Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

Recording what you are watching on the TV (TV Direct Rec)

If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily record what you are watching on the TV (other than tapes being played on the VCR).

1

2 Press rREC while you are watching a TV programme or external source.

The VCR automatically turns on, then the TV indicator lights up and the VCR starts recording what you are watching on the TV.

Tips

•The TV indicator appears in the display window after you press rREC in some situations such as:

–when you are watching a source connected to the TV’s line input, or

–when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position is different from the data in the VCR tuner preset.

•If there is a tape with its safety tab in place in the VCR, the VCR automatically turns on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press rREC.

•You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OPTIONS-2 menu (see page 73).

Notes

•You cannot record what you are watching using this method when the VCR is in the following modes; pause, timer standby, tuner preset, Auto Set Up, and recording.

•When the TV indicator is lit in the display window, do not turn off the TV nor change the TV programme position. When the TV indicator is not lit, the VCR continues recording the programme even if you change the TV programme position on the TV.

Operations Basic

Basic Operations 47