Symphonic CSDV840E VCR Functions Playback, Recording & OTR One Touch Recording, Other Operations

VCR Functions

Playback

Before:

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3.

•If channel 3 is already occupied for broad- casting, see “RF Output Channel” section.

	VCR
VCR
1	2	Remote Control		TV Screen
		PLAY		PLAYB
3	4
	OPEN/CLOSE
STOP	STOP	/EJECT	EJECT A

2

			4					1
POWER			OPEN/CLOSE
	SPEED	AUDIO	/EJECT
1	2	3
			SKIP/CH.							OPEN/CLOSE
4	5	6
			VCR/TV
7	8	9							TIMER REC
				POWER	REW	F.FWD	STOP/EJECT	PLAY	REC /OTR	CHANNEL
	0	+10	SLOW
			VIDEO	AUDIO
DISPLAY	VCR	DVD	PAUSE
		PLAY

	STOP	3	3	2
REC/OTR			4

Hint

•When a tape with- out record tab is inserted, the DVD/VCR will start playback automati- cally.

•Tracking will be automatically adjusted upon play- back. To adjust the tracking manually, press the CHAN- NEL buttons.

Recording & OTR (One Touch Recording)

Before:

Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3.

• If channel 3 is already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section.

	VCR
	VCR
1	2		Remote Control	TV Screen
	1	2	3
			SKIP/CH.
	4	5	6	CH12
	7	8	9
	with tab	0	• Select the
			desired channel

3	SP	• Select the desired tape
SPEED		speed
	Tape Speed		Recording/Playback Time
	Type of tape	T60	T120	T160
	SP mode	1hour	2hours	2-2/3hours

2

5

4

36

OPEN/CLOSE

POWER SPEED AUDIO /EJECT

1 2 3

SKIP/CH.

4 5 6

VCR/TV

7 8 9

SLOW

0 +10

DISPLAY VCR DVD PAUSE

PLAY

STOP

REC/OTR

MENUENTER

SETUP TOP MENU RETURN

1	2
	OPEN/CLO

TIMER REC

	POWER	REW	F.FWD	STOP/EJECT	PLAY	REC /OTR	CHANNEL
VIDEO	AUDIO
				5		4
				6

Hint

•To view one chan- nel while recording another

1)While you are recording on the DVD/VCR, press the VCR/TV button.

2)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view.

•If you have connect- ed the DVD/VCR to a cable box or satel- lite box, refer to “Hint for Cable Box or Satellite Box” section on page 6.

VCR Functions

SLP mode 3hour 6hour 8hour

4 REC/OTR

REC

You can select a fixed recording time by press- ing the REC/OTR button repeatedly.

REC	OTR(0:30)	OTR(1:00)
(Normal recording)

	OTR(8:00)	OTR(7:30)
5	STOP	6 OPEN/CLOSE	EJECT A
STOP		/EJECT

Accidental erasure prevention

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

tape. Record tab

You CAN NOT copy a DVD to a videotape.

To stop recording temporarily (Pause mode)

Press the PAUSE/STILL button.

•During the rec-pause mode, five C marks appear on the TV screen. Each C mark represents one minute.

•Press it again to resume recording.

Other Operations

To cue or review picture during playback (Picture Search)

Press the F.FWD or REW button.

•Press it again and the DVD/VCR will search in super high speed. (in the LP/SLP modes only)

To freeze the picture on TV screen during play- back (Still mode)

Press the PAUSE/STILL button. Each time you press the button, the picture will be forwarded by one frame.

•If the picture begins to vibrate vertically during the still mode, stabilize the picture by pressing the CHANNEL buttons.

•If the picture is distorted or rolling vertically, adjust the vertical hold control on your TV, if equipped.

Counter Reset

Press the CLEAR/C.RESET button.

To play back in slow motion

Press the SLOW button during playback or the still mode.

•If the noise bars appear on the TV screen, you can reduce it by pressing the CHANNEL buttons.

Auto Rewind

When a tape reaches its end during playback, fast-for- ward, or recording (except timer recording and One Touch Recording), the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding finishes, the DVD/VCR will eject the tape.

Hint

•Still/Slow/Pause mode will be automatically cancelled after 5 minutes to pre- vent damage to the tape and the video head.

•To return to playback from the Picture Search/Still/ Slow mode, press the PLAY button.

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