Recording
Accidentalerasure prevention
Toprevent accidental recording on a
recordedcassette, remove its record
safetytab. To record on it later, cover
thehole with adhesive tape.

Basic Recording

ALoada cassette
Makesure the record safety tab is intact. If not, coverthe hole
withadhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
Therecorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
Selectthe appropriate colour system with “PAL/MESECAM” and
“NTSC”in Function settings.
BSelectrecording channel
Onthe remote control
PressPR+/– or the Number keys.
Onthe recorder
PressPAU SE[PR]. The channel display on the
displaypanel starts blinking. While the display is
blinking,press FF[PR+] or REW[PR–] to select
channel.After about 5 seconds, the channel display
stopsblinking.
NOTES:
Youcan select channelin the stop mode,recording pause mode
orduring rewind/fast-forward high-speed search.
Ifno cassette is loaded, or during recording pause mode, you
canselect channel only by pressing FF[CH+] or REW[CH–].
Ifyou connect the TV and the recorder only using the RF
connection,press TV/VCR on the remote control so that the
VCRmode indicator lights on the display panel, to view the
programto be recorded.
CSettape speed
PressSP/LP/EP (p).
DStart recording
Onthe recorder, press REC (7). Or on the remote control, while
holdingREC (7), press PLAY (4)
NOTE:
Ifthe tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and“”and“$”on the front display panel blink.

Recording Features

Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

Duringrecording, press REC(7) on the recorder repeatedly until
therecording length you want appears on the display panel. The
recordindicator () on the display panel starts blinking.
Eachtime you press the button, recording length increases in
30-minuteintervals (up to 6 hours).
Therecorder shuts off after recording is finished.
Tocancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT(0) on the recorder.

Watchingone program while recording another

Oncerecording is in progress,all you need to do is to set the
channelcontrols on the TV for the station you wish to view.
Theprogramme selected with the TV’s channel controls appears
onthe TV screen while the one selected with the PR +/– buttons is
recordedon the tape.

Recording Resume Function

Ifthere is a power outage during recording (orInstant Timer
Recording,or timer recording), the recording will resume
automaticallywhen the power is restored to the recorder. (No
settingis required for this function.)
Turnon the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.
Duringrecording
Pauserecording
PressPAU SE (9).
PressPLAY (4) to resume recording.
Youcan select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stoprecording
PressSTOP (8)onthe
remotecontrol.
OR PressSTOP/EJECT (0)on
therecorder.
Recordsafety tab