RCA VR653HF, User Manual

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

Page 2: ...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 To Cable lrv 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 grounding and in particula...

Page 3: ...tellite Receiver 20 Controlling an Auxiliary RCA Component_ 21 Playing a Tape Operating Instructions 22 Using the Playback Features Tape Playback HI2FI LINEAR MIX Feature 23 Auto Play Feature 23 Pause for Stop Action 24 Slow Motion 24 Automatic Tracking 24 Manual Tracking 24 Picture Search 25 Variable Speed Picture Search and Frame Advance Using JOG SHUTTLE and Arrow Buttons on Remote 25 Index Sea...

Page 4: ...em Go to question 2 D Satellite System and another source A B C Go to question 3 1 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 3 Cable box to unscramble only pay channels such as HBO Showtime Cinemax etc Turn to page 5 You may need to contact your local cable company for assista...

Page 5: ...I l_ _J IN 75 to 75 30q Separator oR i Cable iAntenna ii Back of TV all Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation _ use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both left and right chan...

Page 6: ... Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation use of TVeVCR _ button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided i If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both left and rightchannels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and cable box o llllil _l ol odX_j_ii You will tu...

Page 7: ... 111 elI_ _ i _ll Back of TV B Advanced hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved picture quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation _ use of TV VCR button not required 1 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your TV is not stereo you may need a Y adapter to hear sound from both left and right channels 2 Plug in power cords of VCR TV and ...

Page 8: ...3 or 4 You will tune the VCR to this channel or its line audio video input to record from the receiver To watch the _atellite receiver turn off the VCR If you want to watch or record the signal from your antenna cable or cable box make sure the satellite receiver is turned off 2 Set the CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the TV to this channel and use the TV VCRbu...

Page 9: ...1ol I i I Ili I lira i _ll 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 CH3 CH4 switch on back of VCR to either channel 3 or 4 You will tune the TV to this channel and use the VeVCR button to watch the VCR To record from the satellite receiver you will tune the VCR to its line audio video input...

Page 10: ...ption B hookup Use this hookup for slightly improved copy quality hi fi stereo sound and more convenient operation use of _ VCR button not required 1 Select a hookup from pages 2 through 7 and then modify with this connection 2 Connect as shown This connection requires additional accessories not provided If your other VCR is not stereo plug it into the AUDIO L MONO jack of this VCR to hear sound f...

Page 11: ...t your dealer if any items are missing Q _ 0 Remote Stock No 231546 0 O 0 t 0_ 0 4 AAA Batteries Power Cord Stock No 218104 RF Coaxial Cable Stock No 221396 2 Attach power cord to back of VCR 3 Insert batteries in remote continued on next page 9 ...

Page 12: ...the VCR A Press VON1 on the remote Setup Menu Appears Automatically The first time you turn on the VCR the SETUP menu will appear Follow the steps on the screen to ahtomatically auto channel search automatically set the time and select some feature options 1 Press number button 1 on the remote to Begin setup Proceed to Step 7 2 Press number button 2 on the remote to Cancel the setup If you choose ...

Page 13: ... antenna or cable connections are completed Auto Channel Search will be performed followed by automatic clock set If The Auto Clock Set was unsuccessful message appears you can try auto clock set again or press I to set the clock manually The clock must be set before you can use the timer recording feature SETUP The Auto CLock Set was unsuccessful Would you Like to set the time and date 2 Skip thi...

Page 14: ...TIRE AND DATE Time _ hh mm Date I I Press MENU to exit 8 Setup VCR Plus channels The VCR must be setup with the VCR Plus channels before you can record using VCR Plus This can be done now or at a later time Press I if you would like to setup the VCR Plus channels now Press 2 if you wish to skip this step Details are on page 34 SETUP WouLd you Like to set up the channeL Lists for the VCR PLus featu...

Page 15: ...e or antenna signals A Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen If fl ds menu does not appear a Make sure TV is tuned to same channel as the CH3 CH4 switch on the back of the VCR or the TV s video input refer to TV s manual Press VCR1 VCR2 DVD then press MENU PROG again If you use a basic hookup check VCR indicator in display panel it should be on Press TV VCR to turn it on Ch...

Page 16: ...VGR button lets you switch between the picture coming from the VCR or the picture from the TV channel This button lets you record a program on the VCR while watching another channel on the TV Details are on page 32 A Press VCR1 VCR2eDVD to set the remote to control the VCR B Press TVoVCR to see the picture from the VCR The VCR indicator lights in the display panel C Press CHANNEL up or down on the...

