Record safety tab

RECORDING FUNCTION

VCR

It may be UNLAWFUL to record copyrighted materi- al without the consent of the copyright owner.

Accidental Erasure Prevention

To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its record safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole with cellophane tape.

Before recording, make sure:

¡The desired channel is selected by pressing Number on the remote control or CHANNEL (o/p). (If you connected the VCR to a cable box or satellite box as in "CONNECTING TO A TV WITHOUT A/V TERMINALS" on page 13, select channel 3 on your TV, and select the specific INPUT channel assigned by your cable box or your satellite box on the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT. Then, select the channel you want to record with the cable box or the satellite box. In this case, you can ONLY record and view the SAME channel.)

¡If noise appears, change the RF output channel of the VCR to channel 4 by pressing PLAY for 3 sec- onds during playback. Then select the same chan- nel (CH4) on your TV.

¡There is a tape with a safety tab in the VCR.

¡The desired recording speed is selected in SP (stan- dard play) or SLP (super long play) mode by press- ing SPEED on the remote control.

 

Tape Speed

 

Recording/Playback Time

 

Type of tape

T60

 

T120

T160

 

SP mode

1 hour

 

2 hours

2-2/3 hours

 

SLP mode

3 hours

 

6 hours

8 hours

Note

¡You can not copy a DVD to a videotape.

NORMAL RECORDING

VCR

1Begin the recording by pressing RECORD. The REC Light comes on.

¡To temporarily stop recording or to resume it, press PAUSE. After the VCR has been in Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head from damage.

OTR (One Touch Recording)

VCR

This feature allows you to set the recording length sim- ply by pressing REC/OTR on the VCR.

1Press REC/OTR to begin OTR. The TIMER REC light comes on. Change the recording length by pressing REC/OTR repeatedly.

REC

OTR(0:30)

OTR(1:00)

(Normal recording)

 

 

OTR(8:00) OTR(7:30)

¡If a tape ends during OTR, the VCR will stop, eject the tape, and switch to the DVD mode automatically as the TIMER REC light blinks. (If the DVD power is off, the VCR will become STANDBY status).

¡When OTR is finished , the VCR turns off automat- ically. To use the VCR again, press T-SET on the remote, or STOP/EJECT on the DVD/VCR COM-

BINATION UNIT.

TIMER RECORDING

VCR

You may set the VCR to start recording while you are away. You can set eight programs to record on specif- ic days, daily or weekly within 1 year period.

If you have not yet set the clock, "CLOCK SET" appears. If so, follow the steps [3] and [4] in "CLOCK SET UP" section on page 17. Then, set the timer recording.

1Insert a tape with its safety tab into the

DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT.

2Select main menu by pressing MENU.

3 Select "TIMER PROGRAM-

TIMER PROGRAMMING

PROG

12345678

MING" by pressing K or L.

DATE

-

Then, press B. The set up

START TIME

CHANNEL

 

END

TIME

screen is displayed.

REC SPEED

 

2Press STOP when the recording is completed.

Note

¡When you wish to watch another program while recording, select desired channel on your TV. If noise appears press VCR/TV.

¡This is not possible when using a cable box or satellite box.

4Set the timer.

¡To go back one step, press s.

1) Set the program number (1-8)

Program number which is not set up flashes. Press K or L repeatedly for the desired program number. Then, press B.

PROGRAM NUMBER 4

DATE - - / - - START TIME - - : - - - -

END TIME - - : - - - -

CHANNEL - -

REC SPEED - -

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DVC860D specifications

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