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’.
E
If you want a recording to be controlled automatically by
a satellite receiver, read the section entitled ’Automatic
recording from a satellite receiver’.
Recording without automatic switch-off
a
Insert a cassette.
b
Use the
P
;
or
P
=
button to select the programme
number (or channel name) you want to record. On the
display appears:
BBC1
D
Programme numbers ’
E1
’ and ’
E2
’ are for recording
from other sources (through scart sockets
EXT.1 AV 1
and
EXT.2 AV 2
). Programme number ’
E3
’
is for recording from the front sockets.
c
To start recording, press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the
remote control or
RECORD
n
on the video recorder. On
the display you will see:
0:00:00
d
Stop recording with the
STOP
h
button.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch-recording)
a
Put a cassette in the machine.
b
Use the
P
;
or
P
=
button to select the programme
number (channel name) you want to record.
c
Press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the remote control.
d
Press the
RECORD/OTR
n
button again and again until the
display on the video recorder shows the desired end time
or length of the recording.
D
To cancel this information, 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 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. ’
9
’
will appear in the display.
c
Now start recording as usual by pressing the
RECORD/OTR
n
button on the remote control.
Selecting 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, if required, select the
programme number for the video recorder.
b
Press the
MENU
button. The main menu appears.
c
Select the line ’
RECORDING FUNCTIONS
’ with the
P
=
or
P
;
button, and confirm with the
P
button.
d
Select the line ’
RECORD SETTINGS
’ with the
P
=
or
P
;
button, and confirm with the
P
button.
e
Select the line ’
RECORDING SPEED
’ with the
P
=
or
P
;
button.
f
Select the required recording speed with the
Q
or
P
button.
D
’
LP
’
:
L
ong
P
lay = half recording speed (double
recording time).
’
SP
’
:
S
tandard
P
lay = normal recording speed.
D
The picture quality will be adversely affected when
recording at half recording speed (’LP’).
D
For playback, the correct recording speed will
automatically be selected.
g
Confirm with the
OK
button.
h
To end, press the
MENU
button.
5.
MANUAL RECORDING
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