Sylvania DVC860E VCR Function Playback, Recording & OTR One Touch Recording, Other Operations

VCR Function

Playback

Before: Turn on the TV and set it				4	1
to channel 3.	POWER			OPEN/CLOSE
• If channel 3 is already occupied for		SPEED	AUDIO	/EJECT
broadcasting, see “RF Output
Channel” section.	1	2	3
				SKIP/CH.

OPEN/CLOSE

Hint

• When a tape with-

out record tab is

inserted, the

VCR

VCR
1	2	Remote Control		TV Screen
		PLAY		PLAYB
3	4
	OPEN/CLOSE
STOP	STOP	/EJECT	EJECT A

2

4 5 6

VCR/TV

7 8 9

SLOW

0 +10

DISPLAY VCR DVD PAUSE

PLAY

STOP

REC/OTR

	POWER
	REW	F.FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR
VIDEO	L -- AUDIO -- R	/

33 2

4

CHANNEL

DVD

DVD/VCR will start

playback automati-

cally.

• Tracking will be

automatically

adjusted upon play-

back. To adjust the

tracking manually,

press the CHAN-

NEL buttons.

Recording & OTR (One Touch Recording)

Before:

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3.

• If channel 3 is already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section.

VCR

VCR

1	2		Remote Control	TV Screen
	1	2	3
			SKIP/CH.
	4	5	6	CH12
	7	8	9
with tab		0	+10 • Select the
			desired channel
3	SP	• Select the desired tape
SPEED		speed
	Tape Speed		Recording/Playback Time
	Type of tape	T60	T120	T160
	SP mode	1hour	2hours	2-2/3hours
	SLP mode	3hour	6hour	8hour

4 REC/OTR

REC

You can select a fixed recording time by press- ing the REC/OTR button repeatedly.

			3		6		1
	POWER			OPEN/CLOSE
		SPEED	AUDIO	/EJECT
	1	2	3
				SKIP/CH.
2	4	5	6
				VCR/TV
	7	8	9			POWER
				SLOW	VIDEO	REW	F.FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR
		0	+10			L -- AUDIO -- R	/
	DISPLAY	VCR	DVD	PAUSE
		STOP					5 4
		PLAY
5	REC/OTR						6
4
	MENU		ENTER
	SETUP	TOP MENU		RETURN

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a record- ed cassette, remove its record tab. To record on it later, cover the hole with cellophane tape.

2

OPEN/CLOS

CHANNEL

DVD

Record tab

Hint

•To view one chan- nel while recording another

1)While you are recording on the DVD/VCR, press the VCR/TV button so that the “VCR” indicator disappears on the DVD/VCR.

2)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view.

•If you have connect- ed the DVD/VCR to a cable box or satel- lite box, refer to “Hint for Cable Box or Satellite Box” section on page 6.

VCR Functions

REC	OTR(0:30)	OTR(1:00)
(Normal recording)

	OTR(8:00)	OTR(7:30)
5	STOP	6 OPEN/CLOSE	EJECT A
STOP		/EJECT

You can not copy a DVD to a videotape.

To stop recording temporarily (Pause mode)

Press the PAUSE/STILL button.

•During the rec-pause mode, five C marks appear on the TV screen. Each C mark represents one minute.

•Press it again to resume recording.

Other Operations

To cue or review picture during playback (Picture Search)

Press the F.FWD or REW button.

•Press it again and the DVD/VCR will search in super high speed. (in the LP/SLP modes only)

To freeze the picture on TV screen during play- back (Still mode)

Press the PAUSE/STILL button. Each time you press the button, the picture will be forwarded by one frame.

•If the picture begins to vibrate vertically during the still mode, stabilize the picture by pressing the CHANNEL buttons.

•If the picture is distorted or rolling vertically, adjust the vertical hold control on your TV, if equipped.

Counter Reset

Press the CLEAR/C.RESET button.

To play back in slow motion

Press the SLOW button during playback or the still mode.

•If the noise bars appear on the TV screen, you can reduce it by pressing the CHANNEL buttons.

Auto Rewind

When a tape reaches its end during playback, fast-for- ward, or recording (except timer recording and One Touch Recording), the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding finishes, the DVD/VCR will eject the tape and turn itself to off.

Hint

•Still/Slow/Pause mode will be automatically cancelled after 5 minutes to pre- vent damage to the tape and the video head.

•To return to playback from the Picture Search/Still/ Slow mode, press the PLAY button.

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