AUTO POWER SHUT-OFF FUNCTION
This feature is especially helpful when you finish watching a tape. Press STOP, REW, and POWER. The VCR will rewind the tape and turn itself off automatically.
1.Press STOP when you finish watching a tape.
2.Press REW to rewind the tape.
3.Press POWER during the REWIND mode, the VCR will enter the AUTO POWER
4.The POWER indicator will flash on the VCR indicator panel.
5.After the tape is rewound, the VCR will turn off auto- matically.
NORMAL RECORDING
PREPARATION
•Turn on the power of both the VCR and TV.
•Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4).
•If a direct VIDEO/AUDIO connection is made between the VCR and the TV, set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.
1Insert a video cassette with the safety tab in place.
2Select the desired channel by using CH/TRACK (▲/▼).
•If you are recording from another source via audio/video input jacks (at the Rear or Front panel), select LINE1 or LINE2 by pressing INPUT.
3Set the desired speed (SP or SLP) by pressing SP/SLP.
•This VCR is not designed to record in LP mode.
4Set the MTS mode as desired (see pages 7 and 14).
5Press REC once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator will light on the VCR indicator panel.)
•If a cassette with no safety tab is loaded, the cassette will be ejected automatically.
6Press STOP to stop recording.
•If the tape reaches the end before STOP is pressed, the VCR will automatically stop, rewind, eject, and turn itself off.
To PAUSE the recording
During RECORDING mode:
1Press PAUSE or PAUSE/STILL on the front panel to pause the tape.
The REC indicator will flash on the VCR indicator panel.
2When you want to continue recording, press PAUSE or
TIMER RECORDING
This VCR can be programmed to record up to 8 programs within a period of 1 year. For unattended recording, the timer needs to know the channels to be recorded and the starting and ending times.
Things to know before starting
•If you try to set the program timer before setting the clock, PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears for a moment and then the CLOCK menu appears on the TV screen. Set the time and date before proceeding.
•Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in place or the tape will be automatically ejected.
PREPARATION
•Turn on the power of both the VCR and the TV.
•Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4).
•Make sure the TUNING BAND in the TUNING menu is set appropriately (TV or CATV). (See “CHANNEL SELECTION”, on page 7.)
1Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.
2Press v or V to choose the PROGRAM menu.
3Press ENTER to enter the PROGRAM menu. The PROGRAM menu will appear.
•If all programs have already been entered, the message FULLY PROGRAMMED appears for a moment and then PROGRAM 1 will appear on the TV screen.
4Press b or B to choose the PROGRAM No.
5Press V for MONTH.
Press b or B to choose the desired month.
Example: JULY
6Press V for DAY.
Press b or B to choose the desired day.
Example: 6 TUE
7Press V for START.
Press b or B to choose the desired start time.
Example: 6:00 PM
8Press V for STOP.
Press b or B to choose the desired stop time.
Example: 7:30 PM
9Press V for CHANNEL.
Press b or B to choose the desired channel (Channel, LINE1 or LINE2).
Example: CH 3
Cable Users: If you have CABLE TV and used a Cable Box for Antenna to VCR Connections (page 5), using a cable box converter, you must set the channel in this step to match the cable box output channel (usually CH 3). Change channels on the cable box instead of with the VCR.
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