Basic Recording
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Basic Recording from a TV
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.
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Switch on the VCR/DVD Recorder, select the
device (VCR or DVD) for Recording and load a
recordable disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD±RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 26).
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Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP (High quality), SP (Standard quality), LP
(Low quality), EP (Extend quality).
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
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Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
on the Remote Control to select the TV channel
to record.
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Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you’ll hear as it is
recording.
• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAPchannel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.
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Press zREC once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or the
disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
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Press STOP(x) to stop recording.
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The maximum number of DVD titles is
99 (DVD-R/RW) or 49 (DVD+R/RW).
If the VCR/DVD Recorder is powered off during DVD
recording, the recording will not be saved.
Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
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Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
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Press zREC repeatedly to select the recording
time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes (maximum 360 minutes).
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes (maximum 540 minutes). Please con-
firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.
Instant Timer Record Menu

Checking the Recording Time

Press zREC or DISPLAYonce to check the recording
time. The recalled setting will automatically return to the
TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.

To Extend the Recording Time

The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing zREC.
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) or 30 minutes (VCR).

To Pause the Recording

1Press PAUSE/STEP(X) to pause the disc during
recording.
2When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP(X) or zREC.
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•If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
• The VCR/DVD Recorder will automatically power off
when the Instant Timer Recording ends.

To record one TV program while watching another

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Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.
The TV indicator appears.
2Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
ips (VCR mode only)
Always use PAUSE/STEP(X) for best results when making
changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP(X) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select
the desired channel on the VCR/DVD Recorder, and press
PAUSE/STEP(X) again to resume recording.
TV Broadcast Selected Audio Broadcast Audio Monitor
LCh R Ch Audio
MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO
STEREO STEREO L R STEREO
Left L L Left
Right R R Right
MONO MONO MONO MONO
MONO+SAP MONO MONO MONO MONO
SAP SAP SAP SAP
STEREO+SAP STEREO L R STEREO
SAP SAP SAP SAP
MONO MONO MONO MONO
VCR
120min Rec
DVD
00:09:05
30min Rec.
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
0:17:32
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
2H 01M Free
SP
SP