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It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material
without the consent of the copyright owner.
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 VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is
reset, automatically.
BSelect recording channel
On the Remote
Press CH+/– or the Number keys.
On the VCR
Press PAUSE[C H]. The channel display on the
display panel starts blinking. While the display is
blinking, press FF[CH+] or REW[CH–] to select
channel. After about 5seconds, the channel display
stops blinking.
NOTES:
●You can select channel in the stop mode,
recording pause mode or during rewind/fast-
forward.
●If no cassette is loaded, or during recording pause
mode, you can select channel only by pressing
FF[CH+] or REW[CH–].
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the
RF connection, press TV/VCR on the Remote so
that the VCR mode indicator lights on the display
panel, to view the program to be recorded.
CSet tape speed
Press SP/EP. The selected tape speed will appear on the TV screen.
NOTE:
You can select tape speed in the stop mode or during recording
pause mode.
DStart recording
On the VCR, press REC (7). Or on the Remote, while holding REC
(7), press PLAY (4).
NOTE:
If “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (墌pg.11) (default
setting), the VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the quality of the
tape in use, then recording begins with the picture level
optimized.
NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and “䡬” and “$” on the display panel blink. Press STOP/EJECT
(0) on the VCR to eject the cassette or press REW (3) on the
Remote to rewind the tape.

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 (墌pg.5) 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 (墌pg.5) 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” (墌pg.12).

S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHS ET or VHS Recording

Mode

This VCR can record in S-VHS (Super VHS), S-VHSET or VHS.
●To record in S-VHS:
Set “S-VHS” to “ON” (墌pg.12). Then, insert a cassette marked
“S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel.
The S-VHS recording mode is selected.
●To record in S-VHSET on a VHS cassette:
Set “S-VHSET” to “ON” (墌pg. 11). Then, insert a cassette
marked “VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up on the front display
panel.
●To record in VHS:
Insert a cassette marked “VHS”.
Set “S-VHSET” to “OFF” (墌pg. 11).
●To record in VHS on an S-VHS cassette:
Insert a cassette marked “S-VHS”. The S-VHS indicator lights up
on the display panel. Then, set “S-VHS” to “OFF” (墌pg.12). The
S-VHS indicator goes off.
The VHS recording mode is selected.
NOTE:
When playing back a tape that has been recorded in S-VHS or
S-VHSET, the S-VHS indicator lights up on the display panel
regardless of the “S-VHS ET” or “S-VHS MODE” setting.
Recording
During recording
Pause recording
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.
OR
Press
STOP/EJECT
(
0
) on
the VCR.
Record safety tab