Philips DVD740VR owner manual Video Cassette Tape Recording, Recording Prevention

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VCR

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program onto a video cassette tape. Before you begin, make sure the DVD/VCR is in VCR mode. Press OUTPUT SELECT so the green VIDEO light appears on the front of the DVD/VCR.

1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the DVD/VCR is set to. Or, if you connected the DVD/VCR to the TV using audio and video cables, select the correct audio and video in channel at the TV. Details are on page 11.

2 Insert a tape with its record tab intact into the cas- sette compartment of the DVD/VCR. If tape playback begins, press STOP C (p).

3 If the VCR/TV light appears on the front of the DVD/VCR, go to step 4. If the VCR/TV light does not appear, press VCR, then press VCR/TV once.

4 Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or SLP) appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape speed are on page 36.)

5 Press CHANNEL/SKIP j/i (p/o) or the

Number buttons to select the TV channel to be recorded.

6 Press REC/OTR once to start recording. The red REC light will appear on the front of the DVD/VCR.

7 To pause the recording, press PAUSE k once. The red REC light will flash. To resume recording, press REC/OTR or press PAUSE k again. The red REC light will come on again.

8 To stop recording, press STOP C (p).

Recording Prevention

Video Cassettes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are not accidentally erased.

1 To prevent recording, break off the tab with a screwdriver.

2 To allow recording, cover the hole with clear tape.

Remove the	Cover the
tab to prevent
	hole to allow
recording.
	recording.

1 Turn on the TV.

2 Insert a tape in the DVD/VCR.

					POWER
	MARKER
6	SETUP	AUDIO	SUBTITLE		ANGLE
	REC/OTR	REPEAT			REPEAT
					A-B
		CHANNEL/SKIP
		CLEAR
5	TITLE	MODE			RETURN
		OUTPUT SELECT				3
	DVD				VCR
	DISC
8	MENU				OK
	STOP				PLAY
7	REW				FF
		PAUSE
	1	2		3	TIMER SET
5					VCR/TV
	4	5		6
					MEMORY	4
	7	8		9
	+10	0			SPEED
	SEARCH MODE DISPLAY		ZOOM		SLOW
	TIME SEARCH	STATUS/EXIT

Helpful Hints

•If you press REC/OTR when there is not a tape in the DVD/VCR, NO CASSETTE will flash on the screen.

•If you press REC/OTR while a tape without a record tab is in the DVD/VCR, the DVD/VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CAS- SETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on the screen.

•Other recording options are on pages 32-38.

•You can change the tape speed during a recording, but some distor- tion will appear on the tape.

•The DVD/VCR will record in a pre- set volume.