RCA VR324, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE Important loformalion i Table of Contents l Hooking Up the VCR 2 Setting Up the VCR 7 Using the Remote Control l 0 Playing a Tape 14 Recording a Program I9 References 26 ndex 32 G ...

Page 2: ... make sure any equipment or accessories connected to this product bears the UL listing mark or if purchased and used in Canada the CSA certification mark If in doubt contact qualified service personnel FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note To Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your atten...

Page 3: ...13 Playing a Tape Operating Instructions 14 Using the Playback Features Auto Play Feature 15 Pause for Stop Action 15 DISPLAY Button 16 Time Counter 16 Index Search 17 Go To Search 17 Picture Search 18 Commercial Scan 18 Automatic and Manual Tracking 18 Recording a Program Types of Recordings 19 Basic Recording Operating Instructions 19 Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel...

Page 4: ...the hookup for your VCR 1 2 Optional Hookups How do you receive your TV signals Choose one answer from below A Outside antenna Turn to page 3 B Rabbit ears set top and or bow tie antenna Turn to page 3 C Cable System Go to question 2 What type of Cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 3 B Cable box to unscramble all the channels Turn to page 4 C...

Page 5: ...his connection may require additional accessolies not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV 4 B hanCedhOOkuQ Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of lV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additianal accessories nat provided 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV Back of VCR E Back of N You will tune the TV to it...

Page 6: ... the CR 2 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessoties not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box Back of N 4 B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of N VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided Cable Box 2 Plug in power cords of V...

Page 7: ...nection may require additional accessories not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved q picture quality and more convenient operation use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessaries not provided 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box You will tune the TV to its video ...

Page 8: ...additional accessmiesnot provided 4 Plug in power cords of VCRs and TV Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy q Use the hookup to thi TV as previously selected on pages 3 4 or 5 Playback VCR only quality and more convenient operation use of TWVCR button not required 1 Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 and then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown 3 Plug in power ...

Page 9: ...rn on the TV A Turn on the TV 6 If you used one of the basic hookups tune the TV to the channel selected with the CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR If you used one of the advanced hookups hme the TV to the TV s video input See TV owner s manual for details 4 Turn on the VCR A Press VCR1 on the remote The POWER and VCR indicators will light in the VCR s display panel ...

Page 10: ...refer to TV s manual Press VCRl then press MENU PROG again If you use a basic hookup check the VCR indicator in display panel it should be on Press lV VCR to turn it 0 Check the connections Et Press 3 to display the CHANNEL SETUP menu C Press 1 to begin Auto Search Channels The VCR automatically selects CABLE cable TV or ANTENNA If you need to change the setting manually press 3 6 Add or remove ch...

Page 11: ...R to see the TV channels The VCR indicator does not light in the display panel Change channels using the TV s remote Return the TV to the VCR viewing channel CH3 or CH4 Press VCRl then TV VCR to switch back to the picture from the VCR 8 Set the time and date A Press MENU PROG on remote to see VCR MAIN MENU on the CR H INMEN TV screen 1 Timer programming Revi Program 6 Press 5 to display SET VCR CL...

Page 12: ...ange entries when setting the clock or VCR for a timer recording DISPLAY Shows VCR operating displays on the TV screen Displays the time counter EDIT Signals two properly connected VCRs to begin copying a tape see page 25 F RND Fast Forward Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture in forward motion during playback INPUT Turns the line input on or off Line input refers to...

Page 13: ...ear on the pictur during play or pause N VCR Switches the picture signal so that it either comes from the VCR or the TV channel See page 9 TV Function Buttons press the TV button to set remote to control a compatible TV Some buttons may not work with the TV CHANNEL Up or Dow MUTE PREV CH previous Channel Selects next higher or lower Turns the TV sound on or off Switches behveen two channels channe...

Page 14: ...trol Set the Remote Control feature of the VCR to the VCR1 or VCR2 position The remote then controls the VCR with either the VCR1 or VCR2 button whichever position you select in the menu Press MENU PROG to disulav the VCR MAIN MENU Press 4 to display the SETUP OPTIONS menu Press 1 to activate the Remote Control feature Press VCR1 or VCR2 to change the setting and program this VCR to respond to the...