Page 17: ... and watch your VCR on channel 3 or 4 of your TV The VCR will automatically switch the TV VCR setting to VCR every time the VCR is turned on a tape with the safety tab removed is inserted or you press PLAY Select OFF if you used one of the advanced hookups and watch your VCR on the video input channel of your TV The VCR indicator will not turn on automatically and the signal from your antenna or c...

Page 18: ...tible RCA or ProScan LaserDisc player See page 18 Can also be programmed to control a compatible RCA DVD player VCR Function Buttons Press VCR1 VCR2 DVD to set remote to control the VCR to use the function ArrowButtons _ Allow you to move through the menus enter data and change settings of selected features See page 10 CHAN Up or Down Selects next higher or lower channel in the VCR s channel memor...

Page 19: ...t 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 compatible TV Some buttons may not work with every TV MUTE Turns the TV sound on or off PREV CH Previous Channel Switches between two channels Numbers 0 through 9 Sele...

Page 20: ...V VCR ON 4 Front Panel AUTO 5 CA Marking ON 6 CA PLayback AUTO 7 CA Dtsplay BLUE PREFERENCES 2 Auto Play ON 3 Auto TV VCR ON 4 Front Panel AUTO 5 CA Marking ON 6 CA PLayback AUTO CA Display BLUE Press VCR2 to change PREFERENCES 2 Auto PLay ON Auto TV VCR ON 4 Front Panel AUTO CA Marking ON 6 CA PLayback AUTO 7 CA Display BLUE 0 Exit Controlling a LaserDisc Player or DVD Component The VCR2 DVD butt...

Page 21: ...033 035 043 049 066 087 089 Marants 013 Marantz 011 013 027 069 Memorex 005 MGA 006 011 014 019 022 027 041 056 061 068 Mitsubishi 006 011 014 019 022 027 041 055 056 061 068 Brand Code MTC 011 019 027 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 006 087 010 011 013016 019 027 033 035 057 038 043 087 089...

Page 22: ...40 041 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 Teknika 006 Texscan 010 011 059 Tocom 017 021 049 050 055 Unika 031...

Page 23: ...onent 4 Release the buttons 5 Press PWR on the remote If the component turns off setup is complete Type of Auxili_ Equipment and Code _a_ _eT i i_ _ sse e AM FM AUX I Phonol Tapel ICD DSS i Tape2 DVD RCA 003 004 I 005 i 006 007 t 008 I 009 I 010 The remote may not be able to control every RCA model of auxiliary equipment listed Operate the Auxiliary Component After you have setup your remote to co...

Page 24: ...e safety tab On the cassette has been removed and the auto play feature is ttu ned on m Q Safety Tab 4 6 7 Press PLAY if necessary PLAY appears in the VCR s display panel Press TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Details are on page 24 Press STOP Press REW The VCR will automatically rewind the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback While rewindin...

Page 25: ...y back the sound recorded on the linear monaural track used to playback a second audio program SAP Select MIX to play back the sound recorded on both the linear track and the Hi Fi track sound on sound Auto Play Feature This feature lets you tell the VCR whether you want it to automatically start playing a tape that is inserted with the safety tab removed 1 Press MENU PROG on the remote to see the...

Page 26: ... appears in the VCR s display panel 2 Press SLOW to increase the speed or to decrease the speed 8 Use TRACKING up or down to remove any streaks from the picture 4 Press PLAY to return to playback The VCR will automatically switch from slow motion playback to stop after a few minutes Automatic Tracking The VCR has automatic tracking which adjusts the picture when playing back a tape recorded on ano...

Page 27: ...nd is turned off during picture search and frame advance Tapes recorded in SP or SLP speed give the best picture Shuttle Control When the VCR is playing a tape press JOG SHUTTLE to have the VCR enter the still mode STILL appears in the display panel 1 Press _ and release to search forward slowly The speed is increased with each press of the _ button As the speed increases the display changes from ...

Page 28: ... 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 Press CLEAR to correct an entry 4 Press FF on remote or FWD on the VCR to search forward or press REW to search in reverse The time counter is displayed in the upper right comer of the TV screen during search 0 30 00 5 Press STOP to stop index searching Some index marks may ...

Page 29: ...4 Press FF on the remote or FWD on the VCR to search forward or flEW to search in reverse The time counter is displayed in the upper right corner of the TV screen during search 5 Press STOP to stop go to searching Blank Search The VCR searches for blank portions of the tape that are more than six seconds in length I Insert the tape and press STOP 2 Press SEARCH on the remote three times to display...

