Record Speed

Special Recording Features

One-Touch Recording (OTR)

While a recording is in progress, you can watch a different channel, watch a DVD, or add recording time in 30-minute increments.

1	Pause/Resume Recording
	Press the ❿ll (PLAY/PAUSE) button.
	Press REC again to resume.

2	Stop Recording
	Press the STOP button.

3	Watch a Different Channel
	Press the TV/VCR button on the remote to switch to your TV tuner,
	then select a different channel on your television.

4	To Watch a DVD
	Insert a DVD in the DVD deck and press Play. The output will
	automatically change to the DVD.

5	Add Recording Time

One-Touch Recording (OTR) allows you to add recording time in 30-minute increments up to 4 hours at the touch of a button.

1Start Recording

Follow the instructions on page 55 to begin recording.

2Activate OTR

While in Record mode, press the REC button again to activate One-Touch Recording (OTR).

•Record length 0:30 appears on the On-Screen Display and the DVD-VCR will record for exactly 30 minutes.

3Add Recording Time

Continue pressing REC to add recording time in 30 minute increments up to 4 hours.

•The DVD-VCR stops recording automatically when the time has elapsed. And DVD-VCR will be Automatically turned off when the OTR finished.

RECORD

Record length 0:30 07				0:30
Record length 0:30 07				1:00
				1:30
				1:30
				2:00
				3:00
				4:00
SP

See One-Touch Recording (OTR) on the next page.

You can slow down the recording speed from SP to SLP in order to fit six hours of programming on a T-120 tape.

1 Start Recording

Follow the Basic Recording instructions on page 55.

2 Set Record Speed

Press the SPEED button on the remote control to set the Record

Speed to one of the following options:

•SP – Standard Play, for best quality.

•SLP – Super Long Play, for maximum recording time (3 times SP).

NOTE: The selected Record Speed will appear on the front panel display and on-screen display.

Maximum Recording Time - SP vs. SLP

Tape Length	SP (Standard Play)	SLP (Super Long Play)
T-120	2 hrs	6 hrs
T-160	2hrs 40 mins	8 hrs

T-180	3 hrs	9 hrs

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