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Recording a Program
Your VCR provides different recording features. These features are explained in the following sections.
Recording Speeds
Press
SPEED
on the remote to select a recording speed (SP, LP, or SLP). The speed you select appears on
the TV screen.
SP (Standard Play) gives the best quality recording. That is why most
prerecorded, rental tapes are recorded in SP. Fewer programs can be recorded
on the tape. Special effects such as pause, frame advance, slow motion, and
picture search work well in this speed.
LP (Long Play) gives twice the recording time of tapes recorded in SP.
SLP (Super Long Play) gives three times the recording time of tapes recorded
in SP. Special effects such as pause, frame advance, slow motion, and picture
search work well in this speed.
Recording Pause
This feature lets you prevent recording short passages of unwanted material.
Press
PAUSE
during recording to stop and start recording.
The VCR automatically switches from pause to stop after a few minutes.
Basic Recording – Operating Instructions
To make a recording
Turn on the TV and tune it to the VCR viewing channel, either 3, 4, or the TV’s video input channel.
1.
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
2.
If you are using one of the basic hookups, make sure the
VCR
indicator
appears in the VCR’s display panel. If not, press
TV•VCR
to turn it on.
3.
Use
SPEED
on the remote to select a recording speed. The tape speed
indicator appears on the TV screen.
4.
Select the channel to be recorded. The channel number appears on the TV
screen.
5.
Press
RECORD
and
PLAY
at the same time on the VCR or
REC
on the
remote to begin recording. The
RECORD
indicator appears in the VCR’s
display panel while the VCR is recording.
Watch a TV channel while VCR is recording a different channel
1.
Follow steps
1
through
5
above.
2.
If you are using one of the basic hookups, press
TV•VCR
to switch to the
TV channel. The
VCR
indicator turns off in the display panel.
3.
Select the channel you want to watch with the TV’s channel buttons.
4.
Press
STOP•EJECT
on the VCR or
STOP
on the remote when the
recording is finished.
Types of Recordings
Recording Time
Cassette
SP LP
SLP
T-120
2Hr
4Hr
6Hr
T-160 2Hr 40Min
5Hr 20Min
8Hr
