RCA VR546, User Manual

Chapter 3: On-Screen Menus

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Chapter 3

Front Panel

You can change the brightness level of the VCR’s front panel display. In the 

PREFERENCES 

menu, press the 5 button

repeatedly to toggle between options:

• AUTO means the display brightens when the VCR is on and dims when the VCR is off.

• BRIGHT keeps the display bright whether the VCR is on or off.

• DIM keeps the display at a low brightness level whether the VCR is on or off.

       LANGUAGE

Select a language.

1 English
2 Español
3 Français

Press MENU to continue

         AUDIO

1 Reception:     STEREO
2 Tape Playback: HI-FI

0 Exit

Tape Speed

You can choose a preferred tape speed for recording; either
Standard Play (SP) or Super Long Play (SLP). The speed selected
appears on the screen and in timer recording menus.

Recording Speeds

SP

 (Standard Play)

Gives the best quality recording, but fewer programs can be
recorded on the tape.

SLP 

(Super Long Play)

Gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded in SP mode.

Set Auto Repeat

You can set the VCR to play the same segment of a tape over and
over in a repeating loop.

The 

Set Auto Repeat 

menu will ask for a loop end time to be

specified. To turn off Set Auto Repeat, press the CLEAR button.

Audio (VR637HF only)

Your VCR’s audio features can be customized and affect both tape
playback and recordings.

Reception

You can select the type of audio signal the VCR receives and
records. Choose from 

STEREO

, 

MONO

, and 

SAP.

Press the 1 button repeatedly to choose the desired setting. 

STEREO

is used for normal or stereo broadcast recording. 

MONO

 is used if

the signal is weak or the sound is too noisy. 

SAP

 is used to record a

Second Audio Program, such as a bilingual program.

Tape Playback

Tape Playback lets you select what type of audio that is played
during playback. Choose from 

HI-FI

, 

LINEAR

, and 

MIX

.

Press the 2 button repeatedly to choose the desired setting. 

HI-FI

 is

used for normal playback. 

LINEAR

 is for mono sound, such as a

Second Audio Program, or a dubbed voice-over. 

MIX 

is used to play

back the sound recorded on both the Hi-Fi and linear tracks.

Language

Select your preferred language to determine how the on-screen
displays will appear. The language setting is explained in detail on
page 8.

Recording Times

Cassette

SP

SLP

T-120

2 Hr

6 Hr

T-160

2 Hr/40 Min

8 Hr