Philips MDV530VR owner manual One-Touch Recording, Stopping an OTR, Press Record on the DVD/VCR

34 One-Touch Recording

One-Touch Recording (OTR) lets you set a timed recording 30 minutes to eight hours long. Before you begin:

●Place the DVD/VCR in VCR mode. Press VCR so the green VCR light appears on the front of the DVD/VCR.

●Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) with the SPEED button.

●Put a videotape in the cassette compartment. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the program(s).

1 Press VCR, then press SKIP i/CHo or SKIP j /CHp or the Number buttons to select the channel you want to record.

2 Press RECORD I on the front of the DVD/VCR until the desired recording length (30 minutes to eight hours) appears on the TV screen. Recording will begin. The REC light and the TIMER REC light will appear on the front of the DVD/VCR.

OTR (0:30)

SP

Stopping an OTR

To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press STOP on the remote control or STOP/EJECT CA on the front of the DVD/VCR.

To cancel the OTR but continue recording, press RECORD on the front of the DVD/VCR repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the screen.

When an OTR finishes, the DVD/VCR will either switch to DVD model or turn itself off. If it changes to DVD mode, press STANDBY-ON to turn it off.

After an OTR, the TIMER REC light flashes because the VCR is still on standby for timer recordings. Press TIMER SET on the remote or STOP/EJECT CA on the DVD/VCR to cancel timer standby and use the VCR normally again.

STANDBY-ON

TIMER SET

SETUP AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

REC	REPEAT	REPEAT	1
		A-B
	C-RESET
SKIP/	CLEAR	SKIP/
CH		CH
TITLE	MODE	RETURN
	DISPLAY
DVD		VCR
DISC
MENU		OK
STOP		PLAY
REW		FF
	PAUSE
		SPEED
1	2	3
		SLOW
4	5	6
		VCR/TV
7	8	9

ZOOM SEARCH MODE

+10 0

2 Press RECORD on the DVD/VCR.

Helpful Hints

•The remaining recording time will appear on the display panel. Press DISPLAY to see it on the TV screen.

•To change the recording length while an OTR is in progress, press RECORD on the front of the DVD/VCR.

•You cannot start a timed OTR with the REC I button on the remote.

•You cannot pause an OTR.

•If the preset time for a timer recording comes up during an OTR, the OTR has priority. The timer recording will not take place.

•If the end of the tape is reached during an OTR, the VCR will stop recording, eject the tape, and switch to DVD mode or turn off.