at the same
time to begin copying the tape.
11.
Edit out material by pressing
PAUSE
on the
recording VCR for a smooth edit. Press
PAUSE
again to resume copying.
12.
Press
STOP
on both VCRs when you are finished.
To play back the edited tape
1
.
Press
LINE
button to return to normal mode.
2.
Press
MENU
for the Main Menu.
3.
Press
DOWN ARROW
to select “VCR function
Setup” and press
ENTER
.
4.
Press
LEFT or RIGHT ARROW
until
Tape dubbing
mode
is
OFF
, then press
ENTER
.
The picture quality may be poor when playing a
tape after editing if the tape dubbing mode is set
to ON.
Caution: The unauthorized
recording of television
programs and other
materials may infringe the
rights of others.
Using Two VCRs for Copying and Editing Tapes
MAIN MENU
Press ENTER to SELECT
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
MAIN MENU
Press ENTER to SELECT
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
ON
VCR FUNCTION
Press ENTER to CHANGE
1
2
3
4
Tape length T120
Tape dubbing mode
Auto play
Segment repeat
- Last 5 seconds
- From counter zero
OFF
OFF
5s
ON
T160 T180
0
MAIN MENU
Press ENTER to SELECT
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
MAIN MENU
Press ENTER to SELECT
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
VCR FUNCTION
Press ENTER to CHANGE
1
2
3
4
Tape length T120
Tape dubbing mode
Auto play
Segment repeat
- Last 5 seconds
- From counter zero
OFF
ON
OFF
5s
ON
T160 T180
0
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