28basic features

Recording

TV signals being received by the recorder’s built in tuner can be recorded onto a video tape. You can ‘capture’ a TV programme using your VCR.

Choose a Programme

before you start

Turn the TV on

Tune the TV to your Video Channel or to its AV mode

Choose a blank cassette which has the record safety tab still in place

Select the channel that you wish to record.

remote control Press PR +/– or the number keys.

vcr Press PR +/–.

Set the Tape Speed

Press /.

Record

Safety Tab

Load the cassette into the VCR (see page 24)

Check the on-screen display until the required tape speed is shown. You can choose Standard Play (SP) or Long Play (LP). The picture quality on LP recordings will not be as high as on SP recordings, but the tape will last longer.

Start Recording

Press Ton the VCR or on the Remote Control.

•If the tape reaches its end during recording, the VCR stops recording, rewinds the tape and ejects the cassette, then enters the standby mode automatically.

Pause and Resume During Recording

On either the VCR or the Remote Control, press to temporarily stop recording and press to resume. You cannot change the preset position on the VCR while it is recording but you can while it is paused (see Choose a Programme at the top of this page).

•There will be a loss of color, or the picture will be distorted where the channel is changed.