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10 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the program you want to record, and turn it off.
11 Press SYNCHRO REC.
The SYNC-REC indicator lights up in the front panel display 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 Synchro-Rec function
Press SYNCHRO REC before recording starts. The SYNC-REC indicator turns off in the front panel display.
If you press SYNCHRO REC during Synchro- Rec, the recording stops, the SYNC-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 and the second program starts recording only 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.
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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.
•The Synchro-Rec function does not work for a video signal input via the LINE 1 IN S VIDEO jack.
•After a recording has finished, the recorder enters the Synchro-Rec standby mode until the SYNC-REC indicator turns off in the front panel display.
•You cannot record on a tape with its safety tab removed.
•If Synchro-Rec starts with the recorder turned on, the recorder will turn off when the recording ends.
Recording VCR
