1 Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L2” in the display window.
2 Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the programme you want to record, then turn it off.
3 Press SP/LP to select the tape speed.
4 Hold down SYNCHRO REC for more than two seconds.
The SYNCHRO REC button lights up and the VCR stands by for recording.
The VCR automatically turns on and starts recording when it receives an input signal from the connected equipment.
The VCR automatically stops recording when the tape reaches the end or when the connected equipment stops transmitting an input signal.
To cancel the Synchronized Recording function
Press SYNCHRO REC. The SYNCHRO REC button turns off.
To stop recording
Press x STOP while recording.
Notes
•This function may not work with some types of set top boxes.
•Some TVs or other equipment with timer functions will automatically turn off if no operation is performed within a certain amount of time. In this case, the Synchronized Recording also stops automatically.
•When the connected equipment turns on while the SYNCHRO REC button is lit, recording starts automatically.
•If the settings for timer recording and Synchronized Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished.
•The Auto Clock Set function does not work while the VCR stands by for Synchronized Recording.
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