RCA VR524, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE _i_ __i _ _ _ _ f J i VIDEO CASSETTE ...

Page 2: ...sion cord make sure it matches the plug of the product For U S A Operate VCR only on 120 volts 60Hz AC power normal house power FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note 3 o Cable TV Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the ...

Page 3: ...e Box or Satellite Receiver 19 Controlling Auxiliary RCA Component __ 20 Playing a Tape Playback Using the Playback Features Auto Play Feature 21 22 Picture Search 22 Slow Motion 22 DISPLAY Button 23 Time Counter 23 Index Search 24 Zero Search 24 Commercial Scan SEARCH Button __ 24 Pause for Stop Action 25 Frame Advance F ADV Button __ 25 Automatic Tracking 25 Manual Tracking 25 Recording a Progra...

Page 4: ... 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 Cable box to unscramble only pay channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc Turn to page 5 3 What type of RCA DSS satellite system do you have Choose one answer from below A Satellite receiver connected to TV without audio video inpu...

Page 5: ...O1 OUTTO TV 75 to 75 300 Separator RF Coaxial Cable _ supplied i VHF UHF i ii i OR iCable _ iiAntenna i Back of TV El Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of the TVoVCR button is not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided A Y adapter may be required to hear sound from both channels ...

Page 6: ...iNFROM VHF UHF _ AUDIOI VIDEOI _T iN OUT IN OUT TO TV_ 0_ I Back of TV BI Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of the TV VCR button is not required 1 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided A Y adapter may be required to hear sound from both channels if your TV is stereo Plug in power cords o...

Page 7: ...Cable Box RF Coaxial _ _ I Cablo _ _ _ i E i _ _ IN FROM L i AUDIO1 VIDEO1 i i OUT IN OUT IN OUT TOW_ Back of TV all Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of the TVoVCR button is not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided A Y adapter may be required to hear sound from both channels i...

Page 8: ...enna cable or cable box make sure the satellite receiver is turned off Set the CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the TVto this channel and use the TV VCR button to watch the VCR 3 4 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessories not provided Plug in power cords of VCR TV and receiver From From Cable Cable Box Satellite or Antenna Dish I Back ...

Page 9: ...ries not provided 4 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and receiver 5 eli tilik 1 _ T i j q _ _ J 0 im From From Cable Cable Box Satellite or Antenna Dish _ Back of Satellite Receiver _ RF Coaxial Cable RF Coaxial Cable supplied C Advanced hookup with deluxe receiver Use this hookup if your TV has audio video jacks and your receiver has two sets of AUDIO VIDEO jacks 1 Set the OH3 CH4 switch on back of ...

Page 10: ... previously selected on pages 3 4 or 5 Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality and more convenient operation use of the TV VCR button is not required 1 Select a hookup from pages 2 through 5 and then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided A Y adapter may be required to hear sound from both channels if y...

Page 11: ...AAA Batteries RF Coaxial Cable Stock No 221346 2 Insert batteries in remote 3 Turn on the TV A B Turn on the TV If you used one of the basic hookups tune the TV to the channel selected with the 30H 4 switch on back of VCR If you used one of the advanced hookups tune the TV to the TV s video input See TV owner s manual for details 9 ...

Page 12: ...ons in this step Cable Box Setup A Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU B Press 4 to display the CHANNELS menu C Press 5 to select CABLE BOX SETUP D Select one of the three choices 1 ALL CHANNELS 1 Press 1 to select ALL CHANNELS 2 Enter two numbers for the output channel of your cable box or press INPUT 3 Press MENU to continue 2 ONLY SOME CHANNELS Skip this setup if your cable bo...

Page 13: ...gs Time 1 Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 3 to display the TIME menu 3 Press 4 to display the SET DAYLIGHT SAVINGS menu 4 Select one of the options If you select YES DST IS OBSERVED In the Spring daylight saving time begins on the first Sunday in April Because the clock automatically changes from 2 00 AM to 3 00 AM forward one hour remember that any part of a schedule...