Page 30: ...am information is not available Title Unavailable will appear 3 Press DISPLAY again to have only the time counter remain on the TV screen The time counter will appear instead of the time in the VCR s display panel 4 Press DISPLAY again to remove the time counter from the TV screen 5 The time counter will remain in the VCR s display panel and no status displays will appear on the TV screen This is ...

Page 31: ...P PROGRAM DETAILS Joan s Hour Start 11 00 PM Length 01 00 Time Remaining 00 15 Rat4ng PG Time Counter The time counter shows the actual time it takes to recorda 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 00 00 whenever the tape is ejected from the VCR For example if a 30 minute program was recorded at...

Page 32: ...ess 6 to display the PREFERENCES 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 Express 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 t...

Page 33: ...ast 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 segment is between commercials ...

Page 34: ...P T120 2Hr 4Hr 6Hr T160 2Hr 40Min 5I Ir 20Min 8Hr SP Standard Play gives the best quality recording That is why most prerecorded rental tapes are recorded in SP Fewer programs can be recorded on the tape Special effects such as pause slow motion picture search and frame advance work well LP Long Play gives twice the recording time of tapes recorded in SP Special effects in playback are not recomme...

Page 35: ...cator appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 5 Select the channel to be recorded The channei number appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 6 Press RECORD on the VCR or REC on the remote to begin recording REC appears in the VCR s display panel while the VCR is recording Watch a TV Channel While VCR is Recording a Different Channel 1 2 o 4 Follow steps 1 through 6 ...

Page 36: ...pe CABLE 0 Exit VCR Channel My Channel 4 _77 Use CHAN up dn to select Press 0 9 to change Press MENU to exit 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 Entertalnment 38 Nickelodeon 54 Bravo 64 Nostalgia Television 42 Cabl_ News Network 99 Quality Value Cabl...

Page 37: ...ast or Cable TV VCR Plus Station Name Channel Number Such as ABC NBC CBS etc See Standardized VCR Plus Channel Chart Channel Number You Receive This Station On 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 I ...

Page 38: ...k 7 Select recording speed using SPEED on the remote Press CLEAR if you want to change the program end time This feature allows you to extend the recording time on VCR Plus programs This option may be useful when recording programs such as sporting events that could go past scheduled broadcast times 8 Press MENUmPROG to enter your program A reminder appears which will time out PROGRAMS OVERLAP may...

Page 39: ...am A reminder appears which will time out or you can press MENU PROG to return to the VCR MAIN MENU PROGRAMS OVERLAP may appear on the screen if you have entered two programs where the times overlap 8 The TIMER RECORDINGS menu appears Press I to enter an additional timer program or press 0 to exit 9 Turn off the VCR before recording begins TIM ER appears in the VCR s display panel when the timer h...

Page 40: ...Press a number button to select the type of program you want to record Program 2 One Time Channel 08 Start Time 2 10 PN End Time 03 35 PN Start Date 11 18 96 Non T_p e Speed SLP 1 _ _ 2 LP 3 SLP Press CLEAR to correct Press RENU to save Edit the rest of the program using the CLEAR and number buttons Clear the Program Press CLEAR when the program appears Timer Recording From the VCR s Line Input Th...

Page 41: ...to activate express recording 7 Repeatedly press RECORD on the VCR or REC on the remote until the amount of recording time for the program is displayed in the VCR s display panel or on the TV screen Press Recording RECORD Time RECORD LENGTH 0 00 CH 04 Press REC to set Length Express Display on TV Screen 0 30 30 Min I 1 00 1 Hr I 1 30 1 Fir 30 Min I 2 00 2 Hrs I 3 00 3 Hrs I 4 00 4 Hrs I Normal Rec...

Page 42: ...Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 8 to display the AUDIO menu C Press 1 to select the type of audio Reception STEREO MONO or SAP Set to STEREO for normal recording and 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 Set to MONO if the stereo signal is weak and the sound...

Page 43: ...ll record audio from the audio equipment connected to the AUDIO INjacks 2 Use SPEED on the remote to select the recording speed The tape speed indicator appears in the VCR s display panel and on the TV screen 3 Make sure the Reception STEREO MONO SAP feature is set to STEREO A Press MENU PROG to display the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen B Press 8 to display the AUDIO menu C Press I to select Rec ...

