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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
Press CH+/– or the Number keys on the Remote. Or push the JOG
dial, then turn it to the left or right.
●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.15) (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.15).

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 MODE” to “ON” (墌pg.16). 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. 15). 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. 15).
●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 MODE” to “OFF”
(墌pg.16). 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