RCA T25062, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE TV VCR COMBINATION ...

Page 2: ...or proof of purchase Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them The numbers are located on the back of the TV VCR combination Model No _________________________________________________________ Serial No _________________________________________________________ Purchase Date ____________________________________________________ Dealer Address Phone _________________...

Page 3: ...______13 Setting Movie Rating Limits ______15 Blocking Unrated Programs ______16 Lock Unlock Parental Controls ___16 Playing a Tape Operating Instructions To Play a Tape____________________ 17 Using the Playback Features Pause____________________________ 18 Frame Advance ___________________ 18 Picture Search ____________________ 18 Slow Motion ______________________18 Automatic Tracking __________...

Page 4: ... control Contact your dealer if your remote control is missing SKIP SPEED OFF REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SLEEP MUTE PREV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TRACK F ADV CLEAR MENU RESET TV VCR CHAN V O L CHAN V O L S E A R C H Startup 2 Insert batteries in remote ...

Page 5: ...ght Savings Time as accurately as possible Note To set the Daylight Savings Time at any other time press MENU on the remote to display the TV VCR MAIN MENU Next press 2 to display the TIME menu then press 5 to set the Daylight Savings Time Press MENU to start the Automatic Clock Set This may take several minutes Note If a power interruption occurs after the Auto Clock Set has set the clock the clo...

Page 6: ...A Press MENU on the remote to display the TV VCR MAIN MENU B Press 6 to display the LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE menu C Choose the language for your on screen displays Press 1 to select English English is the default language when you first turn on the TV VCR Press 2 to select Spanish Press 3 to select French 9 Set the Signal Type optional The TV VCR automatically selects the signal type cable or antenn...

Page 7: ...e and Date Clock There are two ways to set the time and date manually and with the Auto Clock Feature If you entered your Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time in step 6 the Auto Clock Feature will set the clock automatically If the Auto Clock Set fails you ll see a message that says The Auto Clock Set was unsuccessful You ll want to set the clock manually if this happens To set the Time and Date Cl...

Page 8: ...2 press 0 then 2 The channel number is displayed on the screen For cable channels over 99 press and hold 1 until 1 appears Then enter the next two numbers Example For channel 102 press and hold 1 When 1 appears press 0 then press 2 B Press VOL left or right to adjust the volume The volume display appears on the screen Setting Up the TV VCR Volume Ch 02 ...

Page 9: ...otion during playback MENU Displays the TV VCR MAIN MENU Advances to next program during program review MUTE Reduces volume to a minimum level Using the Remote Control Buttons SKIP SPEED OFF REW PLAY FF REC STOP PAUSE DISPLAY SLEEP MUTE PREV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TRACK F ADV CLEAR MENU RESET TV VCR CHAN V O L CHAN V O L S E A R C H This remote has a Light feature that lets you use the remote in a di...

Page 10: ...nd lowers sound 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 Select the rear Audio Video Inputs by pressing 0 then 0 00 on the remote Press 00 again to select the front Inputs OFF Turns the TV VCR off PAUSE Pauses the tape during playback Pauses the tape ...

Page 11: ...T PICTURE QUALITY menu 5 Press CHAN up or down to select the function you want to adjust Select Color to adjust color intensity Select Tint to adjust for natural fleshtones Select Contr contrast to adjust picture contrast Select Brite brightness to adjust picture brightness Select Sharp sharpness to adjust picture sharpness 6 Press VOL or to adjust the function selected To Return Video to the Fact...

Page 12: ...e are four choices Caption 1 Caption 2 Text 1 and Text 2 Commercial Skip As its name suggests Commercial Skip allows you to bypass commercials during normal TV viewing When a commercial comes on you can activate the Commercial Skip timer to run from 30 seconds to 4 minutes While the timer is counting down you are free to watch other channels After the timer runs out the TV VCR automatically change...

Page 13: ...n the remote to display the TV VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 2 to display the TIME menu 3 Press 3 to display the WAKE UP TIMER menu 4 Use the number buttons to enter the channel number and time After you enter the time press 1 for AM or 2 for PM Example For a time of 5 07PM press 5 then 0 then 7 then 2 Press CLEAR to correct an entry or RESET to clear the timer 5 Press MENU to set the timer The wake up ti...

Page 14: ...nclude mild fantasy violence FV or comedic violence or may frighten children under the age of 7 All Children This program is designed to be appropriate for all children The themes and elements in this program are designed for a young audience including children from ages 2 6 This program is not expected to frighten younger children TV VCR Features Parental Controls and V Chip The Parental Controls...

Page 15: ...ing you want the child to watch is TV G V CHIP TV RATING LIMIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rating Status D L S V FV TV MA View V V V TV MA V LSV TV G V TV 14 V DLSV TV Y7 V FV TV PG V DLSV TV Y V Press MENU to exit Using the TV VCR Features TV VCR Features TV VCR MAIN MENU 1 Screen 2 Time 3 Timer Recordings 4 Parental Controls PARENTAL CONTROLS 1 V Chip TV Rating Limit V CHIP TV RATING LIMIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ratin...

