RCA VR613HF, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE VR613HF VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER ...

Page 2: ... to the point of cable entry as practical Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for 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 VCR Model No ___________...

Page 3: ...17 DISPLAY Button __________________ 18 Time Counter_____________________ 18 Picture Search ____________________ 19 Slow Motion______________________ 19 Pause for Stop Action______________ 19 Frame Advance ___________________ 20 Automatic Tracking _______________ 20 Manual Tracking__________________ 20 Commercial Scan SEARCH Button _ 21 Index Search ______________________21 Zero Search ___________...

Page 4: ...oose 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 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 Cable box to unscramble only pay channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc Turn...

Page 5: ...es not provided If your TV is not stereo a Y adapter may be required to hear sound from both channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR and TV 3 Tune the TV to its video input to watch the VCR Continue to page 8 Continue to page 8 3 Hooking Up the VCR OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT VHF UHF 3 CH 4 IN AUDIO1 VIDEO1 R L OUT Back of VCR Back of TV 300 75 Ohm Adapter OR From Antenna or Cable Cable Antenna OR VHF UHF...

Page 6: ... hookup for a simple connection which requires fewer accessories 1 Set the 3CH 4 switch on back of VCR to either channel 3 or 4 Tune the TV to this channel and use the TV VCR button to watch the VCR 2 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessories not provided 3 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box 4 B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture qualit...

Page 7: ...y be required to hear sound from both channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box 3 Tune the TV to its video input to watch the VCR View all pay channels through the VCR Continue to page 8 Continue to page 8 5 Hooking Up the VCR Cable System With Cable Box to Unscramble Only Pay Channels such as HBO Showtime Pay Per View etc OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT VHF UHF 3 CH 4 IN AUDIO1 VIDEO1 Back of ...

Page 8: ... 2 through 5 and then modify with this connection 2 Set the 3CH 4 switch on the playback VCR to either channel 3 or 4 Tune the recording VCR to this channel to receive the signal from the playback VCR 3 Connect as shown This connection may require additional accessories not provided 4 Plug in power cords of VCRs and TV 5 Option B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality and more c...

Page 9: ...nd then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided 3 Plug in power cords of amplifier receiver VCR and TV 4 Turn to page 27 for Recording Audio Only Select the line input on the VCR to receive the audio signal from the amplifier receiver Play back stereo tapes or receive a stereo broadcast through an amplifier receiver Connect your V...

Page 10: ...R If you used one of the advanced hookups tune the TV to the TV s video input See TV owner s manual for details 4 Turn on the VCR A Press VCR on the remote The POWER and VCR indicators in the VCR s display panel light Remote Stock No 221373 TV CABLE 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 0 MENU PREV CH PAUSE SEARCH SLOW F ADV REC STOP CLEAR POWER TRACKING FF REW PLAY SPEED VCR INPUT CHAN VOL MUTE DISP TV VCR RF Coaxia...

Page 11: ...lay the CHANNELS menu C Press 1 to begin AUTO CHANNEL SEARCH The VCR automatically selects CABLE cable TV or ANTENNA If you need to change the setting manually press 3 6 Add or remove channels from the VCR s memory You may want to add or remove channels if some of the channels are not active have weak signals or you do not want to watch them You must place channels in memory using the AUTO CHANNEL...

Page 12: ...Return the TV to the VCR viewing channel CH3 or CH4 F Press TV VCR to switch back to the picture from the VCR 9 Set Auto TV VCR feature Skip this step if you used one of the basic hookups If you connected your VCR using the video input of your TV you can prevent the VCR indicator from turning on automatically A Press MENU on remote to display VCR MAIN MENU B Press 4 to display PREFERENCES C Press ...

Page 13: ... D Press MENU on the remote to start the clock and remove the SET CLOCK menu from the screen The time appears in the VCR s display panel and the time and date appear on the TV screen when you press DISP on remote 12 Set the Automatic Daylight Saving Time Select this feature if you want the VCR s clock to advance one hour in April and reverse one hour in October automatically A Press MENU on the re...

Page 14: ...wer 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 VCR for 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 input L on or of...

