EN 33

Recording Features

●Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel (or AV mode).

●Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch to the right.

Accidental erasure prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

Record safety tab

Record One Program While Watching Another

If your unit is connected to the TV via the AV connection, press TV/VCR. The unit’s VCR indicator on the front display panel 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 program selected with the TV’s channel controls appears on the TV screen, while the one selected with the unit’s CH buttons is recorded on the tape.

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 30-min. increments), and shuts the unit off after recording is finished.

1Start recording.

Press REC (7) on the unit.

2Engage the ITR mode.

Press REC (7) again. “” blinks and “0:30” appears on the front display panel.

3Set the recording duration.

If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press REC (7) to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes.

NOTES:

●You can only perform ITR using the REC (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 programed recording won’t start even if their start time has come. In such a case, the timer programed recording starts (if the end time of the timer programed recording is set after the end of Instant Timer Recording) after the Instant Timer Recording finishes.