Page 16: ...ontaining adult language To block program content 1 Determine the lowest level age based content you do not want the child to watch 2 Press 1 until the lowest age based rating whose content theme you do not want the child to watch appears on screen 3 To change the content theme to Block B press the number on the remote that corresponds with the content theme you want to block Sexually explicit dia...

Page 17: ... in other words movies rated PG and G then you could automatically block out all other movies with higher ratings To block movies 1 Determine the lowest level rating you do not want the child to watch 2 Continuously press 1 until the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears as the rating In the example above you would keep pressing 1 until the rating status scrolled to PG 13 since ...

Page 18: ...U to exit Once you have set your password the V Chip Rating Limit and Unrated Programs settings become active If you try to access a program that is blocked the screen displays the message This channel has not been approved for viewing Follow the instructions on the screen to enter your password and temporarily override the rating limits To unlock the parental controls you must use your password t...

Page 19: ...e picture Details are on page 19 4 Press STOP on the remote or STOP EJECT on the TV VCR to stop playback 5 Press REW to rewind the tape If the VCR is playing a tape when the REW button is pressed the TV VCR will search backwards through the tape If the REW button is pressed while the TV VCR is not playing a tape the tape will rewind back to its start After the tape reaches its end during playback ...

Page 20: ...AY to return to normal playback Picture Search You can visually search a picture during playback Sound is turned off during picture search Picture search works best for tapes recorded in SLP speed 1 During playback press FF to search forward or REW to search in reverse 2 Press PLAY to return to normal playback Slow Motion If you have the 4 head TV VCR model you can view the picture in slow motion ...

Page 21: ...rograms you taped The time counter automatically resets to 0 00 00 whenever a tape is inserted or you can press CLEAR when the time counter is displayed For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at the beginning of the tape and you wanted to record another program after it you should 1 Insert the pre recorded tape 2 Press DISPLAY twice to display the time counter and fast forward the tape un...

Page 22: ...n that plays continuously Remember the numbers on the time counter 2 55 is the end time for AUTO REPEAT in the example to the right 3 Press MENU to display the TV VCR MAIN MENU 4 Press 5 to display the SETUP menu 5 Press 3 to display the AUTO REPEAT menu 6 Using the number buttons enter the amount of time you want the tape to repeat the number from Step 2 In the example at right the section that t...

Page 23: ...e to display only the time counter 3 Use PLAY FF or REW to locate the start of the segment you want to repeat 4 Press CLEAR to reset the time counter to 0 00 00 5 Continue playing the tape and press STOP when you reach the end of the segment you want to repeat 6 Press SKIP SEARCH twice to display the ZERO SEARCH screen The current time counter is displayed 7 Press REW or FF to return to 0 00 00 Th...

Page 24: ...is speed Note LP speed is only available in playback mode Recording Pause This feature allows you to prevent recording short passages of unwanted material Press PAUSE during recording to temporarily stop and start recording While the tape is paused the front panel indicator light inside the REC button will flash The TV VCR will automatically switch from pause to stop after a few minutes to prevent...

Page 25: ...Select the channel to be recorded To record from the AUDIO VIDEO IN jacks press 00 Pressing 00 once tunes the TV VCR to the AUDIO VIDEO1 input jacks on the rear of the TV VCR Pressing 00 twice tunes the TV VCR to the AUDIO VIDEO2 input jacks on the front of the TV VCR 4 Press REC to begin recording The indicator light in the REC button on the front of the TV VCR turns on during recording 5 Press S...

Page 26: ...of the TV VCR 3 Press SPEED to select a recording speed You can also change the speed of the recording in progress 4 Press REC twice to activate express recording 5 Press REC repeatedly until the desired amount of recording time is displayed Each time you press REC the recording time increases as shown below The TIMER indicator on the TV VCR s front panel will light during express recording During...

Page 27: ...VIDEO IN jacks press 00 Two selections appear in the channel field Press 1 to select VIDEO 1 the rear AUDIO VIDEO IN jacks Press 2 to select the front panel AUDIO VIDEO IN jacks Press CLEAR to correct an entry 6 Press 1 or 2 to select a recording speed Note LP Speed is only available in playback mode 7 Press MENU to save your program 8 Repeat steps 3 6 for additional programs 9 Insert a tape with ...

Page 28: ...RECORDINGS menu 3 Press 2 to Review Existing Progs programs 4 Press CLEAR to erase a program 5 Press MENU to review the next program in sequence After you have reviewed all of your programs press MENU to exit Stopping A Timer Recording 1 Press STOP EJECT on the TV VCR or STOP on the remote A timer program in progress will be stopped Only today s recording of a Daily Weekdays or Weekly program is c...

