Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program.
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Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if the tape is already in the TV/VCR, press the POWER button.
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Press the (Tape) SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on the TV/VCR screen. Details about tape
speed are given below.
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Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded. (Channels
cannot be changed during recording.)
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Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.
The REC(ord) light will glow.
●If there is not a tape in the TV/VCR, NO CASSETTE flashes on- screen briefly.
●If the tape does not have a record tab, PROTECTED CAS- SETTE / CANNOT RECORD flashes
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To pause the recording (for example, during commer- cials), press the PAUSE/STILL button. The REC(ord) light will flash. To resume recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button again or the REC(ord)/OTR button. The REC(ord) light will glow.
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To stop recording, press the STOP/▼ button.
Tape Speeds
This chart shows the recording/playback time for three types of video cassettes (T160, T120, and T60). There are three playback speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During playback, the TV/VCR selects the tape speed automatically. When recording, you can change the tape speed using the (Tape) SPEED button (see page 22).
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SP | 2 hrs. | 2 hrs. | 1 hr. | ||
(Standard Play) | 40 mins. | ||||
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(Long Play) | 20 mins. | ||||
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SLP | 8 hrs. | 6 hrs. | 3 hrs. | ||
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Helpful Hints
•Recording options are on pages 30 - 39.
•You cannot record if the TV/VCR is in Record Defeat mode (REC DEFEATED will flash
•If you pause a recording for more than five minutes, the TV/VCR will switch to Stop mode automatically to protect the video cassette tape from damage.
•You can change the tape speed with the (Tape) SPEED button while a recording is in progress, but some distortion may appear on the tape.