Insignia
8Press 
once. Recording starts and the REC indicator lights in the display window.
4Insert a video tape with the
Note
•REC indicator appears only when the Output Source is set to VCR.
•If a tape with no
9Press 
twice to stop recording.
Note
If the tape reaches the end before is pressed, the home theater system automatically stops, rewinds and ejects the tape, then turns itself off.
Pausing the recording
To pause while recording:
1Press 
to pause the tape during recording. The REC indicator flashes in the display window.
2When you want to continue recording, press
or 
.
Note
•After five minutes in Pause mode, the tape stops automatically to protect the tape and the video heads.
•Always use 
for best results when making changes while recording. For example: To change channels while recording, first press 
to put the VCR in Pause mode. Select the channel on the home theater system, then press 
again to resume recording.
Note
If the
5Press MENU. The Main menu appears.
6Press 
or 
to choose PROGRAM, then press MEMORY/ENTER. The Program menu appears.
Note
If all eight programs have been entered, FULLY PROGRAMMED appears for a moment and then PROGRAM 1 appears on the television screen.
7Press 
or 
to choose the program number
8Press 
to choose MONTH.
9Press 
or 
to choose the month.
10Press 
to choose DAY.
11Press 
or 
to choose the day.
12Press 
to choose START.
13Press 
or 
to choose the start time.
14Press 
to choose STOP.
15Press 
or 
to choose the stop time.
16Press 
to choose CHANNEL.
17Press 
or 
to choose the channel (Channel, LINE1, or LINE2).
Recording a program while watching another
To record one television program while watching another:
1Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode while recording. The TV indicator appears.
2Select the channel to be viewed using the tuner on your television.
Timer Recording
You can program your VCR to record up to eight different recordings. You can program these recordings up to one year in advance. For unattended recording, the timer needs to know the channels to be recorded and the starting and ending times.
Note
If you try to set the program timer before setting the clock, PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears for a moment and then the Clock menu appears on the television screen. Set the time and date before proceeding.
To program the VCR to record a future program:
1Turn on the television and home theater system.
2Tune the television to the home theater system output channel (CH 3 or 4) or set the television’s source selector to VIDEO.
3Press VCR on the remote or on the front panel of the home theater system until the VCR indicator lights in the display window and VCR appears on the television screen.
Note
Cable Users: If you have cable TV and use a cable box converter (see“Connecting antenna or cable TV to the home theater system” on page 7), you must set the channel in this step to match the cable box output channel (usually CH 3 or 4). Set the channel on the cable box instead of with the home theater system.
18 Press 
to choose SPEED.
19 Press 
or 
to choose the recording speed (AUTO, SP, or SLP).
Auto mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to SLP, if necessary, to complete recording the program. There will be some picture and sound distortion at the point of the speed change.
20 Press 
to choose REPEAT.
21 Press 
or 
to choose how often to repeat (ONCE, WEEKLY, or DAILY).
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