3.9

Out of 5 Ratings

Owner's of the Insignia DVD VCR Combo NS-DRVCR gave it a score of 3.9 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.8 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.8 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    4.0 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.2 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.6 out of 5
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NS-DRVCR DVD Recorder/VCR
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4 Select Auto or Manual to set the clock, then
press ENTER.
Auto
Press / to choose your Time Zone.
Press to choose the Daylight Savings
option. Press / to choose Auto, ON,
or OFF.
Press ENTER to confirm your setting.
Manual
Enter the necessary information for year,
date, and time.
/ (left/right): Moves the cursor to
the previous or next column.
/ (up/down): Changes the setting
at the current cursor position.
Press ENTER to confirm your setting.
5 Press ENTER to exit the menu.
Playing a tape
To play a tape:
1 Press VCR to switch control to the VCR deck.
2 Insert a pre-recorded video cassette.
If the recorder is turned off, it turns on
automatically when the tape is loaded.
If the Timer indicator lights on the front
panel display window, press POWER
once.
3 Press PLAY ( ) to start playback.
If a tape without a safety tab is inserted, the
recorder starts playback automatically.
4 Press STOP () to stop playback.
If the tape reaches the end before you press
STOP ( ) the recorder automatically stops,
rewinds, then ejects the tape.
VCR playback options
Playing a disc
To play a disc:
1 Press DVD to switch control to the DVD deck.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) to open the disc
tray.
3 Load the disc into the tray, with the playback
side down.
4 Press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) to close the tray.
Playback starts automatically. If playback
does not start, press PLAY ( ) or start the
playback using the
HOME
menu.
5 To stop the playback, press STOP ().
The recorder records the stopped point,
depending on the disc. appears on the
screen briefly.
Press PLAY ( ) to resume playback (from
the stopped point). If you press STOP ()
again or unloaded the disc, ( appears on
the screen and the recorder clears.
6 Press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) to open the tray
and remove the disc.
Press OPEN/CLOSE ( ) to close the disc
tray, or press POWER ( ). The disc tray
closes automatically and recorder turns off.
Disc playback features
Note
You can reset the Initial Setup Wizard from
the Factory Set option in the setup menu
(see “General Settings” on page 15).
Note
S-VHS Quasi Playback (
SQPB
)
Your recorder can play back S-VHS
recorded tapes, however, it cannot
make recordings using S-VHS format
tapes.
Buttons Operations
EJECT ( )
Press to eject the tape in the VCR deck.
PAUSE ( )
Press to pause playback.
Press repeatedly to step forward one
frame at a time
Note: After 5 minutes in STILL mode the
recorder stops to protect the tape and
video heads.
FORWARD
()
Press to scan forward. In STOP mode,
fast forwards the tape. In PAUSE mode,
starts slow motion playback
Note: After 3 minutes in SEARCH or
SLOW MOTION mode the recorder
returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape
and video heads.
BACKWARD
()
Press to scan backward. In STOP mode,
rewinds the tape.
Note: After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode
the recorder returns to PLAY mode to
protect the tape and video heads.
CLEAR Press to reset the current tape counter to
0:00:00. To automatically go to tape
counter position 0:00:00, press RETURN
while the tape is in STOP mode.
TRACK
(
+/ -)
Press to manually reduce noise on the
screen during tape playback. Tracking is
set automatically when a tape is inserted.
AUDIO Press to set the tape audio to HIFI, LEFT,
RIGHT, or NORMAL. Press the /
buttons to select the tape audio you want.
I.SKIP Press repeatedly during playback to skip
forward 30 seconds on the tape (max.
120 seconds.)
Note
If parental control is set and the DVD is not
within the rating settings, you must input the
password.
(See “Lock Settings” on page 16).
Buttons Operations Discs
OPEN/CLOSE
()
Press to open or close the disc
tray.
All
Buttons Operations