Recording programmes using the Synchronized Recording function
SYNCHRO REC button/indicator
Before you start...
• Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time.
•Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
1Press INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L3*1 (or L2*2)” in the display window.
2Set the timer on the connected equipment to the time of the programme you want to record, then turn it off.
3Press SP/LP to select the tape speed.
4Hold down SYNCHRO REC on the VCR for more than two seconds. The SYNCHRO REC indicator lights up in red 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 on the VCR. The SYNCHRO REC indicator disappears.
To stop recording
Press x (stop) while recording.
Notes
•This function may not work with some types of satellite tuners.
•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 indicator lights up in red, 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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