GE VG4250 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Key Features Overview

  3
• Connections & Setup

  7
• Things to Consider Before Connecting Components

  8
• Cable Considerations

  8
• Choose Your Connection

  9
• Using the RF Coaxial Cable to Connect the VCR to a TV

  9
• TV + VCR

  10
• TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver

  11
• TV + VCR + Cable Box

  12
• Set the VCR’s CH 3/4 Switch

  13
• Plug in the VCR

  13
• Put Batteries in the Remote Control

  13
• Turn on the TV and VCR

  13
• Tune the TV

  13
• Using the Remote Control to Navigate On-screen Menus

  14
• Complete the QuickSet Guide

  14
• Accessing Menus

  14
• VCR Basics

  15
• Playing a Tape

  15
• Automatic Rewind

  15
• Tape Eject

  15
• Recording

  15
• Check the Safety Tab

  15
• Using the VCR’s Menu System

  17
• Using On-Screen Menus to Set Up Features

  18
• Language

  18
• Cable Box Setup

  18
• VCR Channels List

  19
• Auto Channel Searching

  19
• Changing the Signal Type

  20
• Adding or Removing Channels

  20
• Time and Date

  21
• Auto Clock Set Feature

  21
• To Turn Auto Clock Set ON

  21
• Setting the Time Zone

  21
• Setting Daylight-Saving Time

  22
• Setting Time and Date Manually

  22
• Additional Set Up Features in the Preferences Menu

  23
• Remote VCR1/VCR2 Option

  23
• Auto Play

  23
• Auto TV/VCR

  24
• EnergySaver

  24
• Front Panel Brightness (VCR Display)

  24
• Tape Speed

  25
• Set Auto Repeat

  25
• Using the Remote Control

  27
• Using the Remote Control to Control Components

  28
• Buttons of the Remote Control

  28
• Using the INPUT Button

  29
• Using the VCR’s Features

  31
• Recording Features

  32
• Express Recording (XPR)

  32
• Timer Recording

  33
• Stopping a Timer Recording

  34
• Reviewing and Clearing Programs

  34
• Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP (Second Audio Program)

  34
• Copying and Editing Tapes Using Two VCRs

  35
• Picture Search Options

  35
• Forward and Reverse Search

  35
• Commercial Scan

  36
• Slow Motion

  36
• Frame Advance

  36
• Index Search

  37
• Go-To Search

  38
• Pro-Tect Plus™ Locking Feature

  38
• Tracking

  38
• Time Counter

  39
• On-Screen Displays

  39
• Other Information

  41
• Troubleshooting

  42
• General Problems

  42
• Playback Problems

  43
• Recording Problems

  45
• Front Panel

  46
• Display Panel

  47
• Back Panel

  48
• Specifications

  49
• Cleaning the VCR

  49
• GE VCR WARRANTY

  50
• Finding the TV’s Video Line Input

  51
• Advanced Connection

  52
• TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver

  52
• Glossary

  53
• A

  54
  • ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS screen

    20
  • ANTENNA button

    24
  • Arrow buttons

    46
  • AUDIO IN jacks

    52
  • Audio/Video (A/V) jacks

    19
  • Auto channel search

    19
  • Auto clock feature

    21
  • Auto play feature

    15
  • Auto TV/VCR feature

    24
  • Automatic rewind

    15
  • Automatic tracking

    15
• B

  54
  • Back panel jacks

    48
  • Basic

    54
    • connections

      10
  • Basic recording

    15
  • Batteries- remote control

    13
  • Broadcast stereo

    34
• C

  54
  • Cable box setup

    18
  • Cables

    54
    • positioning

      8
  • CH + button

    28
  • CH - button

    28
  • CHANNEL buttons

    20
  • Channel, VCR viewing

    13
  • Channels, adding/removing

    20
  • CHANNELS menu

    18
  • CLEAR button

    28
  • Clock display

    47
  • Commercial Scan

    4
  • Connections

    54
    • TV + VCR

      10
  • Controls

    54
    • back panel

      48
    • front panel

      46
  • Copying tapes

    35
• D

  54
  • Date and time setting

    21
  • Design specifications

    49
  • Display panel

    47
  • Displays, on screen

    39
• E

  54
  • EJECT button

    15
  • EnergySaver feature

    24
  • Express Recording (XPR)

    32
• F

  54
  • F. ADV button

    36
  • FORWARD button

    15
  • Frame advance

    36
  • Front panel controls

    46
  • FWD button

    35
• G

  54
  • Glossary

    53
  • GO BACK button

    28
• I

  54
  • Index search

    37
  • Indicators in display panel

    47
  • INFO button

    39
  • INPUT button

    33
• L

  54
  • L1 indicator

    35
  • L2 indicator

    35
  • LANGUAGE menu

    18
• M

  54
  • MENU button

    18
  • MUTE button

    29
• N

  54
  • Number buttons

    22
• O

  54
  • ON•OFF button

    38
  • On-screen displays

    39
  • OUT (TO TV) jack

    48
  • Overheating

    8
• P

  54
  • PAUSE button

    15
  • Picture search options

    35
  • PLAY button

    15
  • PLAY/PAUSE button

    36
  • POWER button

    15
  • Power surges

    8
  • PREFERENCES menu

    23
  • Pro-Tect Plus

    38
• Q

  54
  • QuickSet guide

    18
• R

  54
  • REC display

    47
  • RECORD button

    15
  • Recording

    54
    • basic

      15
    • copying/editing tapes

      35
    • Express (XPR)

      32
    • SAP

      34
    • speeds

      25
    • timer

      33
  • Remote, batteries

    13
  • Removing channels

    20
  • REV button

    35
  • REVERSE button

    15
  • Reviewing timer programs

    34
  • Rewind, automatic

    15
• S

  55
  • Safety tab

    15
  • SAP, recording

    34
  • Search

    55
    • forward

      35
    • reverse

      35
  • SEARCH button

    37
  • searching tapes

    55
    • Commercial Scan

      36
  • Set up

    55
    • auto play feature

      23
    • auto TV/VCR feature

      24
    • cable box

      18
    • language feature

      18
    • PREFERENCES menu

      23
    • tape speed feature

      25
    • time and date

      21
    • using menu system

      18
  • Signal type

    55
    • changing

      20
  • Slow motion

    36
  • Specifications

    49
  • Speed

    55
    • SLP

      25
    • SP

      25
  • SPEED button

    15
  • STOP button

    15
• T

  55
  • Tab, safety

    15
  • TAPE display

    33
  • Tape eject

    15
  • Tape speeds

    25
  • Time and date setting

    21
  • Time counter

    39
  • Time counter display

    39
  • Time display on TV

    39
  • TIME menu

    21
  • Time setting

    55
    • set daylight saving

      22
    • set time zone

      21
  • Timer programs

    55
    • clearing

      34
    • reviewing

      34
  • Timer recording

    33
    • stopping

      34
  • TIMER RECORDINGS menu

    33
  • Tracking

    38
  • TRACKING buttons

    15
  • Troubleshooting

    42
  • TV button

    29
  • TV•VCR button

    24
  • TV’s video input channel

    51
• V

  55
  • VCR

    55
    • connecting

      10
  • VCR indicator

    34
  • VCR MAIN MENU

    18
  • VCR viewing channel

    13
  • VOL+ button

    29
  • VOL- button

    29