Recording without automatic switch-off
a
Put a cassette into the machine.
b
Use the
P
;
or
P
=
button to select the programme
number you want to record from.
D
If you are using ’Direct record’, select the programme
number on the TV set. Then, with the video recorder
switched on, press the
n
RECORD/OTR
button.
D
If a TV channel transmits a channel name, it will show on
the video recorder display.
D
Programme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’ are for recording from
other sources (through scart sockets
AV1 EXT1
and
AV2 EXT2
). Programme number ’E3’ is for recording from
the front sockets
VIDEO
and
L-AUDIO-R
.
D
Programme numbers ’AUX’ and ’MIC’ are for audio
recordings (through sockets
AUX IN L R
) and the
microphone socket ’
MIC.
’.
c
Press the
n
RECORD/OTR
button.
d
Stop recording with the
STOP
h
button.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch recording)
a
Put a cassette into the machine.
b
Use the
P
;
or
P
=
button to select the programme
number you want to record.
c
Press the
n
RECORD/OTR
button.
d
Press the
n
RECORD/OTR
button again and again until the
display on the video recorder shows the end time or
length of the recording you want.
D
To cancel this programme, press the
CLEAR (CL)
button.
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 the recording, you can seal the gap
again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right.
Auto-assembling
You can use this function to join individual recordings without
any major picture disturbance between them.
a
While the cassette is playing, search for the correct
position on the tape.
b
Stop the cassette by pressing the
STOP
h
button.
’PAUSE’ will appear on the TV screen.
c
Now start recording as usual by pressing the
n
RECORD/OTR
button.
Choosing the recording speed (SP or LP)
You can reduce the recording speed by half. This makes it
possible to record, for example, eight-hours instead of
four-hours on an ’E240’ (four-hour) cassette.
a
Switch on the TV set and select the programme number
for the video recorder.
b
Press the
MENU
button. The main menu will appear.
c
Select the line ’RECORD FUNCTIONS’ with the menu
buttons
P
=
or
P
;
, and confirm with the
P
button.
d
Select the line ’RECORD SETTINGS’ with the menu
buttons
P
=
or
P
;
, and confirm with the
P
button.
e
Select the line ’RECORD SPEED’ with the menu buttons
P
=
or
P
;
.
f
Select the recording speed you want with the menu
buttons
Q
or
P
.
D
’LP’
(long play) gives half the normal recording speed
(double the recording time).
’SP’
(standard play) gives the normal recording speed.
D
The picture quality may suffer when you record at half
speed (LP).
D
When you play back your recording, the machine will
automatically select the correct speed.
g
Confirm with the
OK
button.
3.
Manual recording
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