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VCR OPERATION

RECORDING FROM A TV

Be sure to turn on the TV and VCR and select the video channel. (See “Setting the Output Channel” on Page 16)

If necessary, set SAP (see “Mode Selection” on Page 17).

Without a Cable Box or Digital Satellite Receiver:

1.Insert a cassette.

2.Press SP.EP to set the recording speed (SP or EP). (See“Recording Speeds” on Page 20.)

3.Press CH + or CH –, or press the number buttons, to select the desired channel.

4.Press REC. The REC LED lights.

Note: If the erasure protection tab has been removed, and the open slot is not covered, the cassette is ejected.

5.

To pause recording, press PAUSE

. The REC LED flashes.

6.

To resume recording, press PAUSE

or REC. The REC LED

 

lights.

 

 

Note: To avoid damage to the tape or VCR, PAUSE disengages

 

automatically after about 5 minutes, and the tape stops.

7.

Press STOP to stop recording. The REC LED turns off.

With a Cable Box or Digital Satellite Receiver:

1.Insert a cassette.

2.Press SP.EP to set the recording speed (SP or EP). (See“Recording Speeds” on Page 20.)

3.Set the TV and VCR channels to the correct output channel for cable box or digital satellite receiver.

4.Set the cable box or digital satellite receiver to the desired channel.

5.Press REC. The REC LED lights.

Note: If the erasure protection tab has been removed, the cassette is ejected.

6.Press STOP to stop recording. The REC LED turns off.

Notes:

• You cannot watch a scrambled channel while recording.

• PAUSE flashes on-screen if you press PAUSE while the tape is stopped.

• The VCR can record a TV program even with the TV turned off.

WHILE WATCHING ANOTHER TV PROGRAM

While recording, press the TV/VCR button to select TV (the VCR LED turns off). Then select the program you wish to view using the TV tuner.

RECORDING A PROGRAM WHILE PLAYING A DVD

You can record a cable, antenna, or satellite program and watch a DVD at the same time.

1.Set the VCR to record the desired program.

2.After recording starts, repeatedly press FUNCTION until DVD appears.

If it is time to stop recording while you’re still watching the DVD, press STOP on the player to stop recording.

STOP

RECORDING HI-FI STEREO SOUND

Your VCR records audio signals on two types of audio tracks.

Hi-Fi — Using specialized rotary heads, audio signals are recorded on the video track in FM format. Multi-sound broadcasts [Stereo or SAP (Separate Audio Program)] are recorded on two channels.

Linear — All audio signals are recorded in mono on the linear audio track.

Notes:

•Video cassettes recorded on a non Hi-Fi VCR can also be played back. If the audio signals are recorded on two linear channels, stereo programs are played back in monaural and SAP (Separate Audio program) is played back with both the MAIN and SAP audio mixed together.

•Video cassettes recorded on this VCR can be played back on a non-Hi-Fi VCR; however, only the linear track will be playback.

RECORDING MULTI-CHANNEL TV SOUND (MTS) BROADCASTS

Your VCR can record stereo or SAP broadcasts, where available.

If the broadcast is in stereo, the VCR automatically records the stereo sound in dynamic Hi-Fi. If the broadcast is in SAP, you can record both the MAIN and the SAP sound by setting the SAP mode to ON (see “Mode Selection” on Page 17).

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