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REC
REC
REC
SP
Í
REC
SP/LP/EP
REC
OSD/DISPLAY
REC/OTR
REC/OTR
TRACKING/V-LOCK
+
–
Recording
Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure prevention
tab.
– If it has already been inserted, press the [VCR-ON/
OFF] button to turn the VCR on.
Select the TV station using the
[Channel] button. (Set the [VCR/TV]
switch to [VCR].)
– It is also possible to select by
pressing the [Numeric] buttons.
Press the [REC] button to start
recording.
Press the [Stop] button to stop recording.
To Select the Desired Tape Speed
Press the [SP/LP/EP] button before
recording.
– SP provides standard recording time
and optimum picture quality.
LP provides double recording time with slightly
reduced picture quality.
EP provides triple recording time with slightly reduced
picture quality.
To Pause Recording
Press the [Pause/Slow] button during
recording.
Press it again to continue recording.
To View One TV Programme while
Recording Another TV Programme
After pressing the [REC] button to start recording, select
on your TV the programme position of the TV
programme that you want to view.
Notes:
– When playing back an E300 cassette recorded in the LP or
EP mode, some picture distortion may occur. However, this
is not a malfunction.
– The recording pause mode will be automatically cancelled
after 5 minutes and return to the stop mode.
– The tape recorded in the EP mode on this VCR cannot be
played back on the other VCR without EP mode function.
– On the other VCR (even with EP mode function), when you
play back the tape recorded in the EP mode, the picture
may be distorted. However, this is not a malfunction.
To Display the Approximate Remaining
Tape Time
See page 26 to set the tape length.
Press the [OSD/DISPLAY] button repeatedly
until the
remaining tape time appears on the
VCR display.
– Pressing the [OSD/DISPLAY] button once makes the
On Screen Display appear; after that, pressing it
repeatedly changes the indication in the following
order.
– For certain cassettes, the remaining tape time may
not be displayed correctly.
Clock
#
Counter
#
Remaining Tape Time
#
Clock
To Select the Recording Duration and
Perform Timer Recording
(OTR=One-Touch Recording)
Press the [REC/OTR] button to start recording.
Press the [REC/OTR] button on the VCR repeatedly to
select the desired recording duration.
– Every time you press this button, the recording
duration indicated in the VCR display changes in the
following order.
Counter display (normal recording mode)
#
30 (min.)
#
60 (min.)
#
120 (min.)
#
180 (min.)
#
240 (min.)
#
Counter display (normal recording mode)
To stop the OTR recording before the end
Press the [Stop] button.
Note:
– This function also works during Direct TV Recording.
To Prevent Accidental Erasure of Recorded
Contents
Break out the erasure prevention tab
after recording.
If you insert a video cassette with a
broken out erasure prevention tab and
press the [REC] button, the [
1
]
indication flashes on the VCR display
to indicate that recording is not
possible.
In this case, cover the tab hole with
two layers of adhesive tape.