Page 15: ...er 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 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 Used with the TV button to turn on a compatible TV that the remote has been programmed to control ...

Page 16: ...dle 06 Citizen 06 Colortyme 06 Concerto 06 Curtis Mathes 01 06 Daewoo 06 12 Daytron 06 Electrohome 06 12 Emerson 06 Envision 05 06 Fisher 05 GE 00 01 06 11 Goldstar 06 12 Hallmark 06 Hitachi 06 14 Infinity 04 J C Penney 00 01 06 09 12 JBL 04 Jensen 06 JVC 10 11 Kawasho 03 06 Kenwood 06 Loewe 04 Luxman 06 LXI 04 05 07 Magnavox 04 06 Marants 04 Marantz 04 06 MGA 06 12 Mitsubishi 06 12 MTC 06 12 Code...

Page 17: ...t the buttons to see which ones operate your cable box 1 Point the remote at the cable box and press CABLE 2 If the cable box does not turn on in step 1 press CABLE then POWER 3 Use the Cable Box Function Buttons for the cable box See page 13 Brand of Cable TV Box ABC Anvision Cablestar Diamond Eagle Eastern International General Instrument Hamlin Hitachi Jerrold Macom Magnavox NSC Oak Oak Sigma P...

Page 18: ...R or PLAY on the remote if necessary appears in the VCR s display panel 4 Press TRACKING up or down on the remote or VCR to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Details are on page 20 5 Press STOP EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote 6 Press REW The VCR automatically rewinds the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback Also if you press POWER while a tape is rewinding t...

Page 19: ...r two hours automatically rewind the tape and play the tape again 1 Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU 2 Press 4 to display the PREFERENCES menu 3 Press 6 to display the SET AUTO REPEAT menu 4 Set the length of time you want the tape to play in a repeating loop Press CLEAR on the remote to correct the length Select a length of 0 00 with the CLEAR button if you do not want the ta...

Page 20: ...back a segment of a prerecorded tape This helps you 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 recorded a 30 minute program at the beginning of the tape you would 1 Insert the prerecorded tape 2 Press DISP twice to display only the time counter on the TV screen 3 Press FF to fast forward the tape unt...

Page 21: ...k Slow Motion You can view a tape in slow motion during play or play pause The and buttons let you vary the speed Sound is turned off during slow motion playback Slow motion works best in the SP or SLP speed 1 Press SLOW F ADV to begin slow motion playback 2 Press to increase the speed or to decrease the speed 3 Use TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture 4 Press PLAY on the rem...

Page 22: ...ction playback to stop after a few minutes Frame Advance SLOW F ADV Button Frame advance lets you view one stop action frame after another Frame advance works best for tapes recorded in the SP or SLP speed 1 Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote or PLAY PAUSE on the VCR to stop the action 2 Press SLOW F ADV when you want to view the next frame of the scene 3 Press PAUSE or PLAY on the remote or PLAY P...

Page 23: ...e 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 searching from the beginning of the tape To index search 1 Insert the prerecorded tape and press STOP 2 Press SEARCH on the remote to display the INDEX SEARCH menu on the TV screen 3 Press two number buttons to enter the number of index marks you want the VCR to search Pre...

Page 24: ...e remote to return to 0 00 00 The time counter remains in the upper right corner of the TV screen during search Blank Search The VCR searches for blank portions of the tape that are more than six seconds long 1 Insert the prerecorded tape Press STOP 2 Press SEARCH three times to display the BLANK SEARCH menu 3 Press FWD on the VCR or FF on the remote to begin searching for six seconds of blank tap...

Page 25: ... between HI FI MIX or LINEAR sound Select HI FI to play back sound recorded on the Hi Fi track and for normal use The Hi Fi indicator lights in the VCR s display panel Select MIX to play back the sound recorded on both the Hi Fi and linear track sound on sound The Hi Fi indicator lights in the VCR s display panel Select LINEAR to play back the sound recorded on the linear monaural track such as a ...

