Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for
example, a programme currently being shown).
•
If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read
the section
’Recording without automatic switch-off’
.
•
If you want to start a recording manually but have it
stopped automatically, read the section
’Recording with
automatic switch-off’
. This is important if you, for
instance, don’t want to record to the end of the cassette.
•
Read the section
’Direct record’
if you want to record a
programme currently being shown.
•
Read the section
’Automatic recording from a satellite
receiver’
, if you want a recording to be controlled
automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic switch-off
1
Insert a cassette.
2
Use
;
P+
or
P-
=
to select the programme number you
want to record, for example, ’P01’. This will appear on the
display:
BBC1
Note:
When a TV channel transmits a channel name, it will
show on the video recorder display.
* Programme numbers ’
E1
’ and ’
E2
’ are for recording from
other sources (through scart sockets
AV1 EXT1
and
AV2 EXT2
).
3
To start recording, press
REC/OTR
n
and
REC/OTR A
on
the remote control at the same time or
REC
n
on the
video recorder. This will, for instance, appear in the
display.
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Note:
With
OK
you can show the tape position in the
display.
4
Stop recording with the
h
button.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch-recording)
1
Put a cassette in the machine.
2
Use
;
P+
or
P-
=
to select the programme number you
want to record.
3
Press
REC/OTR
n
and
REC/OTR A
on the remote control
at the same time.
4
Each time you press
REC/OTR
n
and
REC/OTR A
at the
same time you will add 30 minutes to the recording time.
Note:
To cancel this information, press
CLEAR (CL)
.
Protecting your recordings
So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording,
remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with
a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you
no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap
again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right.
Auto-assembling
You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual
recordings without any major picture disturbance between
them.
1
While the cassette is playing, search for the correct
position on the tape.
2
Stop the cassette by pressing
h
. ’
9
’ will appear in the
display.
3
Now start recording as usual by pressing
REC/OTR
n
and
REC/OTR A
on the remote control.
4
To stop recording, press
h
.
5.
MANUAL RECORDING
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