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3
Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab
intact.
The unit will automatically turn on.
Set the TV/CABLE option to the appropriate position.
1
2
Press
Speed
to select the desired tape speed SP or
SLP.
The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the
screen for about 4 seconds.
4
The One-touch Timer Recording feature provides a
simple and convenient way to make a timed recording.
Press
Number keys
or
+ / –
to select the channel to
be recorded.
5
NOTE:
If you wish to watch the DVD playback during the OTR, press
VCR/DVD
to change to DVD mode and perform the DVD
playback (see page 24).
Example:
One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes.
Press
OTR Rec.
. Press the button again to stop record-
ing after 30 minutes. Each additional press of
OTR Rec.
will increase recording time as shown in the chart below,
up to a maximum of 6 hours. The OTR and recording time
will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds and the
Record indicator on the front panel will keep blinking.
Press
Stop
or turn off the power.
“ ” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds.
To cancel OTR
Press
once
twice
3 times
4 times
5 times
NORMAL REC
0:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
NORMAL REC
Recording time Press
6 times
7 times
8 times
9 times
10 times
Recording time
3
Press
VCR Menu
. Select the
“TIMER REC SET” option,
then press
Enter
.
Press
Set +
or
–
to select
the date, then press
Enter
.
1
2
Press
Set +
or
–
to select
one of the program line,
then press
Enter
.
4
Timer recording can be programmed on-screen with the
remote control. The built-in timer allows automatic
unattended recording of up to 8 programs within 1 month.
Set the
start time
,
end time
,
channel
and
tape speed
as
in step
3
.
Example:
Program a timer recording for the 26th day,
channel 125 (CABLE), 11:00 - 11:30 PM on timer program
number 1 (Tape speed: SLP).
NOTE:
Press
Cancel
to move cursor backward for correction.
5
To enter other programs, repeat step
2
through
4
.
•
To return to the normal screen, press
VCR Menu
twice.
6
Press
Timer Rec.
. The Timer Record indicator will light
and the VCR stands by for recording. At the same time,
VCR mode will change to DVD mode automatically. You
can use DVD even if the VCR is in the Timer recording
mode.
If you do not use the DVD, turn the power off.
The timer recording will start at 20 seconds before the
time you predetermined.
NOTE:
If the cassette is ejected in spite of the pressing of
Timer
Rec.
, the erase prevention tab of the cassette may have
been removed. (see page 17)
NOTES:
• During timer recording standby mode, the VCR mode cannot
be selected. To use the VCR, press
Timer Rec.
at first, then
press
VCR/DVD
to change to VCR mode. After you use the
VCR, press
Timer Rec.
again to put the VCR into timer
recording standby mode.
• If you press
Timer Rec.
during timer recording, the record
ing operation will be interrupted. If you press
Timer Rec.
again within the programmed time, the recording operation will
start again.
• After a power failure or disconnection of the power plug, all
programmed recording settings and time display will be lost
upon resumption of power. In this case, reset the clock (see
page
16) and reprogram any timer recordings.
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á+/-/ENTER/CANCEL/MENUñ
DATE
START END
CH
26(SU) 11:00
PM
11:30
PM
125
SLP
One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)
Timer recording
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