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RECORDING/PLAYBACK ON HDD DECK

Basic Recording

Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

Slide TV/CABLE/SAT switch to the right.

If the recorder is turned on with HDD deck selected, there may be about 30 seconds’ delay in starting to show pictures on the screen.

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A Turn on the recorder.

Press 1.

The button corresponding to the previously selected deck lights on the recorder.

B Select the HDD deck.On the recorder

Press S-VHS/HDDrepeatedly until HDD indicator lights.

On the remote control

Press HDD.

The HDD indicator lights on the recorder.

C Choose a programme.

Press VCR PR +/– or the number keys. Or turn the JOG dial clockwise or counterclockwise to select the channel you wish to record while a TV channel is displayed on the front display panel.

To change the indication on the front display panel, press the JOG dial while the HDD deck is stopped. Each time you press the JOG dial, TV channel and clock display alternate.

When you switch channels on the HDD deck, the picture appears a few seconds behind. It is not a malfunction.

D Set the recording speed.

Press MODE.

For details on the recording speed, see page 23.

E Start recording.

Press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control, or press 7 on the recorder.

The HDD REC mode indicator lights on the recorder.

F Stop recording.

Press 8.

The HDD REC mode indicator turns off.

There may be a few seconds’ delay in resuming normal screen. It is not a malfunction.

NOTES:

It is not possible to record a TV programme on both the HDD deck and the VHS deck simultaneously. In addition, it is not possible to record simultaneously from the same external input.

It is not possible to pause recording on the HDD deck while

recording from the channels other than L-1, L-2, F-1, D- 1, or DUB. ( pg. 66, 67)

While recording a programme, you can play back the

previously recorded part by “Live Memory Playback” ( pg. 28).