Page 14: ... TIME _ MM DATE SET TIME AND DATE TIME 02 30 PM HH MM DATE 08 04 96 SUNDAY PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT PRESS MENU TO SET Auto Channel Search The AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH feature memorizes the channel list available through your signal type cable or antenna The signal type is automatically selected when you auto channel search Also should you change your signal system you must perform Auto Channel Search Wai...

Page 15: ...isplay the LANGUAGE or IDIOMA or LANGUE menu English LANGUAGE Spanish IDIOMA French LANGUE Press 1 to have the menus displayed in English Ingles Press 2 to have the menus displayed in Spanish Espafiol Press 3 to have the menus displayed in French Fran_ais VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR PLUS 2 TIMER RECORDINGS 3 TIME 4 CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES 6 LANGUAGE LANGUAGE SELECT A LANGUAGE 1 ENGLISH 2 ESPAROL 3 FRAN_AIS...

Page 16: ... CONTROL VCR1 2 AUTO PLAY ON 3 FRONT PANEL AUTO 4 ALERT SOUND OFF 0 EXIT 10 Set the ALERT SOUND Select this feature if you want a warning to sound each time an invalid entry or invalid operation is made This feature is set to OFF at the factory Please note the warning sound is heard only when the VCR is on A Press MENU on the remote to display VCR MAIN MENU B Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES men...

Page 17: ...en set up Turns on compatible RCA or ProScan laserdisc player Used with a compatible RCA DVD player as described on page 17 VCR Function Buttons Press VCR to set remote to control the VCR to use the function buttons CHAN Channel Up or Down Selects the next higher or lower channel in the VCR s channel memory CLEAR Resets the time counter to 0 00 00 Lets you change entries when setting the clock or ...

Page 18: ...nel Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the TV s channel memory when remote is set to control a TV CLEAR Removes menus or status displays from the screen DISPLAY Shows the status displays on the screen Removes menus or displays from the screen PWR Power Used with the TV button to turn on a compatible TV that the remote has been programmed to control See Controlling a TV section MUTE...

Page 19: ...t Reminder Remember you must press VCR1 or VCR2 DVD on the remote the position you selected in the menu before the remote will operate this VCR VCR MAIN MENU VCR PLUS TIMER RECORDINGS TIME CHANNELS PREFERENCES PREFERENCES REMOTE CONTROL VCRI PREFERENCES PRESS VCR2 TO CHANGE 2 AUTO PLAY ON 3 FRONT PANEL ON 6 ALERT SOUNb ON 0 EXIT Using the VCR2 DVD Button The VCR2 DVD button on the VCR s remote is ...

Page 20: ...69 Memorex 005 MGA 006 011 014 019 022 027 041 056 061 068 Mitsubishi 006 011 014 01 022 027 041 055 056 061 068 MTC 011 01 027 Brand Code Multivision 081 NAD 018 023 NEC 011 014 019 027 038 084 Panasonic 012 013 038 086 111 Penney 000 008 011 019 027 040 068 077 086 088 Philco 006 007 010 011 013016 019 027 033 035 037 038 043 087 089 Philips 002 006 007 010 011 013 016 033 035 037 038 043 066 07...

Page 21: ...ox Codes Brand Code Magnavox 007 008 019 021 026 028 029 032 033 040 041 NSC 009 Oak 001 016 038 Oak Sigma 016 Panasonic 003 027 039 061 Philips 007 008 019 021 026 028 029 032 033 040 041 Pioneer 018 020 044 RCA 000 027 Randtek 007 008 Regal 003 012 013 Regency 002 033 Samsung 044 Sci Atlanta 003 022 035 063 064 Brand Code Signature 046 Sprucer 027 Starcom 046 Stargate 2000 058 Sylvania 011 059 T...

Page 22: ...ent 3 Hold the AUX button and press three number buttons to enter the code for your component 4 Release the buttons 5 Press PWR on the remote If the component turns off setup is complete RCA AM FM 003 Type of Auxiliary Equipment and Code oI_e_ ICDI_S_ I_ape2 I_VD 1004 I 00_ I 006lOO_lOOO I009 I0 0 The remote may not be able to control every RCA model of auxiliary type listed Operate the Auxiliary ...

