Insignia NS-F20TR 20" Flat Tube TV/DVD/VCR Combo

Searching with index markers

 

 

3 Press the SPEED button to select the tape

 

 

Every time you start recording, your TV combo

 

speed you want. For more information, see

 

 

 

“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on

 

 

adds an index marker to the videotape. If you

 

 

 

 

page 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

record on a videotape, then stop recording,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Press the REC/OTR button to start the

 

 

when you start recording again, another index

 

 

marker is added to the tape.You can use the

 

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

index markers to find the start of a recording.

5 If you do not want to record parts of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

program, such as advertisements, press the

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE•SLOW

 

button. When you want to

 

 

 

• If you pause the videotape during a recording,

 

start recording again, press the button again.

 

 

 

 

no index marker is added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In some cases, an index marker at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beginning of a tape cannot be detected.

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For recordings in SP mode, the time gap

 

If the videotape is paused for more than five

 

 

 

 

between index markers must be at least one

 

minutes, your TV combo starts recording again to

 

 

 

 

 

prevent damage to the videotape.

 

 

 

 

minute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For recordings in LP mode, the time gap

6 To stop recording, press the STOP

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between index markers must be at least two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifying the amount of recording time

 

 

 

• For recordings in SLP mode, the time gap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

between index markers must be at least three

You can specify the amount of time your want to

 

 

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

record, then start the recording by pressing the

 

 

To search with index markers:

 

 

REC/OTR button on the front of your TV combo.

 

 

 

 

This is called an OTR (one-touch recording).

 

 

1 Press the SETUP button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your TV combo starts recording, then stops

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button to select TIME

Press the

or

 

 

 

when it has recording the amount of time you

 

 

 

SEARCH, then press the ENTER button.

specified.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Press the

or

 

 

 

button one or more times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to select the number of programs you want to

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

skip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot start an OTR from the remote control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You must press the REC/OTR button on the front

4

Press the

or

button. Your TV combo

 

of your TV combo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rewinds or fast-forwards through the number

To specify the amount of recording time:

 

 

 

of programs you specified, then starts

 

 

 

1 Select the channel you want to record.

 

 

 

playback automatically.

 

 

 

 

5 To cancel the index search, press the

2 Press the SPEED button to select the tape

 

 

 

STOP

 

button on the remote control or

 

speed you want. For more information, see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP/EJECT

 

 

 

 

button on the front of your

 

“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV combo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 18.

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting a tape speed for recording

3 Press the REC/OTR button on the front of

 

your TV combo one or more times until the

 

 

You can record a videotape in one of two

 

amount of time you want to record appears

 

 

speeds: SP (standard play) and SLP (super long

 

on the screen. Each time you press the

 

 

play).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button, the time increase by 30 minutes. You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can specify as much as 8 hours. Recording

 

 

Speed

 

T60 tape

 

 

 

T120 tape

T160 tape

 

 

starts immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 To cancel the recording, press the STOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SL

 

1 hour

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours

2-2/3 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

button on the remote control or

 

 

 

 

SLP

 

3 hours

 

 

 

6 hours

8 hours

 

 

STOP/EJECT

 

 

 

 

button on the front of your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV combo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording a program

Note

•You cannot record from a DVD that is playing in your TV combo.

•You can only watch the TV program that you are recording.

To record a program:

1Insert a videotape with the erase-prevention tab in place. For more information, see “Preventing a videotape from being erased” on page 21.

2Press the CH or CH button to select the channel you want to record.

Note

If your TV combo is connected to a cable converter box or satellite receiver, your TV combo channel must be set to 3 or 4. Select the channel you want to record from the cable converter box or satellite receiver.

Note

•If you press the REC/OTR button when “OTR (8:00)” is displayed, your TV combo returns to normal recording mode.

•If your press the POWER button during an OTR recording, your TV combo continues to record.

•In SLP mode, the maximum recording time is eight hours for a T-160 videotape and six hours for a T-120 videotape.

•If the videotape runs out before the OTR time is reached, your TV combo stops recording, ejects the tape, and turns off.

•To view the remaining time for an OTR, press the DISPLAY button. The remaining time appears on the display, then disappears after a few seconds.

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