NORMAL RECORDING

Normal Recording

1Turn the power on to all devices used.
2Load a cassette tape with erasure-prevention tab.
NOTE:
•If in the (SET UP 3) menu, TAPE IN MODE is set
to “REC”, recording will start.
3Set the ON SCREEN switch to the “ON” position.
4Press the REC/PLAY SPEED button to set the
recording speed.
°
The recording speed is displayed on-screenand on the digital display.
5Press the REC button.
°
The Record indicator
(a)
lights.
°
Recording starts.
6To stop recording, press the STOP button.
NOTES:
•A tape recorded on this VCR cannot be played back
on a time lapse VCR produced by another
manufacturer.
•If you press on the REC button and the loaded
cassette has no erasure-prevention tab, the VCR will
eject the cassette.
•During recording, the AUDIO ON/MENU button will
not function (the menu cannot be displayed).
•During recording, the tape speed cannot be changed.
[Recording Speed]
Recording
speed
Maximum recording
duration (with an E-180
cassette tape)
Recording
interval
Audio
recording Tape motion
3 Standard
mode 3 hours 1/50 second
Possible Continuous
12 Time lapse
mode
15 0.1
24 27 0.18
TAPE COUNTER NOTES:
•There is no tape counter indication for the blank
portions of the tape.
•In the 3-hour recording speed mode only, the tape
counter indicates real hours, minutes and seconds.
•In the other recording speed modes, the tape counter
indication is a ratio of the 3-hour mode base
indication. (In 12-hour recording mode, each “second”
of the tape counter actually represents approximately
(12/3)+1 = 5 real seconds.)
•There may be a slight discrepancy between the
position shown on the tape counter and the actual
tape position.
•When rewinding the tape past the “0:00:00” position,
a minus (–) sign will be displayed.

Record Pause

Recording can be interrupted temporarily.
1Press the PAUSE/SCAN button during recording.
°
The Pause/Still indicator
(:)
blinks.
NOTES:
•The image appears on-screen but it is not
recorded.
•If a recording pause continues for 5 minutes or
more, the VCR will go into stop mode to avoid
damaging the tape.
2To resume recording, press the REC button, or
press the PAUSE/SCAN button again.
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NE4QG/EX (TLS-224P GB) Mon. May, 11/1998
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