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Recording a Program
Using Two VCRs for Copying Tapes
Operating Instructions
(Refer to hookup on page 8.)
Use one VCR as the playback VCR and the other as the recording VCR.
1.
Turn on the TV and VCRs.
2.
Tune TV to the VCR viewing channel, either 3, 4, or TVÕs video
input.
3.
If you have connected your VCR using Option A
(page 8)
, tune
recording VCR to channel 3 or 4 Ñ the one selected on the back of
the playback VCR.
If you have connected your VCR using Option B
(page 8),
press
INPUT
on recording VCR to select the line input. Select
L1
to
record from the jacks on the back or
L2
to record from the jacks on
the front.
4.
Insert the tape you want to copy into playback VCR. Insert a
blank tape with safety tab in place into recording VCR.
To prevent recording on-screen displays from the playback VCR,
press
DISPLAY
four times.
See page 28 for details.
5.
Press
PLAY
, then
PAUSE
on playback VCR when you reach the
point on the tape or program where you want to begin copying. If
the tape was not recorded on the playback VCR, streaks may
appear and you may need to adjust tracking.
6.
Press
RECORD,
then
PAUSE
, on recording VCR.
7.
Press
PAUSE
buttons on both VCRs at the same time to begin
copying the tape.*
8.
Edit out segments that you do not want to copy by pressing
PAUSE
on recording VCR to stop copying the tape. Then locate
the next segment you want to copy on the playback VCR by using
FWD
,
REW
, and
PLAY
.
Press
PAUSE
on the playback VCR. Press
PAUSE
at the same time
on both VCRs to resume copying.
9.
Press
STOP
on both VCRs when you are finished.
* You may turn off the TV after the recording has started as it
does not have to be on to copy a tape.
Caution:
The unauthorized
recording of television
programs and other
materials may infringe upon
the rights of others.