Recording

Preparations

Confirm that the VCR is on.

Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is selected.

Set the VCR/TV switch O to “VCR”.

Operations

1 Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention tab.

If it has already been inserted,

press the VCR-ON/OFF button 1 to turn the VCR on.

2

Select the TV station using the

 

VCR display

 

Channel buttons N.

 

 

 

It is also possible to select by

 

 

 

pressing the numeric buttons 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Press REC (REC/OTR) button J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(_) to start recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Press the Stop button 9 to stop recording.

To Pause Recording

Press the Pause/Slow button 7 during recording. Press it again to continue recording.

REC

To View One TV Programme while Recording Another TV Programme

After pressing the REC button J to start recording, select on your TV the programme position of the TV programme that you want to view.

Note:

The recording pause mode will be automatically cancelled after 5 minutes and return to the stop mode.

To Immediately Record the Same TV Programme That You Are Viewing on the TV

(Direct TV Recording)

This function allows you to immediately start recording the same programme that you are viewing on the TV.

The programme position selected on the VCR automatically changes to that of the TV programme that you are viewing on the TV. When you stop the recording, the VCR automatically switches back to the previously selected programme position.

Conditions for correct operation of the Direct TV Recording function:

Your TV must be equipped with the “Q Link” function.

The VCR must be connected to the TV via a fully-wired 21-pin Scart cable.

To Perform Direct TV Recording:

 

1

Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure

 

 

prevention tab.

 

2

Press the DIRECT TV REC button 6.

 

 

Recording of the TV programme that you are viewing

 

 

on the TV starts.

 

 

 

 

In some cases, it may not be possible to change the

 

 

programme position on the TV during Direct TV

 

 

Recording.

Recording

 

Do not press the AV LINK button B during Direct TV

 

 

 

REC, otherwise the recording may not be performed

 

 

correctly.

 

3

Press the Stop button 9, to stop recording.

 

To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time

The remaining tape time can be displayed in the VCR display.

1Press the TAPE button C and select the corresponding cassette tape length.

See page 29.

2Press the OSD/DISPLAY button 5 repeatedly until the Remaining Tape Time appears on the VCR display.

Pressing the OSD/DISPLAY button 5 once makes the On Screen Display appear; after that, pressing it repeatedly changes the indication in the following order:

ClockCounter

Remaining Tape Time

For certain cassettes, the remaining tape time may not be displayed correctly.

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Panasonic NV-SJ260 operating instructions To Pause Recording, To Display the Approximate Remaining Tape Time