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Recording
Features
Record One Programme
While Watching Another
If your recorder is connected to the TV via AV connection, . . .
. . . press
TV/VCR
. The recorder's VCR indicator and the TV
broadcast being recorded disappear.
SELECT CHANNEL TO
WATCH
1
Once recording is in progress, all you need to do is to
set the channel controls on the TV for the station you
wish to view.
●
The programme selected with the TV’s channel
controls appears on the TV screen while the one
selected with the recorder's
TV PROG
buttons is
recorded on the tape.
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If a decoder is connected to the recorder (
Z
pg. 47),
you can select a scrambled channel as well with the
TV channel controls.
Elapsed Recording Time
Indication
You can check the exact time of a recording.
SET COUNTER DISPLAY
1
Press
– –:– –
until a counter reading appears on the
dispay panel.
RESET COUNTER
2
Press
0000
before starting recording or playback.
●
The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact
elapsed time as the tape runs.
Tape Remaining Time
DISPLAY REMAINING TIME
1
Press
– –:– –
until the time remaining on the tape
appears.
●
The display panel shows the tape remaining time
with "
" displayed.
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By pressing the
– –:– –
button, you can change the
display to show the counter reading, channel
position*, clock time or tape remaining time.
* channel position is not displayed during playback.
NOTE:
Depending on the type of tape used, there may be times when
the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or
is not correct. "– –:– –" may sometimes appear, or the display
may blink on occasion.
– –:– –
0000
TV PROG
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
This easy method lets you record for from 30 minutes to 6 hours
(selectable in 30-min. increments), and shuts the recorder off
after recording is finished.
START RECORDING
1
Press
RECORD
on the recorder.
ENGAGE ITR MODE
2
Press
RECORD
again. "
" blinks and 0:30 appears on
the front display panel.
SET RECORDING DURATION
3
If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press
RECORD
to extend the time. Each press extends
recording time by 30 minutes.
NOTE:
You can only perform ITR using the
RECORD
button on the
recorder's front panel.
TV/VCR
RECORD
TV PROG
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