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Recording a Programme Directly

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Before recording a programme, you must have stored the corresponding channel. If you have not done so, refer to pages 16~18 for more details.

1 Select the channel number to be recorded using the P or button or the AV source using the INPUT button for a satellite tuner or external video source

Result: The channel number is displayed and the programme can be seen on the television.

2 Insert the cassette on which the programme is to be recorded, with the window visible and the safety tab intact or the opening covered with adhesive tape.

3 Hold down the REC () button for at least two seconds to start recording.

Result: The record indicator appears on the screen.

During recording you can also press the INFO button to display the number of the programme being recorded and the remaining time on the cassette.

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To...

Then press the...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop recording temporarily

PLAY/PAUSE (

 

 

 

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(to avoid recording TV spots or

 

 

 

 

 

 

change channels for example)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start recording again

REC ( ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop recording completely

STOP (■).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

➢If the VCR is left in Pause mode for more than ten minutes, recording will be stopped automatically to protect the heads and the cassette.

➢◆ If the cassette is ejected when you start recording, check that the safety tab is intact or the opening is covered with adhesive tape.

◆If you reach the end of the tape while recording, the cassette rewinds automatically.

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