EN 21
Recording
Features

Record One Programme

While Watching Another

If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . .
. . . press TV/VCR. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV
broadcast being recorded disappear.

SELECT CHANNEL TO

WATCH

1
Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to
set the channel controls on the TV for the station you
wish to view.
The programme selected with the TV’s channel
controls appears on the TV screen while the one
selected with the recorder's TV PROG buttons is
recorded on the tape.
If a decoder is connected to the recorder (Z pg. 46),
you can select a scrambled channel as well with the
TV channel controls.

Elapsed Recording Time

Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

SET COUNTER DISPLAY

1
Press – –:– – until a counter reading appears on the
display panel.

RESET COUNTER

2
Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact
elapsed time as the tape runs.

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

1
Press – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape
appears.
The display panel shows the tape remaining time
with " " displayed.
By pressing the – –:– – button, you can change the
display to show the counter reading, channel
position*, clock time or tape remaining time.
* channel position is not displayed during playback.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when
the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or
is not correct. "– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display
may blink on occasion.

Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours
(selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off
after recording is finished.
START RECORDING
1
Press RECORD on the recorder.

ENGAGE ITR MODE

2
Press RECORD again. " " blinks and 0:30 appears on
the front display panel.

SET RECORDING DURATION

3
If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press
RECORD to extend the time. Each press extends
recording time by 30 minutes.
NOTE:
You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the
recorder's front panel.
TV PROG
RECORD
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– –:– –
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TV PROG
TV/VCR
– –:– –
0000