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BASICOPERATIONS(cont.)

Recording

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

4,5

PLAY

1

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 video recorder.

1

LOAD A CASSETTE

Insert a cassette with the record safety tab intact (See below).

 

The counter is reset to 0:00:00 and the recorder

power comes on automatically.

 

While "– – – –" is blinking on the front display panel,

 

the tape will run for a few seconds to search for the

 

tape number.

CHOOSE A PROGRAMME

Press PR +/– or the NUMBER keys to select the preset

2 you wish to record.

6

STOP/EJECT

 

PR+/

2

SP/LP/EP

3

RECORD

4

PAUSE

5

 

SET TAPE SPEED

 

Press SP/LP/EP (

). Check the SP/LP/EP indicator on

 

the recorder display panel to confirm the selected tape

3 speed.

 

 

In EP mode, the recording time is extended three times.

 

If you record a programme in EP mode on this

 

recorder, it is recommended that you play back the

 

EP-recorded tape on this recorder.

 

Picture quality of LP/EP recordings will not be as high

 

as on SP recordings.

 

 

 

START RECORDING

1

–:–

TV/VCR

 

 

Press and hold RECORD and press PLAY on the remote

 

2

 

 

2

1

2

3

 

 

 

NUMBER

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

4,5

2

 

 

6

LAY

 

 

TOP

 

 

 

 

 

4 RECORD

3

4

4

SP/LP/EP 3

3

PR+/– 2

PAUSE 5

4

control, or press RECORD on the recorder.

B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of both the

 

first SP and the first LP (or EP) recording after

 

inserting the cassette (pg. 38).

 

If "DIRECT REC" is set to "ON", the programme

 

that appears on the TV screen will be recorded

 

(pg. 11). (Only with a TV offering T-V Link)

 

You can not change the preset whilst recording is in

 

progress. To change the preset, see step 5.

5

PAUSE/RESUME RECORDING

Press PAUSE. Press PLAY to resume recording.

During the Record Pause mode, you can change the

preset by pressing the PR +/– buttons or the NUMBER

 

keys.

 

STOP RECORDING

 

Press STOP on the remote control or STOP/EJECT on

6 the recorder. Then press STOP/EJECT to remove the

INFORMATION

When using the AV connection (pg. 6), you can switch between TV mode and AV mode by pressing TV/VCR.

*Depending on the type of TV used, TV/VCR button does not function as described above.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power cut during recording (or Instant Timer Recording or timer recording), the recording will resume automatically when power is restored to the recorder unless the recorder's memory backup has expired.

cassette.

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

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