Page 15: ...9 Panasonic CH UP Alai 6 Philca 6 s AOC 6 Philips 4 Centmica 9 Portland 8 Coronado 8 PIi CH UP Curtis M es 1 9 ProScan 1 Dayeon 9 Quasar CH UP E WrW 6 S RCA 1 Fisher 5 Sampa 9 GE 1 Samsung 9 Goldstar 6 s Scott 9 Hitachi 0 6 Sears 1 v JCPenney 6 9 Sharg S pREvcH KMC 8 SiturezwO 6 9 KTV 6 s Sony 3 MGA 9 Sylvania 4 9 Mag W0X 4 V Tek i a 4 s M Wa tz 6 CH Dn Toshiba 7 Mitsubishi 6 CH D Yan 9 NEC 6 9 Ze...

Page 16: ...n I _ __ _ _J 3 Press PLAY if necessary 4 Press CHAN TRKG on the VCR or TRACKING UP OI down on the remote to remwe any streaks from the picture if necessary Details are on page 18 5 Press STOP EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote 6 Press REW The VCR will automatically rewind the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback While rewinding you can also press POWER on the VCR or OFF on t...

Page 17: ...moved start playing automatically Select OFF if you do not want a tape with its safety tab removed to start playing automatically Pause for Stop Action This feature stops the tape in action and allows you to examine the details of the scene Stop action works best for tapes recorded in the SLP speed 1 Press PAUSE during playback to stop the action 2 Press TRACKING up OI down on the remote or GHAN T...

Page 18: ... time it takes to record a program or play back a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter resets to 0 oO OOwhenever the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at the beginning of the tape you would 1 Insert the prerecorded tape 2 Press DISPLAY twice to display only the time counter on the TV scr...

Page 19: ...forward or REW to search in reverse 5 Press STOP to stop index searching Some index marks may be missed by the VCR A mark too close to your location on the tape The mark at the beginning of a recorded segment of five minutes or less The first index mark on the tape when you start at the beginning of the tape Go To Search The VCR will search for the time counter reading you select and automatically...

Page 20: ...SEARCH once during playback to advance the tape approximately 60 seconds 2 Press SEARCH twice during playback to advance the tape approximately 120 seconds Automatic lbacking The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing back a tape recorded on another VCR Automatic tracking is turned on whenever a tape is inserted or the VCR s power is turned on Manual Tracking Occasionall...

Page 21: ...or appears in the VCR s display panel If not press lV VCR to turn it on Select recording speed using TAPE SPEED on the VCR or SPEED on the remote The tape speed indicator appears on the TV screen Select the channel to be recorded The channel number appears on the TV screen Press RECoXPR to begin recording The RECORD indicator appears in the VCR s display panel while the VCR is recording Watch a TV...

Page 22: ...ng Press REC XPR repeatedly until the amount of recording time for the program is displayed on the TV screen Each press of REC XPR increases the timl minutes up to 4 hours The RECORD and TIMER indicators appear in the VCR s display panel Press Rerarcling Time RECORDLENGTH0 oo Express Display on TV Screen 30 Min 1 w 1 Hr 30 Min P H 3 Hn 4 Hfi o oo XPR Turns OffI Press REC XPR to display amount of t...

Page 23: ...x Setup menu appears Press hue numbers on the remote to enter the output channel of your cable box Press 0 before a single digit number Valid numbers are 01 13 If you connected your cable box to the VCR using the cable box s AUDIONIDEO OUT jacks press INPUT on the VCR to select the VIDEO IN option Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry Press MENU PROG A message appears which will time out o...

Page 24: ...ded at same time once a week Press number buttons on the remote to enter the channel number or INPUT to select line input start time including AM or PM end time and start date of the recording Just follow the on screen prompts Press CLEAR on remote to correct an entry If you receive all channels from a cable box and have completed Cable Box Setup the output channel of your cable box and CABLE will...

Page 25: ...mer Recording From the VCR s Line Input The line input refers to the signal coming from the AUDIO and VIDEO IN jack of the VCR Recording from the line input is convenient if you have a satellite receiver or similar component attached to these jacks To timer record from the component connected to the VCR s line input Press INPUT to enter VIDEO IN instead of the channel number on the TV screen durin...

