26 One-Touch Recording (Videotapes)

A One-Touch Recording (OTR) is an immediate timed recording from 30 minutes to eight hours long.

Before you begin ...

Turn on the TV/VCR/DVD.

Press SELECT to put the unit in TV/VCR mode. The red VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the unit.

Insert a videotape with its erase prevention tab in place. Details are on page seven. Rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording.

1 Press the Number buttons or CH. /to select the channel you want to record. Remember, if the TV/VCR/DVD is connected to a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, the TV/VCR/DVD must be on channel 3 or 4 or AUX (channel 00). Select the channel you want to record at the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

2 Press SPEED to select a tape recording speed (SP or SLP). Details are on page 25.

3 Press REC/OTR on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD repeatedly to select a recording length. Recording will start immediately.

Each press of REC/OTR will increase the recording time by 30 minutes. The maximum recording length is eight hours.

OTR (2:30)

SP

4 Press STOP C to stop a one-touch recording before its designated end time. Otherwise, recording will stop automatically at the time you des- ignated. The TV/VCR/DVD will turn itself off automat- ically at the end of the OTR.

POWER PICTURE SLEEP SELECT

 

1

2

3

 

1

 

4

5

6

CH.

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

2

 

 

+100

VOL.

 

 

0

+10

 

 

SPEED

C.RESET

ZOOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

4

 

PLAY

 

 

 

STOP

 

 

RECORD

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

MENU

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

SETUP

TITLE

 

RETURN

 

 

CLEAR

SEARCH MODE REPEAT

REPEAT

 

 

 

 

 

A-B

 

 

MODE

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

 

3 Press REC/OTR on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD.

Helpful Hints

You cannot do an OTR with the remote control.

To show the remaining recording time, press DISPLAY. OTR and the remaining recording time will appear briefly in the top left cor- ner of the screen.

If the tape ends before the recording’s end time, the TV/VCR/DVD will stop recording, eject the tape, and turn itself off.

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Magnavox 27MDTR10S owner manual One-Touch Recording Videotapes, Press REC/OTR on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD

27MDTR10S specifications

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