Use the ’Manual recording’ function to spontaneously start
recording (e.g. to record a TV show already in progress).
E
Please refer to section
’Recording without automatic
switch-off’
, if you want to manually start and stop your
own recording.
E
Please refer to section
’Recording with automatic
switch-off’
, if you would like to start your own recording
but want it to end automatically (e.g. not to record all the
way to the end of the cassette).
Recording without automatic switch-off
a
Place a cassette in the machine.
b
Use the button
;
P
q
or
=
P
r
to select the
programme number which you would like to record from,
e.g. ’P01’. This picture will appear on the screen:
0:01:20
P01
D
Programme number ’
E1
’ is provided for recording
from external sources (via the
EXT
scart socket).
c
To record the TV programme, press the button
RECORD
n
on the remote control or the button
n
on the
TV-Video Combi.
D
During recording, the recording lamp ’
RECORD
5
’ on
the front of the machine lights up. The following will
appear on the screen:
0:01:20
P01
D
Use the button
OK
to display the current tape
position on the screen.
d
Stop recording with the
STOP
h
button.
D
If you would like to turn off the screen during the
recording, press the button
STANDBY
m
.
D
To switch the screen back on again, press the
;
P
q
button.
D
With the screen switched off you can only stop a
recording in process by pressing the button
STANDBY
m
for more than 3 seconds.
D
During a recording you can only watch the current
programme.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch-recording)
a
Place a cassette in the machine.
b
Use
;
P
q
or
=
P
r
to select the programme number
of the TV channel you wish to record.
c
Press the
RECORD
n
button on the remote control.
d
Press the
RECORD
n
button on the remote control several
times to add 30 minutes to the recording time.
D
To cancel this entry, press the
CLEAR (CL)
button.
D
The recording time can be extended only to up to 4
hours.
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 flickering between them.
a
While the cassette is playing, search for the next
recording’s position on the tape.
b
Press the
STOP
h
button on the remote control. ’
s
’
appears on the TV screen.
c
Now start recording as usual by pressing the
RECORD
n
button on the remote control.
d
Stop recording with the
STOP
h
button.
6.
MANUAL RECORDING
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