SmartFile function

Recording a programme on the SmartFile tape

When recording a programme on the

 

 

SmartFile tape, no matter what method you

 

 

use to record the programme (normal

 

 

recording, showview recording, etc.),

 

 

programme data (date, name, channel,

 

 

recording start time , etc.) is stored in the

 

 

memory of the SmartFile label. The

 

 

SmartFile label can contain up to 12

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programmes’ data. When the number of the

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stored programmes goes over 12, the oldest

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programme data is erased from the

 

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SmartFile list. However, a programme

 

which lasts less than about 20 minutes in LP

 

 

mode or about 11 minutes in SP mode

 

 

cannot be stored in the memory. When you record a programme on the SmartFile tape which already contains programme data, see “Recording after locating the Blank Time space” on page 83.

Before you start…

•Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel

•Check that the VCR clock is set to the correct time and date.

1 Insert a SmartFile tape with its safety tab in place.

2 Press SMARTFILE.

The SmartFile search list appears on the TV screen.

OK

SMARTFILE

CURSOR

3M/m/</,

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BLANK TIME

P. 1

SP 1 H 3 0 M

START

END

3 Use CURSOR M/m to select BLANK TIME, press OK. The VCR starts searching for the longest blank part of the tape. The SmartFile searchlist disappears.

You can now start recording a programme.

Tip

•You can protect a recorded programme from accidental over-recording or erasure (see page 98).

Note

•If you press the PAUSE button one or more times during recording, thereby creating short lengths of recorded time between such pauses, programme data may not be stored in the

SmartFile label.

 

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Recording using the SmartFile function

 

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