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Basic Recording

(VHS deck)

Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

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A Load a cassette.

Insert a VHS (or S-VHS) cassette with the record safety tab intact.

●The recorder’s power comes on automatically.

B Select the VHS deck.

Press VHS.

●The VHS button lights on the recorder.

C Choose a programme.

Press PR +/– or the number keys. Or push the JOG dial and turn it to the left or right to select the channel you wish to record.

D Set the tape speed.

Press SP/LP (p). Check the SP/LP indicator on the recorder’s front display panel to confirm the selected tape speed.

E Start recording.

Press and hold 7 and press 4 on the remote control, or press 7 on the recorder.

●The VHS recording indicator lights on the recorder.

B.E.S.T. takes place at the beginning of both the first SP and the first LP recording after inserting the cassette. ( pg. 29)

If “DIRECT REC” is set to “ON”, the programme that appears on the TV screen will be recorded ( pg. 67).

F Pause/Resume recording.

Press 9. Press 4 to resume recording.

●You can select channel during the Record Pause mode.

G Stop recording.

Press 8. Then pressto remove the cassette.

●The VHS recording indicator turns off.

NOTE:

It is not possible to record a TV programme on both the VHS deck and the DV deck simultaneously. However, it is possible to record simultaneously from the same external input. Set the input mode to “L-1”, “L-2” or “F-1” depending on the connectors being used. ( pg. 49, “Simultaneous Dubbing”)