JVC HR-S9800U manual Basic Recording Features, 30 EN, Specifying recording length

30 EN BASIC PLAYBACK AND RECORDING (cont.)

Basic

Recording

Features

Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode) on the TV.

E –1

STOP/EJECT	B E –2
( 7 / 0 )

A 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.

Time Counter	Tape Remaining Time
Clock Time		Channel No.

To display the VCR status including the time counter and the clock time on the TV screen, see “Showing on- screen display” ( pg. 31).

“COUNT” appears on the screen when the time counter is shown. “REMAIN” appears on the screen when the tape remaining time is shown.

When the tape remaining time appears, “” also 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.

VCR TV CABLE/DBS

C –1	1	2	3	D
				A
	4	5	6
	7	8	9
C. RESET		0

E –2

STOP ( 7 )

B 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 ( ƒ ) 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.