Recording Features

Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

During recording, press REC (7) on the VCR repeatedly until the
recording length you want appears on the display panel. The
record indicator (䡬) on the display panel starts blinking.
●Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
30-minute intervals (up to 6hours).
●The VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
●To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT
(
0
)
on the VCR.

Watching one program while recording another

During recording…
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/VCR on the
Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the display
panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)
●If you are using the AV connection to view pictures from the
VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.
Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

Second Audio Recording

This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of
Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program
received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON”. Refer to “2ND
AUDIO RECORD – ON/OFF” in “Function Settings” section for
detail.
Timer Recording
Up to 8timer recording programs can be made using Express
timer programing method as far as a year in advance. Remember,
the clock must be set before you can program the timer.
NOTES:
●If all the 8 programs have already been set, “PROGRAM FULL”
appears on the TV screen.
●After timer recording is completed, the VCR turns off
automatically.
●You can program the timer recording while a regular recording
is in progress; the menu screens will not be recorded.
●To timer-record cable or satellite channels, be sure to keep the
cable box or DBS receiver turned on with the correct channel
selected.

Express Timer Programing

Load a cassette with the record safety tab intact. The VCR turns
on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
APress PROG. on the Remote to access Program screen.
BPress START+/–, STOP+/–, DATE+/–
or CH+/– repeatedly to enter the start
time, stop time, date or channel.
●Press and hold START+/– or
STOP+/– to increase the time in
30-minute intervals.
●To set the tape speed, press SP/EP.
●To timer-record daily (Monday–
Friday) or weekly serials, press DAILY (M-F) or WEEKLY.
Pressing the button again makes the “DAILY” or “WEEKLY”
display disappear.
CPress OK or PROG..
●If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED PROGRAM OVERLAP”
appears, refer to “Program overlap warning display”.
DPress TIMER. The VCR turns off automatically and “#” is
displayed on the display panel.
NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during timer recording, the recording
stops and “#”, “ 䡬” and “ $” on the front display panel blink.
Press TIMER to disengage timer, then press STOP/EJECT (
0
)
on the VCR to eject the tape or press REW (
3
) to rewind the
tape.
Timer programing will be lost after a power failure occurs.
PROGRAM 1
START STOP
– –:– –AM – –:– –AM
DATE CH
– –/– –/– –– – –SP
PRESS (+/–, SP/EP, 8=DAILY
9=WEEKLY), THEN (0K)
PRESS (PROG.) TO END
– Recording –