Manual Recording, Protecting your recordings

6.MANUAL RECORDING

Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for example, a programme currently being shown).

EIf you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’.

EIf you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped automatically, read the section: ’Recording with automatic switch-off’.

dPress the RECORD/OTR n button again and again until the display on the TV-VIDEO Combi shows the desired end time or length of the recording.

D To cancel this information, press the CLEAR button.

eConfirm with the OK button.

f To end, press the MENU button.

Recording without automatic switch-off

aInsert a cassette.

bUse the P p button to select the programme number you want to record, for example, ’P01’.

DProgramme number ’E1’ is provided for recording

from external sources (via the EXT. 1 scart socket).

DProgramme number ’AV’ is provided for recording from external sources (via the Audio/Video socket

AUDIO at the front of the TV-VIDEO Combi).

c To start recording, press the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control or 5 on the TV-VIDEO Combi.

When you are recording, the red recording light at the front panel of the TV-VIDEO Combi will be lit.

d Stop recording with the STOP h button.

DIf you want to switch off the screen while recording, press the STANDBY m button once .

DTo switch the screen back on again, press the

P p button.

DDuring a recording you can watch other TV channels.

Protecting your recordings

So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording, remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right.

Auto-assembling

You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual recordings without any major picture disturbance between them.

aWhile the cassette is playing, search for the correct position on the tape.

b Stop the cassette by pressing the STOP h button. ’Pause’ will appear on the TV screen.

cNow start recording as usual by pressing the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control.

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR one-touch-recording)

aPut a cassette in the machine.

bUse the P p button to select the programme number you want to record.

cPress the RECORD/OTR n button on the remote control. When you are recording, the red recording light at the front panel of the TV-VIDEO Combi will be lit.

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette.

aPress the MENU button. The main menu appears.


b Select the line ’Tape’ with the				BP r		or		AP q
	button, and confirm with the				button.
			SqC
c Select the line ’Tape speed’ with the									or
							BP r
		button.
	AP q