Recording
Using Standby One-Touch Recording (OTR2)
Standby
1Load a tape with its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR.
2 | Select the recording format. See Selecting Recording Format on page 32. |
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3 | Select the speed at which you would like to record by pressing SP/EP on the |
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4 | Set the VCRÕs input to tuner by pressing INPUT until a channel number is | CHANNEL |
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shown
number with the PRIMESTAR light () appears on the front panel display.
1START TIME
2REC LENGTH
SP/EP
INPUT
5Press CHANNEL or the number buttons on the remote or the front panel jog dial to choose the channel to be recorded. If you are using a cable box that the VCR does not control, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the
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6Press PAUSE/%START TIME on the front panel or OTR 2/%START TIME on the remote to set the time when you wish recording to start (within 24 hours).
The start time is displayed on the front panel. The first time display is the next
7Press REC/úREC LENGTH or OTR 2/úREC LENGTH on the remote for each additional 30 minutes you want to add to the OTR2 timer, up to 4 hours. If you see End on the front panel display, the VCR will record until the end of the tape.
If you have a cable box, a digital cable box, a PRIMESTAR¨ or a DISH NetworkTM satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. If the
After 30 seconds, the power will turn off and the programmed recording light will be lit. The VCR will automatically turn on at the OTR2 start time and recording will begin. When the OTR2 timer reaches zero, the VCR will stop recording and turn off automatically. If the end of the tape is reached before OTR2 is finished, the VCR will stop and the power will turn off.
IMPORTANT
Other programs you have set to record may be erased if:
¥the start times are before the OTR2 start time
¥conflicts with the OTR2
¥starts within one minute or less after the OTR2 finishes
If you turn the power on while your VCR is in
To cancel OTR2
¥Turn the power OFF while you are programming the timer.
¥Turn the power ON if you have finished programming the timer.
How OTR2 affects other controls
If you press REC/úREC LENGTH on the front panel during OTR2 recording, 30 minutes will be added to the OTR2 timer. If you press STOP during OTR2 record- ing, you erase the OTR2 programming.
JOG/CHANNEL
PAUSE | REC |
1 START TIME | 2 REC LENGTH |
SP
OTR2 CH
PM
PROG REC
30