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REC
DIRECT TV REC
Recording from an external source
Recording from an external source, for example from a video
movie camera, can be performed.
Video movie camera
Other VCR
– Connect a video movie camera or a VCR to this VCR, as
shown in the illustration.
– Press the [INPUT SELECT] button to select the AV Input
according to the socket on the VCR to which the source
unit has been connected.
A1: When connected to the AV1 21-pin Scart socket
A2: When connected to the AV2 21-pin Scart socket
– Make sure that [AV2] is set to [EXT].
(See page 26.)
A3: When connected to the Video Input socket/S-Video
Input socket and Audio Input sockets on the front
panel of the this VCR
– Use the L connector for operations in the normal
(monaural) mode.
Press the [Play] button to start playback.
At the point where you want to join a new scene, press
the [Pause/Slow] button to put it in the still playback
mode.
Press the [REC] button to put it in the recording pause
mode.
– If you leave the VCR in the recording pause mode for
more than 5 minutes, the VCR automatically switches
over to the stop mode to protect the video heads.
Start playback on the source unit and search for the
point from which you want to record (copy) onto this
VCR.
When that point is reached, press the [Pause/Slow]
button again to start recording the new picture and
sound from the playback unit.
To record (copy) additional scenes, press the [Pause/
Slow] button to put this VCR in the recording pause
mode and then perform above step again.
At the point where you want to stop recording, press the
[Stop] button to finish recording.
Hint:
– The new sound is recorded on both the Hi-Fi audio tracks
and the normal audio track. The sound recorded on the
normal audio track is always in mono.
To Immediately Record the Same TV
Programme That You Are Viewing on the
TV
(Direct TV Recording)
This function allows you to immediately start recording the
same programme that you are viewing on the TV.
The programme position selected on the VCR automatically
changes to that of the TV programme that you are viewing on
the TV.
– Your TV must be equipped with the [Q Link] function.
– The VCR must be connected to the TV via a fully-wired
21-pin Scart cable.
Press the [DIRECT TV REC] button.
– Recording of the TV programme that you are viewing
on the TV starts.
– In some cases, it may not be possible to change the
programme position on the TV during Direct TV
Recording.
– Do not press the [AV LINK] button during Direct TV
REC, otherwise the recording may not be performed
correctly.
Press the [Stop] button to stop recording.
