RCA vr676hf User Guide

Table of Contents

Important Information

Warnings______________________________ i

Cautions ______________________________ i

Note to Cable TV Installer _______________ i

Product Registration ____________________ i

Hooking Up the VCR

Choosing a Hookup ____________________ 2

Antenna or Cable System Without a 

Cable Box _________________________ 3

Cable System With Cable Box to 

Unscramble All Channels ___________ 4

Cable System With Cable Box to 

Unscramble Pay Channels___________ 5

RCA DSS® Satellite Receiver___________ 6-7

Connecting Two VCRs for Copying Tapes _ 8

Setting Up the VCR

Startup

Check Accessories With VCR ________ 9

Attach Power Cord to Back of VCR ___ 9

Insert Batteries in Remote ___________ 9

Turn on the TV ____________________ 9

Turn on the VCR __________________ 10

Place Channels in VCR's Memory ___ 10

Add or Remove Channels from

VCR's Memory _________________ 10

Set the Time and Date _____________ 11

Use TV•VCR Button _______________ 11

Set the Auto TV/VCR Feature _______ 11

Using the Remote Control

Component, VCR, TV, Cable Box, and 

RCA DSS® Receiver Buttons _____ 12-13

Controlling a VCR ____________________ 14

Controlling a TV ______________________ 15

Controlling a Cable Box or 

RCA DSS® Receiver __________________ 16

Controlling an Auxiliary RCA Component _ 17

Playing a Tape

Operating Instructions _________________ 18

Using the Playback Features

Tape Playback: HI-FI/LINEAR/MIX

Feature ________________________ 19

Auto Play Feature _________________ 20

Auto Repeat Feature_______________ 20

Pause for Stop-Action______________ 21

Variable Speed Picture Search ______ 21

Frame Advance ___________________ 22

Slow Motion______________________ 22

Automatic Tracking _______________ 23

Manual Tracking __________________23

Pro-Tect Plus™ Locking Feature ____ 23

DISPLAY Button __________________ 24

Time Counter_____________________ 24

Index Search _____________________ 25

Time Search ______________________ 26

Zero Search ______________________ 26

Blank Search _____________________ 27

Commercial Scan _________________ 27

Recording a Program

Types of Recordings ___________________ 28

Recording Speeds _____________________ 28

Recording Pause ______________________ 28

Basic Recording – 

Operating Instructions _____________ 29

Watch a TV Channel While VCR 

is Recording a Different Channel ____ 29

Recording While You're Away

Setting Up the Cable Box or RCA 

DSS® Receiver ______________ 30-31

VCR Plus+ Recording ___________ 32-34

Timer Recording __________________ 35

Checking or Clearing VCR Plus+ or

Timer Recordings_______________ 36

Timer Recording From the 

VCR’s Line Input _______________ 36

Express Recording (XPR)_______________ 37

Recording Broadcast Stereo TV or SAP___ 38

Recording Audio Only_________________ 39

Using Two VCRs for Copying

and Editing Tapes __________________ 40

Using Dual Remote with AutoEdit ______ 40

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel_______________________ 41

Back Panel _______________________ 42

Display Panel __________________ 42-43

Specifications _________________________ 44

Cleaning the VCR _____________________ 44

Limited Warranty _____________________ 45

Trouble Checks ____________________ 46-47

Index _____________________________ 48-49