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before you start
Turn the TV on
Tune the TV to your
Video Channel or to its
AV mode
Choose a blank
cassette which has the
record safety tab still in
place
Record
Safety Tab
Load the cassette into
the VCR (see page 24)
Recording
TV signals being received by the recorder’s built in tuner can be recorded
onto a video tape. You can ‘capture’ a TV programme using your VCR.

Choose a Programme

Select the channel that you wish to record.
remote control Press PR +/– or the number keys.
vcr Press PR +/–.

Set the Tape Speed

Press /.
Check the on-screen display until the required tape speed is shown. You can
choose Standard Play (SP) or Long Play (LP). The picture quality on LP record-
ings will not be as high as on SP recordings, but the tape will last longer.

Start Recording

Press T on the VCR or on the Remote Control.
• If the tape reaches its end during recording, the VCR stops recording, rewinds
the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode automatically.

Pause and Resume During Recording

On either the VCR or the Remote Control, press | to temporarily stop recording
and press | to resume. You cannot change the preset position on the VCR while
it is recording but you can while it is paused (see Choose a Programme at the top
of this page).
• There will be a loss of color, or the picture will be distorted where the channel
is changed.
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