Page 23: ...or the VCR if necessary Press TRACKING up or down on the remote or the VCR to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary See Manual Tracking section Press STOP EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote to stop the tape Press REW on the VCR or the remote to rewind the tape End of Tape The VCR automatically rewinds the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback Power Off If you press ...

Page 24: ...winding the tape Sound is turned off during picture search Picture search works best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speed Fast Forward Search 1 Press FF on the remote or FWD on the VCR to search forward at a faster than normal speed 2 Press FF on the remote FWD on the VCR or PLAY to return to playback Rewind Search 1 Press MEW to search backward at a faster than normal speed 2 Press REW or PL...

Page 25: ...back a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or end of programs you taped The time counter resets to 0 00 00 when the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if you record a 30 minute program at the beginning of the tape and you want to go to the end of that program to begin another recording you would 1 2 Insert the prerecorded tape and make sure it is rewound to the beginn...

Page 26: ...EARCH PRESS REW OR FF TO BEGIN SCANNING OR ENTER A SPECIFIC INDEX NUMBER _TT PRESS SEARCH TO EXIT INDEX SEARCH SEARCHING FOR INDEX MARKS PRESS STOP TO CANCEL Zero Search The zero search feature allows the VCR to quickly return to a counter reading of 0 0O O0 anywhere on the tape This is especially convenient when you want to watch a segment of the tape several times 1 Insert the prerecorded tape 2...

Page 27: ...e you want to view a frame of the scene 3 Press PAUSE or PLAY to resume normal playback Automatic Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when you are playing back a tape recorded on another VCR Automatic tracking is turned on when a tape is inserted or the VCR s power is turned on Manual Tracking Occasionally you may need to manually adjust tracking on a tape recorded on...

Page 28: ...viewing channel either 3 4 or the TV s video input channel 1 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 2 If you are using one of the basic hookups make sure the VCR indicator lights in the VCR s display panel If not press TV VCR to turn it on 3 Use SPEED on the remote to select a recording speed The tape speed indicator appears on the TV screen 4 Select the channel to be recorded The channel numb...

Page 29: ... 00 PRESS REC TO SET LENGTH Display on TV Screen Press Recording RECORD Time 0 30 30 Min I 1 00 1 Hr I 1 30 1 Hr 30 Min I 2 00 2 Hrs I 3 00 3 Hrs I 4 00 4 Hrs I Normal Record I 0 00 Turns Off Each press of RECORD or REC increases the time 30 minutes up to 4 hours The amount of time the VCR records and the power indicator flashes and TIMER indicators light in the VCR display panel During recording ...

Page 30: ...O CHANNEL SEARCH ADD REMOVE CHANNELS SIGNAL TYPE CABLE VCR PLUS CHANNEL LIST VCR CHANNEL MY CHANNEL 5 4 A_ 3 _ 2 1 USE CHAN UP DN TO SELECT PRESS 0 9 TO CHANGE PRESS MENU TO SAVE Standardized VCR Plus Channel Numbers for Cable TV U S A List 58 The Movie Channel 35 American Movie Classics 48 Music Television 39 Arts Entertainment 49 The Nashville Network 57 Black Entertainment 38 Nickelodeon 54 Bra...

Page 31: ...st or Cable TV Station Name Such as ABC NBC CBS etc VCR Plus Channel Number See Standardized VCR Plus Channel Chart Channel Number You Receive This Station On I Check your local listing for VCR Plus channel numbers assigned to network stations Check your local or cable listing for the channel numbers to enter in this column 29 ...

Page 32: ...D button Press CLEAR if you want to change the program end time This feature lets you extend the recording time on VCR Plus programs Also this option may be useful when you are recording programs such as sporting events that could exceed scheduled broadcast times 8 9 Press MENU to enter your program A reminder appears which times or you can press MENU until VCR MAIN MENU appears If you have entere...

