Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.
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Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.
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Insert a tape with its record tab intact (details are on page 5) in the VCR. The power will come on.
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Press the VCR button.
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If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR, go to step 5. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once.
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Press the ALT/SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on the screen. The VCR will only record in SP or SLP. Details about tape speed are on pages 38 and 57.
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Use the CH(annel) 8/9 button or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded.
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Press the REC(ord)/OTR button to start recording. The \ light will appear on the VCR display panel. If no tape is in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will appear on the screen briefly.
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To pause the recording (for example, during commer- cials), press the STILL/SLOW button. The \MM light will
appear on the display panel.
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Press the STOP 9 button to stop recording. The \ light will disappear from the display panel.
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Helpful Hints
•If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, PROTECT-
ED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will appear on the screen briefly. The VCR will eject the tape.
•The VCR records in a preset volume.
•If the end of the tape is reached while recording, the VCR will stop recording, rewind the tape, then stop. Details are on page 56.
•DSPC may appear briefly on the dis- play panel when you start a record- ing. Details are on page 51.