RCA VR562, User Manual

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Page 2: ... back of the product for the proper operating voltage FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user s authority to operate it Note To Cable I V Installer This reminder is provided to call your attention to Article 820 40 of the National Electrical Code Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code Part 1 which provides guidelines for proper groun...

Page 3: ...sing the Playback Features Auto Play Feature 16 Picture Search 17 Slow Motion 17 Pause for Stop Action 17 DISP Display Button 18 Time Counter 18 Index Search 19 Zero Search 19 Blank Search 20 Frame Advance 20 Automatic Tracking 20 Manual Tracking 20 Recording and Playback Feature COMMERCIAL I ADVANCE TM __ 21 22 Recording a Program Recordings 23 Recording Speeds 23 Normal Recording 23 Watch a TV C...

Page 4: ...VCR 1 How does your TV receive 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 G Cable System Go to question 2 2 What type of Cable TV system do you have Choose one answer from below A Cable without a box Turn to page 3 3 Cable box to unscramble all the channels Turn to page 4 G Cable box to unscramble only pay chann...

Page 5: ...ntenna o Back of TV i B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of the TVoVGR 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 if your TV is stereo 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV 3 _ o m_Jhk l i_ T ITl aw _ we o m Tu...

Page 6: ...I VIDEOI OUT TO TV 75 to Separator RF Coaxial Cable _ supplied Back of TV El Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality and more convenient operation use of the TVeVCR 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 if your TV is stereo 2 Plug in power cord...

Page 7: ...TO TV OUT IN OUT IN RF Coaxial Cable supplied 75 to 75 300 Ohm Separator _ _ OR Cable i UHF Antenna 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 if y...

Page 8: ... m _ i e i Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality and more convenient operation use of the TVoVCR 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 your other VCR is stereo 3 Pl...

Page 9: ...3 2 AA Batteries RF Coaxial Cable Stock No 221346 2 Insert batteries in remote 3 Turn on the TV A Turn on the TV B If you used one of the basic hookups tune the TV to the channel selected with the 3CH 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 7 ...

Page 10: ... SET feature is set to ON at the factory With this feature on the VCR automatically updates the clock using the Coordinated Universal Time information transmitted by some broadcast stations The TIME ZONE and DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME menu items must be set for your area With this feature off the clock will not be set or adjusted automatically A Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU B P...

Page 11: ...ations for availability of channels with Extended Data Service XDS Set the Clock If the AUTO CLOCK SET was unsuccessful set the clock through the menu option Also if you choose to set the clock manually the AUTO CLOCK SET feature is automatically turned off A Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU B Press 3 to display the TIME menu C Press 1 to display the SET TIME AND DATE D Use th...

Page 12: ... are not active have weak signals or you do not want to watch them We recommend channels be placed in memory using the AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH feature before adding or removing channels A Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU B Press 4 to display CHANNELS menu C Press 2 to display ADD REMOVE CHANNEL screen D Use CHANNEL up and down or the number buttons to go to channels you want to ad...

Page 13: ...NU on remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU B Press 5 to display the PREFERENCES menu C Press 3 to select a FRONT PANEL mode Select AUTO to keep the display panel bright when VCR is on and dim when it is off Select BRIGHT to keep the display panel bright Select DIM to keep the display panel dim VCR MAIN MENU I VCR PLUS 2 TIMER RECORDINGS 3 TIME 4 CHANNELS 5 PREFERENCES PREFERENCES 1 REMOTE CONTROL VCRI ...

Page 14: ...he 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 a timer recording DISP Display Shows VCR operating displays on the TV screen Displays the time counter FF Fast Forward Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped Quickly searches a tape in forward motion during playback INPUT Turns the line inpu...

Page 15: ...m the screen DISP DISPLAY Shows the status displays on the screen Removes menus or displays from the screen POWER Turns off a compatible TV when remote is set to control that TV a compatible TV Some buttons may not work with the TV 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 Turns the TV sound on or off PREV CH...

