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When the Remote Doesn't Work Right, Low Battery, Objects in the Way, Set to Wrong Device

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Getting Started (Controls) CLEAR Used in on-screen programming and indexing. DISPLAY Used in on-screen programming and indexing. VOLUME Increase or decrease the audio volume. MUTE Turns off the audio until you press MUTE again. REC Starts recording on the station the VCR is set to. REW Rewinds the videotape. PLAY Starts playing a loaded cassette. PAUSE Temporarily stops the cassette from recording or playing. Press PAUSE again (or PLAY) to resume. 0 to 9 Number buttons used in on-screen programming. Can also be used to change channels. (Simply press 2 or 3 digits for the channel you want such as 0 and 6 for channel 6, or 100/ENT and 2 and 4 for channel 124.) AVX Used for recording from an auxiliary input such as a stereo system. VCR1, VCR2, TV Device buttons let you set the remote to control one of the three devices. CHANNEL Top button switches to the next higher channel, bottom button switches to the next lower channel. For these to operate, you must have preset your channels. LAST CHANNEL Switches to the TV channel you watched previously during the current viewing session. F.FWD Fast forwards the videotape. STOP Stops a videocassette from playing, recording, pausing, rewinding - or anything it is doing. LIGHT Illuminates key function buttons for a few seconds. SHUTTLE Controls the videocassette's forward and reverse motion with one convenient dial. When the Remote Doesn't Work Right Check out these possibilities: Low Battery If the remote is not working even at close range, try putting in two fresh AA batteries. When replacing the batteries, remove the old batteries and press the POWER button on the remote and hold it for about 10 seconds, then insert two fresh batteries. Objects in the Way There may be objects between the remote and the VCR - for instance, a stack of books on the coffee table, your 2-year-old, the dog. Hold the remote so that it points at the VCR with nothing in the way. Set to Wrong Device It may be set to VCR2 when you're trying to control VCR1. To confirm that this is the case, try pressing VCR2 and a function button (like channel up or down). If the remote works now, you know that it's set to VCR2. To reset it to VCR1, refer to the on-screen Initial Setup options. 16

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Getting Started (Controls)
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CLEAR
Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
DISPLAY
Used in on-screen programming and indexing.
VOLUME
Increase or decrease the audio volume.
MUTE
Turns off the audio until you press MUTE again.
REC
Starts recording on the station the VCR is set to.
REW
Rewinds the videotape.
PLAY
Starts playing a loaded cassette.
PAUSE
Temporarily stops the cassette from recording or playing. Press
PAUSE again (or PLAY) to resume.
0 to 9
Number buttons used in on-screen programming. Can also be used
to change channels. (Simply press 2 or 3 digits for the channel you want -
such as 0 and 6 for channel 6, or 100/ENT and 2 and 4 for channel 124.)
AVX
Used for recording from an auxiliary input such as a stereo system.
VCR1, VCR2, TV
Device buttons let you set the remote to control one of
the three devices.
CHANNEL
Top button switches to the next higher channel, bottom button
switches to the next lower channel.
For these to operate, you must have
preset your channels.
LAST CHANNEL
Switches to the TV channel you watched previously
during the current viewing session.
F.FWD
Fast forwards the videotape.
STOP
Stops a videocassette from playing, recording, pausing, rewinding
- or anything it is doing.
LIGHT
Illuminates key function buttons for a few seconds.
SHUTTLE
Controls the videocassette's forward and reverse motion with
one convenient dial.
When the Remote Doesn't Work Right
Check out these possibilities:
Low Battery
If the remote is not working even at close range, try putting in two fresh AA
batteries.
When replacing the batteries, remove the old batteries and press the
POWER button on the remote and hold it for about 10 seconds, then
insert two fresh batteries.
Objects in the Way
There may be objects between the remote and the VCR - for instance, a
stack of books on the coffee table, your 2-year-old, the dog.
Hold the
remote so that it points at the VCR with nothing in the way.
Set to Wrong Device
It may be set to VCR2 when you're trying to control VCR1. To confirm that
this is the case, try pressing VCR2 and a function button (like channel up
or down). If the remote works now, you know that it's set to VCR2. To
reset it to VCR1, refer to the on-screen Initial Setup options.