JVC HR-J712EU Recording Features, 18EN, Select Channel To Watch, Set Counter Display, Prog

18EN

RECORDING(cont.)

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.

STANDBY/ON

DISPLAY

	V
	PROG		DISPLAY
TIMER			RECORD
REC LINK		TV PROG

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SELECT CHANNEL TO WATCH

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 (☞ pg. 34), you can select a scrambled channel as well with the TV channel controls.

TV/VCR

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00000

1 ?

– –:– –

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TV PROG

Elapsed Recording Time Indication

You can check the exact time of a recording.

1		SET COUNTER DISPLAY
	Press DISPLAY or – –:– – until a counter reading
		appears on the display panel.
2		RESET COUNTER
	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.

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:

Tape Remaining Time

DISPLAY REMAINING TIME

1 Press DISPLAY or – –:– – 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.

You can only perform ITR using the RECORD button on the recorder's front panel.