Basic Operations
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Recording what you are watching on the TV
(TV Direct Rec)
If you use the SMARTLINK connection, you can easily record what you are
watching on the TV (other than tapes being played on the VCR).
1
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
2
Press
r
REC while you are watching a TV programme or external
source.
The VCR automatically turns on, then the TV indicator lights up and
the VCR starts recording what you are watching on the TV.
Tips
• The TV indicator appears in the display window after you press
r
REC in some
situations such as:
– when you are watching a source connected to the TV’s line input, or
– when the TV tuner preset data for the programme position is different from the
data in the VCR tuner preset.
• If there is a tape with its safety tab in place in the VCR, the VCR automatically turns
on and starts recording what you are watching on the TV when you press
r
REC.
• You can turn the TV Direct Rec function ON and OFF in the OPTIONS-2 menu (see
page 72).
Notes
• You cannot record what you are watching using this method when the VCR is in the
following modes; pause, timer standby, tuner preset, Auto Set Up, and recording.
• When the TV indicator is lit in the display window, do not turn off the TV nor
change the TV programme position. When the TV indicator is not lit, the VCR
continues recording the programme even if you change the TV programme position
on the TV.
Recording TV programmes (continued)
