RCA DRC8320N

Table of Contents
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Types of Discs ................................................................... 2
Things to consider before you connect .......................... 2
Unpack the Box ................................................................ 3
Choose Your Connection ................................................. 4
Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables ........................... 5
Back of the DVD/VCR ....................................................... 6
Explanation of Jacks .................................................. 6
Front of the DVD/VCR ...................................................... 8
Display of the DVD/VCR .................................................. 9
Connection: DVD/VCR + TV ........................................... 11
Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box ............. 13
Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Satellite Receiver .......... 15
Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box +
Audio Receiver ........................................................ 17
Install Batteries in the Remote ...................................... 19
Point the Remote in the Right Direction................ 19
Turn on the TV and DVD/VCR ....................................... 19
Complete the Interactive Setup .................................... 19
Setting the Clock ..................................................... 20
Setting the Signal Type ............................................ 20
Searching for Channels ........................................... 20
What to Expect ............................................................... 21
Turn on the DVD recorder to Watch TV ................. 21
Discs for Recording .................................................. 21
Next Steps ...................................................................... 22
Explanation of the Remote Control Buttons ............... 23
Using the Remote’s Features ......................................... 24
Understanding the INPUT button ........................... 24
The Channel Banner ....................................................... 24
DVD Recording ............................................................... 25
DISCS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING ......... 25
Express Recording .................................................... 25
Timer Recordings ........................................................... 25
Setting Up a Timer Recording .......................... 25
Watching one channel while you record another
channel (cable with no cable box or off-air
antenna only) .......................................................... 26
Copying a video cassette tape to a DVD disc .............. 26
Recording from a DV Camcorder .................................. 26
DVD Playback ................................................................. 26
Editing DVD Discs ........................................................... 27
VCR Basics ....................................................................... 28
Basic Playback .......................................................... 28
Tape Eject ................................................................... 28
Basic Recording ........................................................ 28
VCR Recording ................................................................ 28
Express Recording ............................................................. 29
Watching one channel while you record another
channel (cable with no cable box or
antenna only) ........................................................... 29
Timer Recordings ........................................................... 29
Regional Coding ............................................................. 30
Types of discs you can play ........................................... 30
How to Load and Play Discs .......................................... 30
Using Different Menus .................................................. 31
Search Options ............................................................... 31
Playback Options ........................................................... 31
Using the On-screen Info Display ................................. 32
Title Icon ................................................................... 32
Chapter Icon ............................................................. 32
Time ......................................................................... 33
Audio Icon ................................................................ 33
Subtitles Icon ............................................................ 33
Repeat Icon .............................................................. 33
AB Repeat ................................................................ 34
Random Icon ............................................................ 34
Language Icon ......................................................... 34
Playing Discs You Recorded (DVD±R and DVD±RW) ... 34
Playing mp3, WMA, JPEG fi les ...................................... 35
The File Browser ...................................................... 35
Navigating and Viewing the Files .................... 36
Creating an mp3 Disc on Your Computer .............. 36
The DVD/VCR Menu System .......................................... 37
Recording ................................................................. 37
Recording Quality ............................................. 37
Chapter Marker ................................................. 37
Timer Recording ................................................ 37
Overwrite ........................................................... 37
Audio/Video Menu .................................................. 38
Dynamic Range Control .................................... 38
Scan Mode (Progressive Scan) ................................. 39
Disc Menu ................................................................. 39
Rating ................................................................. 39
Change Password .............................................. 39
Parental Control (Setting the Ratings) ............. 39
Angle Mark ........................................................ 40
General Menu .......................................................... 40
The TVGuardian Menu ............................................ 40
How it works ..................................................... 40
TVGuardian Mode ............................................. 40
Word Subset Filtering ....................................... 40
TV Menu ................................................................... 41
TV Signal ........................................................... 41
Automatic Search .............................................. 41
CH Skip (Channel Skip) ...................................... 41
CH Fine Tune (Channel Fine Tune) ................... 41
MTS Setting ....................................................... 41
Troubleshooting ............................................................. 42
Handling Cautions ......................................................... 45
Maintenance of Cabinet ................................................ 45
Limited Warranty ........................................................... 46
Accessory Information ................................................... 48