RCA T090802, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S UIDE TV VCR CO ...

Page 2: ...ving images are left on the screen for long periods they may be permanently imprinted on the screen Such images include network logos phone numbers and video games This damage is not covered by your warranty Extended viewing of channels displaying these images should be avoided Note to Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical ...

Page 3: ... 20 Recording TV Programs as You Watch 20 One Touch Recording 21 Using One Touch Recording 21 Recording at a Later Time timer recording 22 Setting a Timer Recording 22 Program Review checking or clearing timer recordings 23 Video Dubbing copying and editing tapes 24 Location of Controls Front Panel Back and Side Panels 25 25 TV VCR Features Using the TV VCR Features On Screen Displays 9 Adjust the...

Page 4: ...Startup 1 Check parts included with TV VCR combination Contact your dealer if any items are missing TV VCR combination Remote Control Antenna DC car cord and AC cord Antenna Adapter 300 75 Ohm 2 ...

Page 5: ... different home antenna or a cable TV system Details on page 27 and 28 Connect power cord to the TV VCR Connect either the AC power cord or the DC car cord to the back of the TV VCR Then if you chose the AC power cord plug the other end into a 120 volt electrical outlet or if you chose the DC car cord plug the other end into a 12 or 24 volt cigarette lighter socket in your vehicle Turn on the TV V...

Page 6: ...annels into memory Auto Program In order to automatically program channels into the TV VCR s memory you must have already selected the signal source see step 6 and the antenna or cable system must be connected to the TV VCR A Press MENU on the remote to display the main menu Then press the CH or button until Setup is highlighted Press VOL to display the Setup menu B From the Setup menu press CH un...

Page 7: ...display the Setup menu C Press CHV until Add Erase is highlighted D To add or erase the desired channel press VOL or until the display reads Added or Erased E Press MENU twice to remove the menu from the screen and return to normal viewing To add a 3 digit channel such as channel 104 press the 100 button on the remote followed by the next two digits in this case 0 and 4 Setup Air Cable Antenna Aut...

Page 8: ...er the date Press VOL to return to an incorrect entry use CHV or Ato correct an entry C Press MENU on the remote to lock the time and date this will also return you to the main menu Press MENU once more to return to TV viewing Video I Time Set I Timer Record Setup IVCR Setup ime Set Clock On Time OffTime Timer 1 1 Select the language You can choose to have your menus displayed in English Spanish o...

Page 9: ...VOL or to display the VCR Setup menu B Press CHv until Demonstration is highlighted and press VOL or to choose On activating the demonstration The TV VCR will display each of the menus available in the system briefly The entire demonstration cycle will continually repeat C To turn off the demonstration repeat steps A and B choosing Off in step B to deactive the demonstration VCR Setup 1 True Repea...

Page 10: ...or standard picture settings PLAY Plays a tape POWER Turns TV VCR on or off REC Record Starts the recording process Also used for one touch recording REPEAT Repeats a tape or a section of a tape REVERSE Rewinds the video tape Searches the picture in reverse during playback SPEED Selects a recording speed STOP Stops functions such as record play rewind fast forward and pause TRACK or Lets you manua...

Page 11: ... to remove the main menu from the screen The menu will disappear from the screen if no buttons are pressed within 30 seconds To Access On Screen Displays 1 Press DISPLAYto display the signal source channel function time counter time and tape speed If no tape is in the TV VCR the display will read No tape 2 Press DISPLAY again to display the time counter only 3 Press DISPLAY again to display the ti...

Page 12: ...ting 3 Press MENU or wait a few seconds to preserve your setting and to return to the video menu Once you make a change to a setting that setting is used by the TV VCR each time you turn it on 4 Press MENU again to exit the Video menu co o 00 Bright 50 Sharpness 50 Color 50 Tint 50 Contrast 90_ 1 To Return to Standard Picture Settings 1 Press PICTUREon the remote control Custom appears on the scre...