Page 26: ...why most prerecorded rental tapes are recorded in SF Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape LP Long Play gives twice the recording time of tapes recorded in SF SLP Super Long Play gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SF Special effects such as pause and picture search work well in this speed Recording Pause This feature allows you to prevent recording short passages of unw...

Page 27: ...USE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying the tape Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on recording VCR to stop copying the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on playback VCR by using F FWD REW and PLAY Press PAUSE on the playback VCR Press PAUSE at the same time on both VCRs to resume copying You may turn off the TV after the recording...

Page 28: ...urns the line input on or off Line input refers to the signal coming from the component connected to the audio video jacks on the back of the VCR REW Rewind Rewinds the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playback STOP EJECT PAUSE Pauses action for viewing during playback Pauses recording to prevent recording of unwanted scenes Stops the normal functions such as rec...

Page 29: ...hen it is connected to these jacks Use INPUT to select VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT Jacks Sends signals from VCR to another component like a VCR or camcorder when it is connected to these jacks Display Panel r POWER VCR I I RECORO I 7 IIER _ J POWER Indicator Lights when the VCR is turned on RECORD Indicator Lights when the VCR is recording VCR Indicator Lights when using the TV VCR button When using o...

Page 30: ...el Check antenna connections Press TV VCR to turn VCR indicator on Check TV channel selected 3 or 4 to make sure it matches the channel selected with CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR Check TV s fine tuning Check video cable connections between VCR and TV monitor Set TV monitor to video input channel Try another tape Some snow streaks are normal during search and stop action playback Fress one of the ...

Page 31: ...d VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start No tape in VCR or cassette s safety tab broken off VCR ejects cassette when the end of the tape is reached during a timer recording Timer recording programmed and no cassette in VCR Clock was not set accurately check AM PM and date See page 9 _ _ _ _ VCR is removing tape from heads This is normal The head cylinder inside the VCR will cont...

Page 32: ...t cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual clearly describes how to install adjust and operate your VCR Any additional information should be obtained from your Dealer Installation and related adjustments Signal reception problems not caused by your VCR Damage from misuse or neglect Cleaning of video audio heads Remote control batteries A VCR that has bee modified or incorporated into other p...

Page 33: ...12OV AC 60 Hz 21 watts 3 5 inches high 89 5 mm 15 inches wide 380 mm 10 7 inches deep 271 mm 8 8 pounds 4 0 kg 22 F to 149 F 41 F to t104 F Check your cable company s compatibility requirements Cleaning the VCR Use a soft cloth or dusting attachment of your vacuum cleaner to dust your VCR Remove dust from the ventilation holes on the top back sides and bottom of the cabinet Plastic surfaces are ea...

Page 34: ...Menu 8 CHAN TRKG Buttons 14 15 18 26 alecking Timer Recordings 23 Check Trouble X8 29 Choosing a Hookup 2 Cleaning the CR 3l CLEAR Button 9 10 11 16 17 22 23 Clearing Timer Programs 23 Commercial Scan 8 Connections Button 10 14 16 17 18 25 26 First Time Operation 7 9 Front Panel 26 GO TO SEARCH Menu I7 Go To Search Feature I7 Hookups Antenna 2 3 Audio Video Jacks 2 3 6 Cable TV 2 3 5 Two VCRs 6 IN...

Page 35: ...9 20 22 24 Speeds Recording 24 startup 7 9 STOP Button lO 11 14 17 19 20 23 25 stop Action Pause 15 Stopping Timer Programs 23 STOWEJECT Button 14 19 20 23 25 26 Table of contents l TAPE SPEED Button 19 22 20 24 26 Time Correcting 9 Display 9 Setting 9 Time and Date setting 9 rime Counter x 17 Timer Frograms Checking and Clearing 23 From CR Line Input 23 indicator 20 22 27 Recording 22 setting 22 ...

Page 36: ... please contact your dealer or the nearest Servicenter from 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 far your product Thomson ConSumer Electronics 600 N Sherman Dr PO Box 1976 Indianapolis IN 46206 1994 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca Registrada s Frinted in...