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32 Recording
Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program.
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Press the COMBI button, then 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 to turn on the TV/VCR.
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Press the 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 CH(annel). 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 VCR selects the tape speed automatically. When recording, you can change the tape speed using the SPEED button (see page 24).
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SP | 2 hrs. | 2 hrs. | 1 hr. | ||
(Standard Play) | 40 mins. | ||||
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LP | 5 hrs. | 4 hrs. | 2 hrs. | ||
(Long Play) | 20 mins. | ||||
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SLP | 8 hrs. | 6 hrs. | 3 hrs. | ||
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| PAUSE/STILL | 4 |
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| MENU | STATUS/EXIT | CLEAR |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | CH. | 3 |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A.CH | 0 | +100 | VOL. | |
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| VAR.SLOW | /ENTER | MUTE |
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| TRACKING | F.ADV | SLOW |
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| SMART | SMART | SKIP INDEX |
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| PICTURE | SOUND | SEARCH SEARCH |
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Helpful Hints
•You cannot record one channel while watching another.
•Recording options are on pages 33 - 43.
•You cannot record if DEFEAT RECORDING is set to ON. (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 SPEED button while a recording is in progress, but some
