Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for
example, a programme currently being shown).
E
If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read
the section: ’Recording without automatic switch-off’.
E
If you want to start a recording manually but have it
stopped automatically, read the section: ’Recording with
automatic switch-off’.
Recording without automatic switch-off
a
Insert a cassette.
b
Use the
P
p
button to select the programme number
you want to record, for example, ’P01’.
D
Programme number ’
E1
’ is provided for recording
from external sources (via the
EXT. 1
scart socket).
D
Programme number ’
AV
’ is provided for recording
from external sources (via the Audio/Video socket
AUDIO
at the front of the TV-VIDEO Combi).
c
To start recording, press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the
remote control or
5
on the TV-VIDEO Combi.
When you are recording, the red recording light at the
front panel of the TV-VIDEO Combi will be lit.
d
Stop recording with the
STOP
h
button.
D
If you want to switch off the screen while recording,
press the
STANDBY
m
button
once
.
D
To switch the screen back on again, press the
P
p
button.
D
During a recording you can watch other TV
channels.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch-recording)
a
Put a cassette in the machine.
b
Use the
P
p
button to select the programme number
you want to record.
c
Press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the remote control.
When you are recording, the red recording light at the
front panel of the TV-VIDEO Combi will be lit.
d
Press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button again and again until the
display on the TV-VIDEO Combi shows the desired end
time or length of the recording.
D
To cancel this information, press the
CLEAR
button.
e
Confirm with the
OK
button.
f
To end, press the
MENU
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 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 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
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the remote control.
6.
MANUAL RECORDING
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