Recording a TV Program, Stop | Toshiba SD-38VBKB specification

Video Index Search System

Recording a TV program

Whenever a recording is begun, an

Example: Indexing of TV commercials.

Preparation

invisible index mark is recorded on

1 Start playback and wait until the

• Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode.

the tape. These index marks are all

• Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will

identical, and each mark means: "Here

light.)

starts a new recording". Every DVD/

end of the TV commercial is

1 Load a blank cassette tape with the erase

reached, then press STOP.

VCR equipped with the Video Index

Search System (VISS) can locate

prevention tab intact. (The DVD/VCR will auto-

matically turn on.)

these marks at the beginning of any

recording.

2 Press REC/OTR once. When the “INDEX” on-screen indication

2 Select the program(e.g.29) you want to record with CH +/– or

goes off, STOP may be pressed. This short recording process

Number buttons (0-9).

will be sufficient to set an index mark.

1~9 : e.g. 5 = press “5”

VCR

This will result in about 10 seconds of the TV commercials to be

10~80 : e.g. 29 = press “2” and “9”.

overwritten by another recording. Due to the system, the end of

this recording will be followed by a recording gap (noise signal)

3 If a recording in Long Play mode is

of approx. 5 seconds.

Recording several Index marks

intended, press SP/LP to display

“LP”.

Due to the system, only one index mark will be recorded at the

beginning of a recording. If you intend to set several index marks

during a single recording, follow the procedure below:

At the point of the recording

4 Press REC/OTR to start recording.

1 where an index mark is to be

set, press PAUSE/STEP. The

unit will switch to the recording

pause mode.

VCR

REC

2 Press CH +/– repeatedly to

If the erase prevention tab is removed, the tape will eject when REC/

OTR is pressed for recording. (see page 19)

switch back to the original TV

program.

Press PAUSE/STEP to

To Stop Recording

resume recording.

VCR

Press STOP.

REC

VCR

Index Search

Notes:

Press INDEX + or – during stop or

• When you record an INDEX mark at

playback mode.

To Stop Recording Temporarily

the very beginning of the tape, the mark

For Succeeding programs:

Notes:

may not be found.

Press INDEX +.

• Since the DVD/VCR has a built-in TV

To stop a recording for a short

• During INDEX search, the tape may

For Preceding programs:

tuner, the TV set may be turned off

period of time, press PAUSE/

stop and begin to play at a slightly

Press INDEX –.

or is displayed

when recording. The TV set may only

STEP. Press this button again if

different location.

(Additional press increases the IN-

be used to check for accurate program

you want to resume the recording.

• INDEX may not function properly with

DEX NO. up to 9.)

INDEX NO. (up to 9)

adjustments or to monitor recordings.

old or worn out video tapes.

When the INDEX + or – is pressed,

• If you wish to watch the DVD playback

VCR

• INDEX marks may not be found if it is

the unit starts searching the INDEX

during the recording on VCR, press

REC

extremely close to the point where the

NO. selected and finds the portion,

DVD to change to DVD mode and per-

search began.

then playback starts automatically.

form the DVD playback (see page 33).

Attention:

• In recording, if you stop recording tem-

To stop the Index

Search,

press

A safety circuit turns the pause mode off automatically after 5

porarily, the INDEX mark is not re-

STOP.

minutes, and the DVD/VCR will stop the recording mode.

corded on the tape.

Recording a TV Program

One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)

You can record a program using the

1 Press TV/VCR until “VCR” appears on the display. Select the

The one-touch timer recording feature

Preparation

TV receiver of the DVD/VCR and at the

provides a simple and convenient way

• Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode.

same time watch another program on

program on the DVD/VCR you want to record. This program can

to make a timed recording.

• Press VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will

be watched on the screen and recorded by the DVD/VCR.

the TV set using its receiver. As the

light.)

DVD/VCR automatically switches the

VCR

1 Load a blank cassette tape with the erase

TV set the following points should be

“VCR” indicator lights.

observed:

While the VCR is recording, press TV/VCR until the “VCR”

prevention

tab intact. (The

DVD/VCR will

automatically turn on.)

2 indicator on the display goes off. The TV set now displays the

program of its built-in receiving module. Select the TV channel

2 Select the program(e.g.29) you want to record with CH +/– or

you want to watch on the TV set. Although the TV set now shows

another program, the DVD/VCR will continue recording the

previously selected program.

number buttons.

REC

1~9 : e.g. 5 = press “5”

VCR

“VCR” indicator goes off.

10~80 : e.g. 29 = press “2” and “9”.

Using TV/VCR you can switch the TV screen between the DVD/

3 If a recording in Long Play mode

3 VCR picture and the TV picture. If the “VCR” indicator is lit on the

display, you will watch the DVD/VCR picture. This will not affect

is intended, press SP/LP to dis-

on the recording.

play "LP".

“VCR” indicator lights.

To Display VCR operation Status

00:00:00 LP

Press CALL. The clock, the day of the week and more information

4 Press REC/OTR twice. The recording will start and stop after 30

will be indicated.

To cancel the indicating: Press CALL until all indicators disappear.

minutes. Each additional press of REC/OTR will increase the

recording time to a maximum of 6 hours .

Indication for

Dayof the week Deck

-status

Recording

0:30

1:00

1:30

Hi-Fi-playback

Time

here: Stop

or stereo-

Program

6:00 5:00

4:00

3:00

2:00

reception

number or

(displayed

Scart input

only for

(AV1,AV2 or

VCR

approx. 4

AV3)

REC

seconds.)

Cassette inside the

“REC” will keep blinking on the display.

unit

If REC/OTR is pressed once during the recording, the remain-

Indication for the selected

Tape speed

ing time appears on the screen. When pressed again, the re-

cording time is extended to the nearest 30-minute or 1-hour

playback sound (e.g.: L CH

Real time counter

= Left Channel) (displayed

interval.

only for approx. 4 seconds.)

To Extend the Recording Time

Press REC/OTR repeatedly until the

desired time appears on the screen.

Note:

If the tape supply has not sufficed for OTR

recording, the clock symbol ( ) will blink

Auto Rewind Feature

at the tape-end and then VCR mode will

To stop the OTR

change to DVD mode.

The DVD/VCR will automatically rewind

In this case, press TIMER REC to cancel

Press STOP.

when the tape has ended (except during

the blink or press EJECT on the DVD/

OTR and TIMER REC). It will also eject

VCR to remove the cassette tape.

the cassette tape.