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30 Recording
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 to turn on the TV/VCR, if necessary.
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Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on the TV/VCR screen. See tape speed details below.
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Use the CH(annel) o/p buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record. You can not change channels 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 the screen briefly.
●If the tape does not have a record tab, PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD flashes on the screen briefly. The TV/VCR will eject the tape. Insert another tape.
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To pause the recording (for example, during commercials), 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. A tape will play only in the speed in which it was recorded. When recording, you can change the tape speed using the SPEED button. You cannot record in LP speed.
The slower the speed, the more programming you can fit on the tape. SLP is the slowest speed.
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Tape Speed | T160 | T120 | T60 | ||
SP(Standard Play) | 2 hrs. | 2 | hrs. | 1 hr. | |
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LP(Long Play) | 5 hrs. | 4 | hrs. | 2 hrs. | |
(playback only) | 20 mins. | ||||
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SLP(Super Long Play) | 8 hrs. | 6 | hrs. | 3 hrs. | |
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Helpful Hints
•You cannot record one channel while watching another.
•Recording options are on pages
•You cannot record if DEFEAT RECORDING is ON. (REC DEFEAT- ED will flash on the screen.) Details are on page 37.
•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 distortion may appear on the tape.
•If you press the REC(ord)/OTR button during tape playback, recording of the current TV channel will begin immediately.