Setting the recording duration time
After you have started recording in the normal way, you can have the VCR stop recording automatically after a specified duration.
Before you start…
•Refer to “Index to parts and controls” for button locations.
1While recording, press zREC.
The 
indicator appears in the display window.
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2 Press zREC repeatedly to set the duration time.
Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minutes.
0:30 
1:00 
5:30 
6:00 
Normal recording
The tape counter decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the VCR stops recording and turns off automatically.
To extend the duration
Press zREC repeatedly to set a new duration time.
To cancel the duration
Press zREC repeatedly until the 
indicator disappears and the VCR returns to the normal recording mode.
To stop recording
To stop the VCR while recording, press xSTOP.
Note
•You cannot display the current tape time in the display window when setting the recording duration time.
Operations Additional
Setting the recording duration time 65