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Basic Operations
Recording TV
programmes
1
Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel.
2
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
3
Press PROG +/– to select the programme position you want to
record.
REC SPEED
z
REC
INPUT SELECT
DISPLAY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
SP
APC
PROG
PROG +/–
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Recording TV programmes (continued)
4
Press REC SPEED to select the tape speed (SP or LP for the PAL
colour system, and SP or EP for the NTSC colour system).
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP
(Standard Play). EP (Extended Play) provides recording time three
times as long as SP. However, SP produces better picture and audio
quality.
5
Press
z
REC to start recording.
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.
To stop recording
Press
x
STOP.
To check the remaining tape length
Press DISPLAY. The white bar indicates the approximate length of tape
remaining.
Remaining tape length
Time counter
To watch another TV programme while recording
1
If the TV is connected to the VCR using an audio/video cable, set the
TV to TV input. If the TV is connected to the VCR using only the aerial
cable, skip this step.
2
Select another programme position on the TV.
To save a recording
To prevent accidental erasure, break off the safety
tab as illustrated. To record on the tape again,
cover the tab hole with adhesive tape.
Safety tab
REC SPEED
REC
LP
APC
S
E
:
: 2
2
–
0 0
0
Recording indicator
LP
APC
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Basic Operations
Tips
• To select a programme position, you can use the programme number buttons on the
remote commander. For two-digit numbers, press the
?
(ten’s digit) button
followed by the programme number buttons.
• You can select a video source from the LINE-1 IN or LINE-2 IN jacks. Press INPUT
SELECT or PROG +/– to display “L1” or “L2” in the display window.
• The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the
information will not be recorded on the tape.
• If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.
• You can have the VCR stop recording automatically after starting at a specified
time. For details, see “Setting the recording duration time” on page 58.
Notes
• The display does not appear during still (pause) mode or slow-motion playback.
• It may take up to one minute for the VCR to calculate and display the remaining
tape length after you press DISPLAY.
• The remaining tape length does not appear while playing or recording in the NTSC
system.
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Recording TV programmes using the
Easy Timer function
The Easy Timer function allows you to make a timer recording of a
programme without turning on your TV. Set the recording timer to record
only one programme that will be broadcast within the next 24 hours using
the EASY TIMER knob. If the VCR clock has not been set, you can also set
the clock before setting the timer recording.
Setting the Easy Timer
Before you start…
• Insert a tape with its safety tab in
place. Make sure the tape is longer
than the recording time.
1
Push the EASY TIMER knob.
The START indicator appears in the display window.
If the clock has not been set,
“–:– –” appears. Go to step 2
in “Setting or changing the
Easy Clock” on page 42.
2
Set the recording start time by turning the EASY TIMER knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the time by 15
minutes.
To increase or decrease the
time by one minute, press
P/–.
3
Push the EASY TIMER knob to confirm the start time setting.
The STOP indicator appears.
SP
APC
START
SP
APC
START
EASY TIMER
EASY TIMER
EASY TIMER
EASY TIMER
knob
REC SPEED
SP/LP (SP/EP)
P/–
SP
STOP
APC
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