Recording
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a |
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recorded cassette, remove its record |
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safety tab. To record on it later, cover |
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the hole with adhesive tape. | Record safety tab |
Basic Recording
Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV mode).
ALoad a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
●The VCR turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
BSelect recording channel
On the Remote
Press CHr/t or the Number keys.
On the VCR
Press PAUSE[CH]. The channel display on the display panel starts blinking. While the display is blinking, press FF[CH+] or
NOTES:
●You can select channel in the stop mode, recording pause mode or during picture search.
●If no cassette is loaded, or during recording pause mode, you can select channel only by pressing FF[CH+] or
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection, ( pg. 5) press TV/VCR on the Remote so that the VCR mode indicator lights on the display panel, to view the program to be recorded.
CSet tape speed
Press SP/EP.
DStart recording
On the VCR, press REC (7). Or on the Remote, while holding REC (7), press PLAY (4).
During recording
Pause recording
Press PAUSE (9).
●Press PLAY (4) to resume recording.
Stop recording
Press STOP (8) on the | OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on |
Remote. | the VCR. |
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NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops and “ ” and “ $” on the display panel blink. Press STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR to eject the cassette or press REW (3) on the Remote to rewind the tape.
Recording Features
Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV mode).
Specifying recording length
— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
During recording, press REC (7) on the VCR repeatedly until the recording length you want appears on the display panel. The record indicator () on the display panel starts blinking.
●Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
●The VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
●To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT (0) on the VCR.
Watching one program while recording another
During recording…
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF connection ( pg. 5) to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/ VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)
●If you are using the AV connection ( pg. 5) to view pictures from the VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.
Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.
Second Audio Recording
This VCR’s
Recording Resume Function
If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when the power is restored to the VCR. (No setting is required for this function).
S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS Recording Mode
This VCR can record in
●To record in S-VHS:
Set
The
●To record in S-VHS ET on a VHS cassette:
Set
●To record in VHS:
Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.
Set
●To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:
Insert a cassette marked
( pg. 14). The
NOTE:
When playing back a tape that has been recorded in
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