Panasonic DMR-E75V Playing/Recording DVD while recording, Press REC Mode to select the tape speed

Recording VHS

Recording TV programs

Preparation

≥Select the unit viewing channel (or the AV input) on the TV.

≥Check that the clock is set to the correct time. If it has not been set, refer to page 46.

≥Press [VHS].

[1]Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab. (l 48)

[2]Press [CH, W, X] to select the TV station.

≥If you keep pressing these buttons, the channels change quickly.

≥You can also select channels with the numeric buttons.

TV Mode (Airwaves) e.g., “5”: [0] )[5]

“15”: [1] )[5]

CATV Mode (Cable)

e.g., “5”: [0] )[0] )[5] “15”: [0] )[1] )[5] “115”: [1] )[1] )[5]

[3]Press [REC MODE] to select the tape speed.

Each time you press the button:

SP>EP>VP>SP

[4]Press [¥, VHS REC] to start recording.

∫To pause Recording

Press [;, PAUSE]. (Press it again to restart recording.)

∫To stop recording

Press [∫, STOP].

Tape speed

SP: You can record the length shown on the tape.

EP: Three times the length of SP mode.

VP: Five times the length of SP mode.

≥To have a longer recording capacity, select “EP” or “VP”.

≥If the image quality is important to you or if you wish to store the tape for a long period, select “SP”.

≥This unit can play tapes recorded with LP mode on other equipment (“LP” lights on the display).

VP mode:

≥“VP” flashes on the unit’s display for 8 seconds after recording has started.

≥A tape recorded in VP mode by this unit cannot be played back by other VCRs. It is recommended to distinguish it from other tapes by indicating “VP” on the tape label, etc.

≥It takes more time for automatic tracking to work when playing tapes recorded with VP mode, and it may not work at all with some tapes. Do tracking manually if this is the case (l 50).

Note:

≥Even if the video cassette you use is labeled “S-VHS”, it is not possible to record in the S-VHS system with this unit. It records in normal VHS system.

≥You cannot play VP recording on other equipment.

≥You cannot change channels while recording. You can change channels while in pause mode.

≥When recording is paused for more than 5 minutes, the unit returns to stop mode.

∫To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time

[1]Select “TAPE SELECT” from the on screen display and select the corresponding tape length. (l 56)

[2]Press [STATUS].

The display changes as follows each time [STATUS] is pressed. Clock )Counter )Remaining Tape Time )Clock

≥The remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly depending on the tape used.

∫To specify a time to stop recording

While recording

Press [¥, VHS REC] to select the recording time.

≥On the main unit, press [¥, REC].

Unit’s Display

Each time you press the button:

Counter (cancel) # 0:30 # 1:00 # 1:30 ^-------4:00 ! 3:00 ! 2:00 !--------}

For your reference

≥This does not work during timer recording.

≥Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [∫, STOP]. ≥The set time is cleared if you change the recording mode or

channel while recording is paused.

Watching the TV while recording

[1]Press [TV/VIDEO] to change the input mode to “TV”.

[2]Press TV’s [CH, W, X] to select the desired TV channel.

For your reference

≥You can also do this if the unit is making a timer recording. ≥The recording is unaffected.

Playing/Recording DVD while recording

You can watch play or record discs while recording. The recording will not be affected.

≥DVD playback (l 21) ≥DVD recording (l 26)

-When a tuner channel is being recorded on VHS, you can only record the same channel on DVD.

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