26 Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start a recording of the current channel. (See page 25.)

2

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in TV position. The VCR/TV light will disappear from the VCR’s display panel.

3

Use the TV remote control to select the channel you want to watch at the TV.

4

To return to the channel being recorded, use the TV remote control to select channel 03 or 04 at the TV (the channel to which the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set).

5

Press the VCR/TV button to put the VCR in VCR posi- tion. The VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel. The channel being recorded will appear on the screen.

6

Press the STOP/p button to stop the recording.

2&5

 

POWER

 

VCR/TV

EJECT

 

1

2

3

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

7

8

9

CHANNEL

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

SPEED

TIME SEARCH

MEMORY

 

MENU

STATUS/EXIT

CLEAR

SLOW

1

REWIND

/PLAY

F.FWD

REC/OTR

/STOP

PAUSE/STILL

6

 

 

 

 

3

4

Select the channel you want to watch at the TV.

Select channel 03 or 04 at the TV.

Helpful Hint

If you use a Cable Box or Direct Broadcast System hookup, you may not be able to watch one channel while recording another. See pages eight-nine for details.

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Magnavox VR401BMX, VR601BMX owner manual Recording One Channel/Watching Another

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