Select “to DVD,” and press ENTER.

4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode.

The display changes on the TV screen as follows:

HQ HSP SP LSP

SLP EP LP ESP

For details about the recording mode, see page 46.

5 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode.

6 Select “Setup,” and press ENTER.

7 Select “Features,” and press ENTER.

The “Features” setup appears.

8 Select “Synchro Recording,” and press

ENTER.

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10 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn off the menu.

11 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time you want to record, and turn it off.

12 Press SYNCHRO REC.

The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder stands by for Synchro-Rec.

The recorder starts recording when a signal is received from the connected equipment. When the connected equipment turns off, the recording stops and the recorder turns off.

To stop recording

Press x STOP twice.

To cancel a Synchro-Rec function

Press SYNCHRO REC before recording starts. The SYNCHRO REC indicator on the recorder turns off.

If you press SYNCHRO REC during Synchro- Rec, the recording stops, the SYNCHRO REC indicator turns off, and the recorder turns off.

If the timer settings of a Synchro-Recording and another timer recording overlap

Regardless of whether or not the program is a Synchro-Rec program, the program that starts first has priority. The recorder starts recording the second program about ten seconds after the first program has finished. If the end time of one setting and the start time of another timer setting is the same, the beginning of the program that starts later will be cut.

7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00

Program 1

Program 2

will be cut off

Notes

•The recorder starts recording only after detecting the video signal from the connected equipment. The beginning of the program may not be recorded regardless of whether or not the recorder’s power is on or off.

•To use the connected equipment during Synchro-Rec standby, cancel the standby mode by pressing SYNCHRO REC. To return to standby mode again, be sure to turn off the equipment and press SYNCHRO REC, before Synchro-Rec starts.

•The Synchro-Rec function does not work with some tuners. For details, see the tuner’s operating instructions.

•After a recording has finished, the recorder enters the Synchro-Rec standby mode until the SYNCHRO REC indicator turns off.

•If Synchro-Rec starts with the recorder turned on, the recorder will turn off when the recording ends.

•The recorder does not record programs with Copy- Never signals. Such recordings stop after a few seconds.

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