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Using Standby One-Touch Recording (OTR
2
)
Standby One-Touch Recording (also called OTR
2
) is a program-
ming method to begin recording within 24 hours and record in 30
minutes intervals. Before you use OTR
2
, make sure the clock has
been set correctly.
1
Load a tape with its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR.
2
Set the speed at which you would like to record by pressing
SP/EP on the remote control or REC SPEED on the front
panel.
3
Set the VCR’s input to tuner by pressing INPUT on the remote
until the channel number shows on-screen. To record
PRIMESTAR
®
channels, see Step
3
on the previous page.
4
Press CHANNEL on the remote control or the front panel to
choose the channel to be recorded. If you are using a cable
box that the VCR does not control, select channel 3 or 4 on the
VCR, and change the channel on the cable box.
5
Press PAUSE/
%
START TIME on the front panel to set the time
when you wish recording to start (within 24 hours). The start
time is displayed on the front panel. The first time display is
the next half-hour increment from the current time. For
example, if it is currently 2:15, 2:30 (next half-hour increment)
will be displayed. Similarly, if it is currently 2:40, 3:00 (again,
the next half-hour increment) will be displayed. Each time you
press the button, the start time is delayed by 30 minutes.
6
Press REC/
˙
REC LENGTH for each additional 30 minutes
you want to add to the OTR
2
timer, up to 4 hours. If you see
End on the front panel display, the VCR will record until the end
of the tape.
If you have a cable box, a digital cable box, a PRIMESTAR
®
or
a DISH Network™ satellite receiver, leave the cable box or
receiver turned ON. If the HS-U577 does not control your
cable box, leave the box tuned the station you wish to record.
After 30 seconds, the power will turn off and the programmed
recording light will be lit. The VCR will automatically turn on at the
OTR
2
start time
and recording will begin. When the OTR
2
timer
reaches zero, the VCR will stop recording and turn off automati-
cally. If the end of the tape is reached before OTR
2
is finished, the
VCR will stop and the power will turn off.
IMPORTANT
Other programs you have set to record may be erased if:
• the start times are before the OTR
2
start time
• conflicts with the OTR
2
• starts within one minute or less after the OTR
2
finishes
If you turn the power on while your VCR is in stand-by for
the OTR
2
, the OTR
2
programming will be erased.
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1
3
5
4
6
8
7
9
0
X 2
CHANNEL
INPUT
REC SPEED
SP/EP
REC
PAUSE
PM
Recording
