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Basic
Recording
Features
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV mode on the TV.
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A Changing display information
Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause. Each time you press the button, the front display panel shows the time counter, channel number, clock time, and the tape remaining time in sequence.
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●To display the VCR status including the time counter and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on- screen display” (☞ pg. 29).
●“COUNT” appears on the screen when the time counter is shown. “REMAIN” appears on the screen when the tape remaining time is shown.
●When the tape remaining time appears, “
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●The tape remaining time is calculated based on the tape speed being used. The indicated remaining time is only an estimate.
To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the
Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is also reset when a tape is inserted.
B Specifying recording length
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— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
You can easily specify the recording length from 30 minutes to 8 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
During recording, press REC ( ¦ ) on the front panel repeatedly until the recording length you want appears
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on the front display panel.
The record ( ) indicator starts flashing.
Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
To cancel an ITR, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.