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One-Touch Recording
OTR (0:30)
SP
One-Touch Recording (OTR) lets you set a timed recording 30
minutes to 8 hours long.
Before you begin:
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This DVD/VCR does not have a tuner input jack.To
record TV programs on your DVD/VCR, you need to
connect this DVD/VCR to an external tuner device
(e.g., set top box, cable box or satellite receiver) that
has audio/video output jacks.
See page 9 on how to connect
the DVD/VCR to the external tuner.
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Place the DVD/VCR in VCR mode. Press VCR so VCR light
appears on the front of the DVD/VCR.
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Select a recording speed (SP, SLP) by pressing SPEED.
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Put a videotape in the cassette compartment. Make sure the
tape’s record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record
the program(s).
1
Press INPUT to select the appropriate external
input channel (L
1
/L2) to which your external tuner
is connected.Then select the desired channel to
record on the external tuner.
2
Press REC
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repeatedly until the desired recording
length (30 minutes to 8 hours) appears on the TV
screen.
Recording will begin. “REC” and “
” will appear
on the DVD/VCR’s display panel.
Stopping an OTR
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To stop an OTR before recording is finished, press STOP
C
on
the remote control or STOP/EJECT
C A
on the front of the
DVD/VCR.
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To cancel the OTR but continue recording, press REC
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repeatedly until REC appears in the upper left corner of the TV
screen, and “
” disappears.
• The remaining recording time
will appear on the display panel
during an OTR. Press DISPLAY
to see it on the TV screen.
• To change the recording length
while an OTR is in progress,
press REC
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repeatedly.
• You cannot pause an OTR.
• If the preset time for a Timer
Recording comes up during an
OTR, the OTR has priority. The
Timer Recording will not take
place.
• If the end of the tape is reached
during an OTR, the VCR will
stop recording, eject the tape,
and switch to DVD mode or
turn off.
• If one or more Timer
Recordings are on standby
when one OTR ends, the
DVD/VCR will turn off
automatically and “
” will
appear on the DVD/VCR’s
display panel indicating that it is
now ready for another Timer
Recording.
Helpful Hints
2
DVD
VCR
SETUP
INPUT
MENU
REC
SPEED
MODE
ANGLE
SEARCH
REPEAT
DISPLAY SUBTITLE
ZOOM
TIMER SET
REPEAT
A-B
AUDIO
BACK
PAUSE
STOP
PLAY
OK
FFW
REW
CLEAR
TITLE
DISC
TRACKING
OPEN/CLOSE
1
2
6
5
4
7
8
9
0
+10
3
When an OTR ends
The DVD/VCR will turn off and “
” on the DVD/VCR’s display
panel will flash indicating that the recording is complete, then goes
into the timer standby mode again. (It may switch to DVD mode
automatically.) At this point, you cannot use the VCR unless you
release the DVD/VCR from the timer standby mode.
To release the DVD/VCR from timer standby mode
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If the DVD component is active and no more Timer Recordings
are on standby, you can cancel the timer standby mode by
pressing TIMER SET or VCR on the remote control or by
pressing SOURCE or STOP/EJECT
C A
on the front panel.
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If the DVD component is not active, or the “
” is not flashing
but lit indicating there are more Timer Recordings on standby,
you can cancel the timer standby mode only by pressing
TIMER SET on the remote control or by pressing
STOP/EJECT
C A
on the front panel.
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After releasing the DVD/VCR from timer standby mode, you
can use it as usual.
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