Page 44: ...ing Audio Only You can record audio only from another audio source connected to the AUDIO IN L MONO and R jacks on the back or front of the VCR Any video on the tape will be erased when you record audio only ...

Page 45: ...treaks may appear and you may need to adjust tracking Press REGORD then PAUSE on recording VCR Press PAUSE 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 the playback VCRby using FWD RE W and PLAY Press PAUSE on the playback VC...

Page 46: ...n the VCR is stopped to eject the cassette FWD Fast Forward Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is stopped Searches the picture forward during playback INPUT Turns the line input on or off L1 or L 2 appears in VCR s display panel and VIDEO1 or VIDEO2 appears on the TV screen Line input refers to the signal coming from the component connected to the audio video input jacks on the back L1 or front L...

Page 47: ...k to hear sound on both channels VIDEO and AUDIO R and L OUT Jacks Sends signals from VCR to another component like a TV monitor or VCR when it is connected to these jacks Display Panel This VCR has a feature where you can change the brightness level of the fluorescent display panel 1 Press MENU PROG on the remote to see the VCR MAIN MENU on the TV screen 2 Press 6 to display the PREFERENCES menu ...

Page 48: ...ONO SAP feature is set to SAP Status Indicators Show what the VCR is doing COMM MARK EJECT FFWD HELLO MARK 30 PLAY F_EC REC P CA marking in progress Ejecting Tape Fast forward Turned on Marking process countdown Playback Record Record pause REW Rewind SRCH Forward search SRCH Reverse search SLOW Slow motion STILL Frame advance STILL Play pause STOP VCR stopped TAPE flashes Set for timer no tape TI...

Page 49: ...12 5 inches deep 318 mm Weight 9 5 pounds 4 3 kg Storage Temperature Range Operating Temperature Range 22 F 30 C to 149 F 65 C 41 F 5 C to 104 F 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 50: ...er 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 been modified or incorporated into other produ...

Page 51: ...h no objectsbetween them Change batteries Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote to reset it Reinstall the batteries and try remote again Press rv AUX VCR2 DVD or SAT CABLE to set remote to control a compatible component Seepages 18 21 Aim remote at component with no objectsbetween them Reprogram remote after batteries h...

Page 52: ...on at timerecording was fo begin Program entered incorrectly wrong channel or times Power interruption Clock area in display panel will show Check to see if time and date are correct including AM PM Program exceeded tape s length or tape was not rewound beforehand VCR was not turned off at the time recording was to start No tape in VCR or cassette s safety tab broken off VCR is removing tape from ...

Page 53: ...ack feature set to AUTO Seepages 30 31 Some tapes use specialcontrol track marking Set the COlVI_CIAL ADVANCE TM CA Playback feature in the Preferences menu to MANUAL COIvIIVlERCIAL _ADVANCE TM feature does not mark commercials Commercials recorded even though COMIvlERCIAL _ADVANCE TM feature was turned on The commercial advance feature does not mark commercials urider thefollowing situations CA M...

Page 54: ...te commercial break is scanned through in approximately 8 12 seconds In SP it takes about 25 35 seconds Yes The recorded program including commercials can be viewed by setting the CA Playback featureto MANUAL Simply rewind the tape to just before the skipped segment a_adpress PLAY to view the program Yes If the CA Playback feature is set to AUTO the marked commercials should be skipped each time t...

Page 55: ... 18 Controlling an Auxiliary RCA Component 21 Copying and Editing Tapes 42 Copying Tape Connections 8 D Design Specifications 46 DISPLAY Button 16 17 28 29 42 Display Panel 44 45 Displays Status 28 E EDIT Button 16 42 Editing and Copying Tapes 42 Editing Timer Programs 38 EJECT Button 22 43 EJECT Indicator 45 Express Recording 39 Express Recording Stopping 39 mF F F VVD Indicator 45 Fast Forward S...

Page 56: ...4 SLP Speed 32 Solving Problems 48 50 SP Speed 32 Specifications 46 SPEED Button 16 17 32 33 36 37 39 40 41 Speeds Recording 32 SRCH and Indicators 24 45 Standardized VCR Plus Channel Numbers for Cable TV 34 Startup 9 15 Status Displays 28 Status Indicators 45 STEREO Indicator 40 45 Stereo TV Recording 40 STILL Indicator 24 45 Stop Action Pause 24 STOP Button 16 17 22 27 29 33 36 37 39 40 41 42 43...

Page 57: ...om 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 for your product _o_1HOM_ CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 1024 Contents of this publication are printed on recycled paper 1996 Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s P...