Page 16: ...sen 06 JVC 10 11 Brand Remote Button Kawasho 03 06 Kenwood 06 Loewe 04 Luxman 06 LXI 04 05 07 Magnavox 04 06 Marantz 04 06 12 MGA 06 Mitsubishi 06 12 MTC 06 12 NAD 07 08 NEC 06 12 Panasonic 04 11 Philco 04 06 12 Philips 03 04 06 Pioneer 06 Portland 06 12 ProScan 01 Proton 06 Quasar 11 Radio Shack 01 05 13 The remote may not be able to control every model TV of the brands listed Brand Remote Button...

Page 17: ...General Instruments 04 05 15 23 24 25 30 36 Hamlin 12 13 34 48 Hitachi 37 43 Jerrold 04 05 15 23 24 25 30 36 45 46 47 Macom 37 43 Brand Code Magnavox 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 NSC 09 Oak 01 16 38 Oak Sigma 16 Panasonic 03 27 39 Philips 07 08 19 26 28 29 32 33 40 41 Pioneer 18 20 44 RCA 27 60 Randtek 07 08 Regal 12 13 Regency 02 33 Brand Code Samsung 44 Sci Atlanta 03 22 35 63 64 Stargate 2000 ...

Page 18: ... tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback Power Off If you press POWER while a tape is rewinding the VCR turns off automatically when it is completely rewound 7 Press STOP EJECT on the VCR to eject the tape once it is completely rewound AUTO PLAY Feature This feature allows the VCR to automatically start playing when you insert a tape with the safety tab removed 1 Press MENU on the r...

Page 19: ...f during slow motion playback Slow motion works best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speed 1 Press SLOW F ADV during playback to begin slow motion 2 Press to increase the speed or to decrease the speed 2 Use TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture 3 Press PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR to return to playback The VCR automatically switches from slow motion playbac...

Page 20: ...ck a segment of a prerecorded tape It helps locate the beginning or ending 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 Insert the prerecorded tape and make sure it is rewound to the beginni...

Page 21: ...Once the index mark or marks are found the tape begins playback 4 Follow the directions on the screen INDEX SEARCH PRESS REW OR FF TO BEGIN SCANNING OR ENTER A SPECIFIC INDEX _UMBER 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 00 00 anywhere on the tape This is especia...

Page 22: ...the action 2 Press SLOW F ADV each time you want to view a frame of the scene 3 Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR 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 Trackin...

Page 23: ...NCES menu 3 Make sure CA MARKING is set to ON If not press 5 The VCR will mark most commercials for the following types of recording VCR Plus Timer or One Touch Recording The VCR will automatically mark the commercials after the power is turned off Manual Recording When you press STOP to stop recording the VCR will ask you if you want to mark the commercials Just follow the on screen display MARK ...

Page 24: ...hin the first two minutes or last two minutes of a recording will not be automatically skipped A commercial will not be skipped if the recording starts in the middle of a commercial segment one isolated commercial is shown without others or a commercial is longer than one minute Press FF to scan through the commercial It is possible that part of a recorded program might be skipped if the program s...

Page 25: ...put channel 1 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place 2 Press VCR to set the remote to control the VCR 3 If you are using one of the basic hookups make sure the VCR indicator lights in the VCR s display panel If not press TVoVCR to turn it on 4 Use SPEED on the remote to select a recording speed The tape speed indicator appears on the TV screen 5 Select the channel to be recorded The channel nu...

Page 26: ...RECORD LENGTH 0 00 PRESS REC TO SET LENGTH Display on TV Screen Press Recording RECORD Time 0 30 30 Min 1 00 1 Hr 1 30 1 Hr 30 Min 2 00 2 Hrs 3 00 3 Hrs 4 00 4 Hrs Normal Record 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 power indicator flashes and TIMER indicators lights in the VCR display panel During recording press ...

