26 EN | BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.) |
Basic
Recording
Features
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.
STOP/EJECT
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A Changing display information
Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause. Each time you press the button, the front display panel shows the time counter, tape remaining time, channel number, and the clock time in sequence.
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To display the VCR status including the time counter and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on- screen display” ( pg. 27).
“COUNT” appears on the screen when the time counter is shown. “REMAIN” appears on the screen when the tape remaining time is shown.
The approximate tape remaining time appears and the “” indicator lights on the front display panel.
The tape remaining time is calculated based on the tape speed (SP or EP) being used. The indicated remaining time is only an estimate.
To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is also reset when a tape is inserted.
B Specifying recording length
— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
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You can easily specify the recording length from 30 minutes to 6 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
During recording, press REC ( ƒ ) on the front panel repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the front display panel.
The (record) indicator starts flashing.
Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
To cancel an ITR, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.
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Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab.
To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive tape.
Record safety tab
C Watching one program while recording another
1 Engage TV mode
During recording...
If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection ( pg. 7) to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the front display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)
If you are using the AV connection ( pg. 7) to view pictures from the VCR, change the TV’s
input mode from AV to TV.
2 Select channel for viewing
Select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.