Recording
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.

Basic Recording

ALoad a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole
with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
●The recorder turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
●Select the appropriate colour system with “PAL/MES ECAM” and
“NTSC” in Function settings.
BSelect recording channel
Press PR+/– or the Number keys.
NOTE:
You can select channel in the stop mode, recording pause mode
or during rewind/fast-forward high-speed search.
CSet tape speed
Press SP/LP/EP (p
).
DStart recording
On the recorder, press REC (7). Or on the remote control, while
holding REC (7), press PLAY (4).
NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and “䡬” and “e” on the front display panel blink.

Recording Features

Specifying recording length

— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)

During recording, press REC (7) on the recorder 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 recorder shuts off after recording is finished.
●To cancel an ITR, press STOP (8) on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT (0
) on the recorder.

Watching one program while recording another

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 PR +/– buttons is
recorded on the tape.

Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

Your recorder is equipped with a Sound-Multiplex decoder (A2)
and a Digital stereo sound decoder (NICAM) as well, making
reception of stereo and bilingual broadcasts possible.
When the channel is changed, the type of broadcast being
received will be displayed on the TV screen for a few seconds.
●To listen to a stereo programme, press AUDIO until
“HIFIL R” appears on the screen.
●To listen to a bilingual programme, press AUDIO until
“HIFIL ” or “HIFI R” appears on the screen.
●To listen to the Standard (regular monaural) audio while
receiving a NICAM broadcast, press AUDIO until “NORM”
appears on the screen.
NOTE:
“O.S.D.” must be set to “ON” or the on-screen displays will not
appear.

To Record Stereo And Bilingual Programmes (A2)

●Stereo programmes are automatically recorded in stereo on the
Hi-Fi audio track (with the normal audio track recording mixed
L and R channel sound).
●Bilingual programmes are automatically recorded in bilingual
on the Hi-Fi audio track. The main soundtrack will be recorded
on the normal audio track.

To Record NICAM Stereo And Bilingual Programmes

The NICAM audio programme will be recorded on the Hi-Fi audio
track, and the Standard audio programme on the normal audio
track.
NOTES:
●If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the
broadcast will be received in monaural with better quality.
●Before playing back a programme recorded in stereo, or a
bilingual programme, refer to “Soundtrack Selection”.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Instant Timer
Recording, or timer recording), the recording will resume
automatically when the power is restored to the recorder. (No
setting is required for this function.)
Turn on the TV and select the video channel or AV mode.
During recording
Pause reco rding
Press PAUSE (9).
●Press PLAY (4) to resume recording.
●You can select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stop recording
Press STOP (8) on the
remote control.
OR Press STOP/EJECT (0
) on
the recorder.
Record safety tab
Type of Broadcast Being Received On-screen Display
A2 Stereo
A2 Bilingual
Regular Monaural
NICAM Stereo
NICAM Bilingual
NICAM Monaural
ST
BIL
(none)
ST NICAM
BIL NICAM
NICAM