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22 EN | OPERATIONS ON VHS DECK (cont.) |
Recording Features | 3 Set the recording duration. |
If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press 7 | |
| to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by |
| 30 minutes. |
●Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).
●Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch to the right.
Record One Programme While Watching Another
If your unit is connected to the TV via the AV connection, press TV/VCR. The unit’s VCR indicator and the TV broadcast being recorded disappear. Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to set the channel controls on the TV for the station you wish to view.
●The programme selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen, while the one selected with the unit’s PR buttons is recorded on the tape.
●If a decoder is connected to the unit ( pg. 61), you can select a scrambled channel as well with the TV channel controls.
NOTES:
●You can only perform ITR using the 7 button on the unit’s front panel.
●Still picture playback stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads.
●When the end of the tape is reached during timer recording, the unit stops and “” and “$” blink on the front display panel.
●When the end of the tape is reached during timer recording or Instant Timer Recording, the unit is turned off and “” and “$” blink on the front display panel.
●During Instant Timer Recording, any other timer programmed recording won’t start even if their start time has come. In such a case, the timer programmed recording starts (if the end time of the timer programmed recording is set after the end of Instant Timer Recording) after the Instant Timer Recording finishes.
Elapsed Recording Time Indication
1Set the counter display.
Press –
2Reset the counter.
Press 0000 before starting recording or playback.
●The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs. You can check the exact time of a recording or playback.
Tape Remaining Time
Press – –:– – until the time remaining on the tape appears.
●The front display panel shows the tape remaining time with “z” displayed.
NOTE:
You can also use the DVD deck in the following cases. Before use, be sure to turn on the unit and select the DVD deck.
●During recording
●During timer recording
●During timer standby mode
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours (selectable in
1Start recording.
Press 7 on the unit.
2Engage the ITR mode.
Press 7 again. “” blinks and “0:30” appears on the front display panel.
●By pressing the –
NOTES:
●When you press –
●Depending on the type of tape being used, the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct.
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