Page 29: ...want to begin copying place the playback VCR or camcorder in play pause 5 Press REC then PAUSE on the TV VCR s remote 6 Press PAUSE on both the VCR or camcorder and the TV VCR s remote at the same time to begin copying the tape 7 Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on the TV VCR s remote to pause the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on the playback VC...

Page 30: ... a tape During playback press to pause Press again to resume playback POWER Turns the TV VCR on or off POWER Indicator Lights when the power is on REC Indicator Lights when the TV VCR is recording Remote Sensor Receives signals from the remote Aim remote at this sensor with no objects between them REW Rewind Rewinds the tape when the TV VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playbac...

Page 31: ...le all channels See page 31 Section A C Cable box to unscramble only premium channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc See page 31 Section B You may need to contact your local cable company for assistance Optional Hookup To hook up a VCR or camcorder for copying tapes Turn to page 32 Back Panel IN FROM ANTENNA Jack Receives the signal from an antenna or cable system VIDEO and AUDIO INPUT Jacks Rec...

Page 32: ...s of an antenna adapter 3 Connect an antenna adapter to the IN FROM ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV VCR 4 Plug in the TV VCR s power cord 5 Turn to pages 2 5 for Setting Up the TV VCR Adjust the length and position of the antenna rods for the best reception For viewing VHF channels extend the rods fully For UHF viewing shorten the rods B Outside Antenna Set top Antenna or Cable System Without a...

Page 33: ...V VCR B Cable Box Required to Unscramble Premium Channels Only 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided 2 Plug in power cords of TV VCR and cable box 3 Operation 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 4 Turn to pages 2 5 for Setting Up the TV ...

Page 34: ...jack is labeled MONO you may need a Y adapter to hear both channels B Camcorder for Copying Tapes 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided 2 Plug in TV VCR s power cord 3 Turn to page 27 for Copying and Editing Tapes Press 00 on the remote to select the line audio video inputs on the TV VCR to receive the signal from the camcorder Press 00 twice to select the...

Page 35: ... advance and slow motion playback Press one of the TRACKING buttons on the remote or CHANNEL up or down on the TV VCR to move the streaks up or down and out of the picture 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 PLAY on the remote Insert cassette with window facing up a...

Page 36: ...nder inside the TV VCR will continue to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop mode Check antenna or cable connections Antenna or cable TV must be connected before starting Auto Channel Search Closed caption function must be set to on See page 10 Station may not be broadcasting closed captions The text mode has been selected for Closed Caption but no information is being sent S...

Page 37: ...t to help assure adequate ventilation To clean the TV VCR screen use a soft cloth dampened with a diluted soap and water mixture Do not use furniture polish on the TV VCR cabinet or screen While cleaning do not spray liquid directly on the screen or allow liquid to run down the screen or inside the TV VCR Also do not place drinks or vases with water on top of the TV VCR This could increase the ris...

Page 38: ...tify your nearest Authorized RCA VCR Service Center ask your Dealer look in the Yellow Pages or call 1 800 336 1900 Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your sales receipt or other evidence of purchase date What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your TV VCR Any additional information should be obta...

Page 39: ...en Displays 9 Operation Express Record 24 Picture Adjust 9 Play a Tape 17 ADD REMOVE CHANNELS Menu 5 Adding Channels to Memory 5 Adjusting the Picture 9 Adjusting Volume 6 Age based Ratings Block 13 Defined 12 View 14 Antenna System Connecting 30 AUDIO VIDEO IN Jacks 24 25 27 28 29 32 AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH Menu 4 Auto Repeat Feature 20 Automatic Tracking 19 Back Panel Controls 29 Basic Recording 23 ...

Page 40: ...ogram Channel Memory 4 Record a Program 23 Set the Sleep Timer 11 Set the Time and Date Clock 5 Set the Wake up Timer 11 Timer Record 25 Parental Controls 12 16 PAUSE Button 8 18 22 27 Pause During Playback 18 Pause During Recording 22 Picture Adjusting 9 PICTURE QUALITY Menu 9 Picture Reset to Factory Settings 9 Picture Search 18 Picture Settings 9 PLAY Button 8 28 Playback Commercial Scan 19 Fea...

Page 41: ...TV VCR 32 VIDEO AUDIO IN Jacks 24 25 27 28 29 30 VOL Volume Buttons 8 26 Volume Adjusting 6 WAKE UP Indicator 11 28 WAKE UP Timer 11 Warnings i Warranty Limited 36 Weekdays M F Recording 25 Weekly Program Recording 25 ZERO SEARCH Screen 21 ...

Page 42: ...n the carton This will only add delays in service for your product For your nearest Authorized Servicenter call toll free in the USA 1 800 336 1900 Canadian Consumers Your toll free numbers are English 1 800 522 0338 French 1 800 522 0445 10330 N Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1999 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Mexico 15469380 ...