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It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material
without the consent of the copyright owner.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab and set “REC SAFETY” to
“ON” (墌pg. 19). To record on it later,
cover the hole with adhesive tape and
reset the “REC SAFETY” to “OFF” (墌pg. 19).

Basic Recording

ALoad a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, set “REC SAFETY”
to “OFF” (墌pg. 19) or cover the hole with adhesive tape before
inserting the cassette.
●The VCR turns on, and the counter on the on-screen display is
reset, automatically.
BSelect recording channel
Press CH+/– or the Number keys on the Remote. Or push the JOG
dial, then turn it to the left or right.
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection (墌pg. 7), press TV/VCR on the Remote so that the
VCR mode indicator ( ) lights on the display panel, to view
the program to be recorded.
CSet tape speed
Press SP/EP. The selected tape speed will appear on the TV screen.
NOTES:
●When you record using SEP mode, playback the tape with this
deck.
●You can select tape speed in the stop mode or during recording
pause mode.
DStart recording
On the VCR, press REC (7). Or on the Remote, while holding REC
(7), press PLAY (4).
NOTE:
If “VIDEO CALIBRATION” is set to “ON” (墌pg. 18) (default
setting), the VCR takes about 7 seconds to assess the quality of the
tape in use, then recording begins with the picture level
optimized.
NOTE:
If the tape reaches its end during recording, the recording stops
and“䡬” and “ $” on the display panel blink. Press STOP/EJECT
(0) on the VCR to eject the cassette or press REW (3) on the
Remote to rewind the tape.

Recording Features

Recording on one tape repeatedly

— Repeat Recording

You can record programs on one tape repeatedly.
While recording, press and hold PLAY (4) and REC (7) on the
Remote or REC (7) on the front panel for more than 5 seconds.
The record indicator on the front display panel starts blinking
slowly.
To stop recording, press STOP (8) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT
(0) on the front panel.

Watching one program while recording another

During recording...
●If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection (墌pg. 7) to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/
VCR on the Remote so that VCR mode indicator ( ) goes off
from the display panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded
disappears.)
●If you are using the AV connection (墌pg.7) to view pictures
from the VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.
Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.

Second Audio Recording

This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of
Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program
received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON” (墌pg. 19).
NOTES:
When the channel is changed on the VCR;
●The ‘STEREO” indication appears on the screen for about 5
seconds if the program is stereo broadcast.
●The “SAP” indication appears on the screen for about 5 seconds
if the program is a SAP broadcast.
●Both indications appear when a stereo program is accompanied
by SAP sound.

Recording Resume Function

If there is a power outage during recording (or Timer Recording or
Series Recording), the recording will resume automatically when
the power is restored to the VCR. (No setting is required for this
function.)
Recording
Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV
mode).
During recording
Pause recording
Press PAUSE (9).
●Press PLAY (4) to resume recording.
●You can select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stop recording
Press STOP (8) on the
Remote. OR Press STOP/EJECT (0) on
the VCR.
Record safety tab
Turn on the VCR and TV, and select the VCR channel (or AV
mode).
To prohibit operations during Recording or Repeat Recording
(Mode Lock)
Press and hold OK on the Remote for more than 5 seconds.
“ ” and “ ” light up on the front display panel. No button
will function and recording will not be interrupted.
To resume the other operations, press and hold OK on the
Remote again for more than 5 seconds.
●When OK is pressed to set Mode Lock, the on-screen display
appears and the time counter remains on the TV screen. If the
time counter is not necessary, set “ON SCREEN (REC)” to
“OFF” (墌pg. 18).
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