Page 13: ... highlighted Press VOL to display the Closed Caption menu Press VOL to turn on or off the closed captioning feature 2 Press the CHv orAbutton to highlight Mode Press VOL to choose Caption or Text 3 Press CH or to highlight Channel press VOL to choose Closed Caption Channel 1 or 2 CC1 or CC2 4 Press CH or to highlight Field press VOL to choose Closed Caption Field 1 or 2 Text Mode 1 and Text Mode 2...

Page 14: ...s MENU on the remote to display the main menu 2 Press CHv orAuntil Setup is highlighted and then press VOL or to display the Setup menu 3 Press CH_ orAuntil Sleep is highlighted and then press VOL or to select OFF 10 20 a0 60 90 121 241 or a6l minutes 4 Press MENU twice to exit the menus Air Cable Auto Program Add Erase Sleep Language 12 ...

Page 15: ...A buttons to set the desired on time use the VOE or buttons to switch from the hour digits 0 _ 00 to the minute digits 00 0_ Q Press VOL or again to set the times you have just entered 5 Press CHWto highlight Time Off and using the CHv orA and VOL or buttons repeat the process outlined in step 4 to set the desired off time 6 Press CHV to highlight Timer and use the VOE or buttons to set it to On o...

Page 16: ...y the TV VCR will automatically adjust the tape s tracking Or you can also press TRACK or on the remote to manually remove any streaks from the picture during playback Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the TV VCR to stop playback The TV VCR will automatically rewind a tape when it reaches the end If you press POWER while a tape is rewinding the TV VCR will rewind the tape fully and then sh...

Page 17: ...ture search Picture search works best for tapes recorded in SLP speed 2_ During playback press FORWARD to search forward or REVERSE to search in reverse Press FORWARD or REVERSE again or press PLAY to return to playback Automatic Tracking The TV VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing a tape Automatic tracking is turned on each time a tape is inserted ITracking IIIIIIIIII...

Page 18: ...ams or particular scenes so that you can easily locate them later 1 While a tape is playing press DISPLAY twice to show the time counter in the upper left corner of the screen 2 Press CLEAR to set the time counter to 00 00 00 3 4 5 Press DISPLAY again to enter the scene into memory An M appears next to the time counter The scene is now entered into memory To return to the scene press STOP the time...

Page 19: ...epeat Off Demonstration Off Using True Repeat With the True Repeat feature on a tape will automatically rewind after it has reached the end and will be replaying 1 2 To start the tape playing press the PLAY button To stop the tape playing press the STOP button To turn off the True Repeat feature repeat steps 1 through 3 selecting Off in step 3 Note If the TV VCR reaches an unrecorded section of ta...

Page 20: ...ck Repeat Demonstration Off Selecting the Area to Repeat Block Repeat must be turned on before you can select the area to repeat 1 While viewing a video tape press REPEATat the beginning of a block of tape that you wish to repeat Press REPEAT again at the end of the block The TV VCR will rewind the tape to the beginning of the block and repeat it as many times as you indicated in the Block Repeat ...

Page 21: ...e the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects are not recommended in this speed SLP Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects such as still picture work best in SLP Tape Speed Indicator Recording Pause This feature allows you to prevent recording short passages of unwanted material Press PAUSE during recording to pause recording Pre...

Page 22: ...t a tape with safety tab in place 2 Press SPEED to select a recording speed The tape speed indicator appears 3 Select the channel to be recorded 4 Press REC to begin recording The REC indicator light on the front of the TV VCR lights during recording and a display appears temporarily on the screen 5 Press STOP EJECT on the TV VCR or STOP on the remote to stop recording To avoid unpleasant distorti...

Page 23: ... will light during recording and a display appears on the screen 5 Press REC repeatedly until the desired amount of recording time is displayed With each press of the REC button the recording time increases Recording times are 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 2 hours 3 hours and 4 hours You can press REC at any time during the recording to increase the length of the recording 6 To stop recording b...

Page 24: ...ram records at the same time every day Weekly program records at same time once a week Timer Record Closed Caption _ Enter _i_ Move rrFl Exit Daily and weekly programs remain in the timer until you remove them One time programs are cleared from memory when the recording is finished 3 After you select a desired recording setting a menu for that type of recording appears such as the One Time Program...

