Panasonic DMR-ES30V Specifying the time when recording will stop, Watching the TV while recording

Recording VHS

Recording TV programmes

∫Recording procedures

Preparation

≥Select the unit viewing channel (e.g. AV input) on the TV. ≥Press [VHS].

[1]Insert a video cassette with an intact accidental erasure prevention tab. (l 48)

[2]Press [CH, W, X] to select a TV channel.

≥If you keep pressing these buttons, the channels change

quickly.

To select channels with the numeric buttons:

e.g., 5: [5]

15:[-/--] > [1] > [5]

[3]Press [REC MODE] to select a recording mode.

Each time you press the button:

SP>LP>EP ^-----------------}

∫Specifying the time when recording will stop

While recording

Press [¥, REC] on the VHS main unit to select recording time.

The unit’s display

Each time you press the button:

Counter (Cancel)#OFF 30 (min.)#OFF 60 (min.)#OFF 90 (min.) ^------OFF 240 (min.)!OFF 180 (min.)!OFF 120 (min.)!----}

For your reference

≥This does not work during timer recording.

≥Recording stops and the set time is cleared if you press [∫, STOP]. ≥The unit is not turned off automatically when you set the time to

stop recording by the procedure above and then the recording is stopped.

[4]Press [¥, REC] to start recording.

∫To pause recording

Press [;, PAUSE]. (Press again to restart recording.)

∫To stop recording

Press [∫, STOP].

Recording mode

SP: When recording or playing in the Normal mode.

LP: When recording or playing in the Long play mode.

EP: When recording or playing in the Extra long play mode.

≥To have a longer recording capacity, select “LP” or “EP”.

≥If the image quality is important to you or if you wish to store the tape for a long period, select “SP”.

Note

≥Even if the video cassette you use is labelled “S-VHS”, it is not possible to record in the S-VHS system with the unit. It records in the normal VHS system.

≥You cannot change channels while recording. You can change channels while in pause mode.

≥When recording is paused for 5 or more minutes, the unit returns to stop mode.

∫To display the approximate remaining tape time

Select “Tape length” from the VHS FUNCTIONS menu and select the corresponding tape length. (l 54)

Press [STATUS] several times.

The display changes as follows each time [STATUS] is pressed. Current time ) Operation status and tape counter

^--------------- Remaining tape time !---------------}

≥The remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly depending on the tape used.

∫Watching the TV while recording

[1]Press [AV] to change the input mode to “TV”.

[2]Press TV’s [CH, W, X] to select a desired TV channel.

For your reference

≥You can also do this if the unit is making a timer recording. ≥The recording is not affected.

∫Playing/Recording DVD while VHS recording

You can play or record discs while recording. The recording will not be affected.

≥DVD playback (l 19) ≥DVD recording (l 23)

-When a tuner channel is recorded on VHS, you can record the other channel on DVD.

Recording Playback

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