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Recording TV programmes
Tips
• To select a programme position, you can use the programme number buttons on the
remote commander. For two-digit numbers, press the
-
(ten’s digit) button
followed by the programme number buttons.
• If you connect additional equipment to a LIGNE connector or jack, you can select
the input signal using the CHOIX ENTREE or /– buttons.
• The
AFFICH information appears on the TV screen indicating information
about the tape, but the information will not be recorded on the tape.
• If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. When
using a decoder, make sure to leave it on.
Notes
• The
AFFICH information does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-
motion playback.
• The
AFFICH information will not appear while playing an NTSC-recorded
tape.
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL (SECAM, MESECAM) and NTSC
systems, the time counter reading will not be correct. This discrepancy is due to
the difference between the counting cycles of the two video systems.
• You cannot watch a Canal Plus programme while recording another Canal Plus
programme.
• When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time
may not be correct.
• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be
displayed.
• The station name may not appear if the VCR does not receive station name
information signals.
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
z
ENR 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.