Page 25: ...m memory until and unless you reset the TV VCR s clock If you are recording from a cable box turn it on and tune it to the channel you want to record before time for the recording to begin Program Review Checking or Clearing Timer Recordings 1 Press MENU on the remote to display the main menu press CHv or Auntil Timer Record is highlighted press VOL or to display the Timer Record menu 2 Press CHV ...

Page 26: ...on the playback VCR streaks nay appear and you nay need to adjust the tracking When you reach the place you want to begin copying press STOP At the same time press REC on the TV VCR s remote and PLAY on the VCR or camcorder to begin copying the tape To edit out segments that you do not want to copy press PAUSE on the TV VCR s remote during the undesired segment Press PAUSE again to resume dubbing ...

Page 27: ...objects between them REW _ Rewind Rewinds the tape when the TV VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playback STOP EJECT Stops normal functions such as record play rewind fast forward or pause Press when a tape is stopped to eject the cassette VOL and Volume up and down Raises and lowers the sound Selects and adjusts features and functions when menus are on screen Back and Side Pan...

Page 28: ...e the TV VCR with the vehicle s engine off recharge the vehicle s battery after about every four hours of TV VCR use Always unplug the DC power cord from the vehicle s cigarette lighter socket when the TV VCR is not in use To protect your vehicle s battery and to ensure that it has enough power to start your vehicle the TV VCR will shut off if DC power drops below 11volts Choosing a Signal Hookup ...

Page 29: ...he antenna adapter to the IN FROM ANT jack on the back of the TV VCR 4 5 Plug in the TV VCR s power cord See Setting Up the TV VCR on page 3 For best reception on VHF channels extend the rods fully shorten the rods for best reception on UHF channels VH F U H F Antenna Antenna Slot Twin Lead Ends Antenna Adapter Back of TV VCR 7s_ j El Outside Antenna Set top Antenna or Cable System Without a Cable...

Page 30: ...premium channels only 2_ Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided Plug in power cords of TV VCR and cable box 3_ Place the A B switch in the B position to watch premium channels Place the A B switch in the A position to watch other channels when cable box is not needed When using the B position tune your TV VCR to the converter box s output channel usually chan...

Page 31: ...layback Only _ IN FROM ANT VHF UHF _ OUT TO TV 3CH 4 VIDEO AUDIO Audio Video Cables TV VCR side panel jacks Recording Only B To connect a camcorder for video dubbing 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided 2 Plug in TV VCR s power cord 3 See Video Dubbing copying and editing tapes on page 24 If your camcorder has stereo AUDIO OUT jacks you may need a Y adapt...

Page 32: ...uring playback Clean the video heads Some snow and or streaks are normal during search pause and slow motion playback Use the TRACK or buttons on the remote to clear the streaks Will not record or play No cassette in TV VCR Eject and re insert cassette Broken tape try another cassette Safety tab removed from cassette TV VCR will not record TV VCR is in pause mode Press PAUSE on the remote For time...

Page 33: ...ped TV VCR is removing tape from heads This is normal The head cylinder inside the TV VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode Will not auto channel search active Check antenna or cable connections channels correctly Check signal type setting See page 4 Cannot see closed captions on screen Closed caption function must be set to on Station may not be broa...

Page 34: ...an be marred by alcohol or other solvents Avoid using oilbased furniture polishes because they attract dust inside the cabinet Use a headcleaning tape to clean dirt that accumulates on the video heads Follow instructions that come with the cleaning tape Do no use a headcleaning tape excessively as it causes wear to the unit s video heads Specifications Picture Tube Format Record Playback System Vi...

Page 35: ...ot cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your TV VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your TV VCR Damage from misuse or neglect Cleaning of video audio heads Remote controlbatteries A TV VCR that has been modified or incorporated in...

Page 36: ...ontact your dealer or the nearest servicenter Dom the Yellow Pages Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product g _ THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 N Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 c 1998 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s R Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Mexi...