Philips SV2000 owner manual Recording, 1Turn on the TV Insert a tape

24 Recording

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.

1

Turn on the TV; set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.

2

Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. The POWER and CST.IN lights will appear.

3

Press the VCR/TV button so that the VCR/TV light appears.

4

Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on-screen. The tape speed will disappear after about five seconds.

You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording, but some distortion may appear on the tape. Details about tape speed are on page 44.

5

Use the CHANNEL o/p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded.

6

Press the RECORD button once to start recording. The REC(ord) light will appear. If the tape is missing the record tab, the VCR will eject the tape.

7

To pause the recording (for example, during commer- cials), press the PAUSE/STILL button once. The REC(ord) light will flash.

To resume recording, press the RECORD button or the PAUSE/STILL button again. The REC(ord) light will appear.

8

Press the STOP button to stop recording.

1Turn on the TV.

2 Insert a tape.

8

Helpful Hints

•Other recording options are on pages 25 - 33.

•The VCR will record in a preset vol- ume.

•Pause mode will automatically switch to Stop mode after five min- utes to protect the VCR and the tape from damage. When a record- ing is paused, you may review the time remaining with the ■ marks on-screen. Each ■ mark equals one minute remaining. During the last minute of paused recording, the ■ mark will flash.

•If any menu is activated on the TV screen, the RECORD button on the remote control does not function.

Press the COUNTER RESET/EXIT button to remove the menu. Then, press the RECORD button.