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RF
OUT
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN (AV1)
OUT
Audio/Video Output Socket of TV
AV1 (AUDIO IN
f
/ VIDEO IN
d
)
To Select the Recording Duration and
Perform Timer Recording (OTR Recording)
OTR means One-Touch Recording and is called this way,
because you can start recording and select the recording
duration by repeatedly pressing a single button. This is very
convenient, for example when you want to start recording
immediately but need to go out or want to go to bed.
After the selected recording duration has elapsed, recording
stops and the VCR automatically switches off.
To Perform an OTR Recording:
1
Display the VCR picture on the TV.
2
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention
tab.
3
Press the Channel buttons
N
to select the programme
position on which the TV programme to be recorded will
be broadcast.
4
Press the REC/OTR button
b
to start recording.
5
Press the REC/OTR button
b
repeatedly to select the
desired recording duration.
– Every time you press this button, the recording duration
indicated in the VCR display changes in the following
order.
– For example, if you select [30], the VCR records a
programme from that moment on for 30 minutes.
To Stop the OTR Recording Before the End:
Press the Stop button
F
.
Notes:
– The OTR function works during normal recording.
– When the tape reaches its end during OTR, the VCR will
turn itself off.
To Immediately Record the Same Scenes of
Programme That You Are Viewing on the
TV (Direct Recording)
This function allows you to immediately start recording the
same scenes of programme that you are viewing on the TV.
Conditions for correct operation of the Direct TV Recording
function:
– Set [DIRECT REC] to [ON] (see page 13).
– The VCR must be connected to the TV’s Audio/Video
output socket via Audio/Video cable as shown.
To Perform Direct Recording:
1
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention
tab.
2
Press the DIRECT REC button
Q
.
– 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.
When viewing or displaying the programme from your
TV:
– Do not press the AV button
3
, Numeric buttons
2
or
Channel button
N
during Direct Recording, otherwise
the recording may not be performed correctly.
When viewing or displaying the programme from your
VCR:
– It is possible to select and view any other TV
programme from your TV while the Direct Recording
continues.
After pressing the DIRECT REC button
Q
to start
recording, select on your TV the programme position of
the TV programme that you want to view.
3
Press the Stop button
F
to stop recording.
30
(min.)
240
(min.)
180
(min.)
90
(min.)
120
(min.)
60
(min.)
Counter display
(normal recording mode)