Page 27: ...EARCH ADD REMOVE CHANNELS SIGNAL TYPE CABLE VCR PLUS CHANNEL LIST VCR CHANNEL MY CHANNEL 3 _K 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 Chartnel 35 American Movie Classics 48 Music Television 39 Arts Entertainment 49 The Nashville Network 57 Black Entertainment 38 Nickelodeon 54 Bravo 64 Nostalgia ...

Page 28: ...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 26 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 b ...

Page 29: ...week 6 Select a recording speed using the SPEED button 7 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 MEN...

Page 30: ...e to 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 PROGRAMS 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 veil before the recording time If us...

Page 31: ... 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 I ONE TIME CHANNEL V_DEO 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 passages o...

Page 32: ... 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 copying 9 Press STOP EJEGT on both VCRs when you are finished You may turn off the TV after the recording has started as it does not have to be on to copy a tape Copying and Editin...

Page 33: ... Searches the picture forward during playback PLAY PAUSE Plays a tape Pauses the tape for stop action viewing during playback Pauses the tape during recording to prevent recording unwanted material POWER Turns the VCR on or off REW Rewind Rewinds the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture in reverse during playback STOP EJECT Stops the VCR s normal functions such as record playback rewi...

Page 34: ...ote to display the line input indicator L to record from the VIDEO1 IN and AUDIO1 IN jacks Status Indicators Shows what the VCR is doing PLAY A tape is playing REC A tape is recording REW A tape is rewinding FF A tape is fast forwarding STOP A tapeis 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 ...

Page 35: ... signal from an antenna or cable system when attached OUT TO TV Connector Passes signal to TV using the cable supplied VIDEO1 IN and AUDIO1 IN Jacks Receives signals from another component like a VCR or camcorder when it is connected to these jacks Use INPUT channel 00 on the remote to select VIDEO1 OUT and AUDIO1 OUT Jacks Sends signals from VCR to another component like a TV VCR or camcorder whe...

Page 36: ...Snowy or no picture during playback Press TVoVCR to turn VGR indicator on Check TV channel selected 3 or 4 to make sure it matches the channel selected with 3CH 4 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 stop action frame advance and slow mo...

Page 37: ... does not start to Set AUTO PLAY ON OFF feature to ON Details are on page 16 play automatically Tape plays back in slow motion i Press SLOW or PLAY to return to normal playback TIMER indicator flashes Timer recording programmed and no cassette in VCR Time counter disappears while searching This is normal On screen menus in English French or Spanish Check language feature in Startup section VCR for...

Page 38: ...rk each time should be skipped each time the tape is played in a the tape is played COMMERCIAL_ADVANCE TM VCR After marking commercials is the tape left at the The tape is left at the end of the recording so it is in position to begin beginning or end of the recording additional programmed recordings Does the marking process interfere with other No If two or more recordings are programmed together...

Page 39: ...2 inches 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 su...

Page 40: ...omer 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 audioheads Remote control batteries A VCR that has been modified or incorporated into other products or i...

Page 41: ...ying Tape Connections 6 Copying and Editing Tapes 30 Date and Time Setting 9 Daylight Savings Time 9 Design Specifications 37 DIM Display Panel 11 DISPLAY Button 12 18 Display Panel 11 32 Editing and Copying Tapes 30 EJECToSTOP Button 16 31 English Language 10 F ADV Frame Advance SLOW Button 12 20 FF Fast Forward Button 12 17 19 20 FWD Fast Forward Button 17 19 20 31 Frame Advance Feature 12 20 Fr...

Page 42: ...on 12 13 16 30 STOP EJECT Button 16 30 31 Stopping a Recording 24 27 28 Table of Contents 1 Time and Date Setting 9 Time Counter 18 TIMER Indicator 27 28 32 Time Auto Clock Set 8 9 Counter 18 Daylight Savings 9 Setting 8 9 Zone 8 Timer Recording Checking and Clearing 29 Front VCR Line Input 29 Recording 28 Setting 28 Stopping 28 Tracking Automatic and Manual 20 TRACKING Buttons 12 13 20 31 Trouble...

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