Page 33: ... select the recording speed 7 Press MENU to enter your program A reminder appears which times or you can press MENU until TIMER RECORDINGS menu appears If you have entered two programs whose times overlap PROG RAMS OVERLAP appears on the screen 8 Repeat steps 3 7 for additional programs or press MENU twice to remove the menu from the TV screen 9 Turn off the VCR before the recording time The TIM E...

Page 34: ...ached to these jacks To timer record from the component connected to the VCR s line input press INPUT on the remote to enter VIDEO instead of the channel number on the TV screen during timer programming PROGRAM 1 ONE TIME CHANNEL VJDEO START TIME _ END TIME START DATE TAPE SPEED SLP PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT Using the Recording Features Recording Pause To prevent recording short pa...

Page 35: ...USE on the recording VCR 7 Press the PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin copying the tape 8 Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing PAUSE on the recording VCR to stop copying the tape Then locate the next segment you want to copy on the playback VCR by using FWD REW and PLAY Press PAUSE on the playback VCR Press PAUSE at the same time on both VCRs to resume copy...

Page 36: ...Searches the picture in reverse during playback STOP EJECT Stops the VCR s normal functions such as record playback rewind fast forward or pause Ejects the cassette when the VCR is stopped TV VCR Switches the picture signal so that it either comes from the VCR or the TV channel Back Panel 34 AUDIO1 VIDEO1 OUT IN OUT IN IN FROM ANT VHF UHF OUT TO TV_ 3CH 4 Switch Selects the channel to which you tu...

Page 37: ... Press INPUT on the remote to display the line input indicator L to record from the VIDE01 IN and AUDIO1 IN jacks Status Indicators Shows what the VCR is doing PLAY Playback REC Recording REW Rewinding FF Fast Forwarding STOP Stopped TIMER Indicator Shows VCR is set for timer recording when VCR is turned off Flashes when the timer recording is set and there is no cassette in the VCR VCR Indicator ...

Page 38: ...porcessolr inside the remote to reset it Reinstall the batteries and try remote again VCR only responds to VCR2 DVD button on Check setting of Remote Control VCR1MCR2 feature See page 17 remote Poor or no picture for normal TV viewing Press TVoVGR to turn VGR indicator off Switch TV to an active channel Check antenna connections Snowy or no picture during playback Press TV VCR to turn VGR indicato...

Page 39: ... show Clock was not set accurately check AM PM and date See pages 11 12 Time zone or daylight saving time information incorrect See pages 11 12 Check with the broadcast station or cable company if Auto Clock Set feature is turned on and time is still inaccurate Make sure Daylight Savings Time feature is turned on VCR makes noise when stopped VCR is removing tape from heads This is normal The head ...

Page 40: ...nches deep 285 mm Weight 8 2 pounds 3 7 kg Storage Temperature Range 22 F to 149 F 30 C to 65 C Operating Temperature Range 41 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C 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 surfa...

Page 41: ...r 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 been modified or incorporated into other products or is ...

Page 42: ...pe Connections 8 Copying and Editing Tapes 33 Date and Time Setting 12 Daylight Savings Time 11 Design Specifications 38 DIM Display Panel 14 DISPLAY Button 15 23 33 Display Panel 14 35 Editing and Copying Tapes 33 EJECT STOPButton 34 English Language 13 Espafiol 13 Express Recording 27 F ADV Frame Advance Button 15 25 FF Fast Forward Button 15 22 24 FWD Fast Forward Button 22 24 34 Frame Advance ...

Page 43: ...2 SLP Speed 26 Solving Problems 36 37 SOUND ALERT Feature 14 SP Speed 26 Specifications 38 SPEED Button 15 16 26 30 31 Speeds Recording 26 Stop Action Pause 25 32 STOP Button 15 16 STOP EJECT Button 21 34 Stopping a Recording 27 20 31 Table of Contents 1 Time and Date Setting 12 Time Counter 23 Daylight Savings 11 Setting 12 Zone 11 TIMER Indicator 30 31 35 Timer Recording Checking and Clearing 32...

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