Page 26: ...after a few minutes Basic Recording Operating Instructions To Make a Recording Turn on the TV and tune it to the VCR viewing channel either 3 4 or the TV s video input 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 appears in the VCR s display panel If not press TV VCR to ...

Page 27: ...30 minutes up to 4 hours The amount of time the VCR will record and the and indicators appear in the VCR s display panel TIMER REC CHANNEL POWER TV VCR TRACKING RECORD REW FWD STOP EJECT PLAY PAUSE VCR TIMER REC H i F i RECORD RECORD LENGTH 0 00 CH 04 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 During recording press RECO...

Page 28: ...d to record broadcast stereo TV The STEREO indicator lights in the VCR s display panel when the station you are tuned to is broadcasting stereo Select SAP to record SAP second audio program instead of the normal audio The SAP indicator lights in the VCR s display panel when the station you are tuned to is broadcasting SAP Set the TAPE PLAYBACK HI FI MIX LINEAR feature to LINEAR to hear SAP Details...

Page 29: ...the AUDIO1 IN jacks 2 Press SPEED on the remote to select the recording speed The tape speed indicator appears on the TV screen 3 Start playing the audio source Then press RECORD on the VCR or REC on the remote to begin recording and appear in the VCR s display panel 4 Press STOP EJECT on the VCR or STOP on the remote when you are finished REC You can record audio only from another audio source co...

Page 30: ...creen prompts Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry 6 Press SPEED on the remote to select the recording speed 7 Press MENU to enter your program A reminder appears which times out or you can press MENU to return to the TIMER RECORDINGS 8 Repeat steps 3 7 for additional programs or press MENU twice to remove the menu from the TV screen 9 If using a cable box leave it turned on and tuned to ...

Page 31: ... START TIME END TIME START DATE TAPE SPEED SLP PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT Timer Recording From the VCR s Line Input The line input refers to the signal coming from the VCR s AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks 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 i...

Page 32: ...sing FWD REW and PLAY Press PLAY PAUSE on the playback VCR Press PLAY PAUSE at the same time on both VCRs to resume copying 9 Press STOP EJECT 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 Caution The unauthorized recording of television programs and other materials may infringe the rights of others Copying an...

Page 33: ...HANNEL POWER TV VCR TRACKING RECORD REW FWD STOP EJECT PLAY PAUSE CHANNEL or TRACKING up or down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR s channel memory Adjusts tracking during playback FWD Fast Forward Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture forward during playback PLAY PAUSE Plays a tape Pauses the tape for stop action viewing during playback Pauses the tape ...

Page 34: ...STEREO Indicator Lights when the station you are tuned to is broadcasting stereo Time Counter Time Status Channel Number Line Input L Shows the diplays for the time counter time status channel number line input L Press DISPLAY on remote to show these indicators Also press DISPLAY to switch between the current time and elapsed time counter Indicator Lights when VCR is set for timer recording and VC...

Page 35: ...380 mm 11 2 inches deep 285 mm Weight 8 4 pounds 3 8 kg Storage Temperature Range 22 F to 149 F Operating Temperature Range 41 F to 104 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 easi...

Page 36: ...icator off Switch TV to an active channel 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 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 ...

Page 37: ...ty tab broken off Power interruption Clock on the front panel will show Clock was not set accurately check AM PM and date See page 11 Time counter display appears in VCR s display apnel Press DISPLAY on remote Check to see if AUTO DST is turned on VCR is removing tape from heads This is normal The head cylinder inside the VCR continues to rotate for a few minutes after you put the VCR in the stop ...

Page 38: ... 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 used for institutional or ...

Page 39: ...6 Timer Recording 28 Operation First Time 8 11 OUT TO TV Connector 3 5 31 PANEL DISPLAY Feature 10 PAUSE Button 12 20 24 Pause for Stop Action 19 Pause Recording 24 Picture Search 19 PLAY Button 12 16 17 19 20 22 31 PLAY PAUSE Button 20 24 31 TAPE PLAYBACK HI FI LINEAR MIX Feature 23 26 Playing a Tape 16 23 POWER Button 12 15 25 28 31 POWER Indicator 32 PREV CH Previous Channel Button 12 13 Proble...

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