Recording
Using One-Touch Recording (OTR)
1Load a tape with its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR.
2Set the recording format. See Selecting Recording Format on page 21.
3Set the speed at which you would like to record by pressing SP/EP on the remote control or REC SPEED on the front panel. The selected speed will be displayed on the TV screen.
4Set the VCRÕs input to tuner by pressing INPUT on the remote until a channel number shows
5Select the channel you wish to record by pressing CHANNEL on the remote control or on the front panel or the number buttons on the remote. If you are using a cable box, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on the cable box, not on the VCR. Additionally, if you are using an A/B switch, remember to set the switch to the correct position.
6Press REC/úREC LENGTH on the front panel twice. The first time you press the button, recording will begin. The second press of the same button adds 30 minutes to the OTR timer, displayed on the front panel.
7Press REC/úREC LENGTH for each additional 30 minutes you want to add to the OTR timer, up to 4 hours. If you press the button 10 times, you will see End on the front panel display. The VCR will record until the end of the tape. If you press the button an eleventh time, the VCR will resume normal manual recording.
The OTR timer will begin to count down backwards. When it reaches zero, the VCR will stop recording and turn off.
If you program too much time into the OTR timer
Continue pressing REC/úREC LENGTH. After the End point you can start over from zero, adding time in 30 minute intervals.
How OTR affects other controls
If you press PAUSE during OTR, the VCR will pause recording, but the OTR timer continues to count down.
Press PAUSE again to resume recording from the
If you press STOP during OTR, you erase the OTR programming.
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INPUT
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