-> the previous informational message was assuming (bad idea) that you
-> actually know how to set the clock and program your VCR... if this is
-> not the case...... please ignore previous message....we now continue
-> with your regularly scheduled program....
You can come over and program mine. I managed it once; it took about
half an hour. You use a random collection of buttons, which puts the
VCR into various of probably 20 different modes. You can't tell what
mode you're in, you can't tell if you made a mistake, and the only way
you know if worked is if it turns itself on and starts to record.
It's an excellent example of a psychopathic user interface.
I've seen VCRs that programmed with on-screen menus via the remote;
even children have no trouble with those. But old ones like mine...
it's not even worth trying. I'll bet you $20 you can't do it faster
than I can, even if I can still find the manual, which is written in
stilted Chinglish. I guarantee you won't do it without the manual, as
there is no other way to know what the button sequences might be.
Reminds me of some software I was trying to use once. It had these
weirdball triangle icons, no text. I couldn't figure out what the hell
they were. Finally someone told me (complete with snide voice) that
they were "just like the buttons on a VCR." Okay. *MY* VCR says
"Pause, Reverse, Stop, Play, Record." Not a triangle to be seen...
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