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Basic
Recording
Features
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B
Changing display information
Press DISPLAY during recording or recording pause.
Each time you press the button, the front display panel
shows the time counter, tape remaining time, channel
number, and the clock time in sequence.
●To display the VCR status including the time counter
and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on-
screen display” (墌 pg. 27).
●“COUNT” appears on the screen when the time
counter is shown. “REMAIN” appears on the screen
when the tape remaining time is shown.
●The approximate tape remaining time appears and the
“” indicator lights on the front display panel.
●The tape remaining time is calculated based on the
tape speed (SP or EP) being used. The indicated
remaining time is only an estimate.
To reset the time counter, press C. RESET on the
Remote. The counter reading becomes “0:00:00”. It is
also reset when a tape is inserted.
Specifying recording length
— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
You can easily specify the recording length from 30
minutes to 6 hours and the VCR shuts off after recording
is finished.
During recording, press REC ( ¶ ) on the front panel
repeatedly until the recording length you want appears
on the front display panel.
The (record) indicator starts flashing.
Each time you press the button, recording length
increases in 30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).
To cancel an ITR, press STOP ( 7 ) on the Remote or
STOP/EJECT ( 7 / 0 ) on the front panel.
Watching one program while
recording another
1Engage TV mode
During recording...
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using
the RF connection (墌 pg. 7) to view pictures
from the VCR, press TV/VCR on the Remote so
that VCR mode indicator goes off from the front
display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded
disappears.)
●If you are using the AV connection (墌 pg. 7) to
view pictures from the VCR, change the TV’s
input mode from AV to TV.
2Select channel for viewing
Select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.
Time Counter Tape Remaining Time
Clock Time Channel No.
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BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)
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. Record safety tab
Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR
channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.
STOP ( 7 )
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0
2
4
1
3
A
C –1
C. RESET
E –2
D
REC
PAUSE
PLAY
DIGITAL TBC/NR
MENU
OK
(MONO)L—AUDIO—RVIDEO
S-VIDEO
S-VHS ET
STOP/EJECT
POWER
FF
REW
CH
SPEP
VCR
E –2
B
E –1
STOP/EJECT
( 7 / 0 )