Recording 29
Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program.
1
1
Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the
TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if the tape is already in
the TV/VCR, press the POWER button to turn on the
EJECT
POWERTV/VCR, if necessary.
MENUSTATUS/EXITCLEAR
2123
Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed
456
appears on the TV/VCR screen. See tape speed details below.
789
SLEEP/
WAKE UPALT.CH
0
3
Use the CH(annel) o/p buttons or the Number buttons toRECPAUSE4
/OTR/STILL
select the channel you want to record. You can not changePLAY
3
channels during recording.
REWF.FWD
5
STOP
4
CH.VOL.
Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.
MUTE6
The Record light will glow.
lIf there is not a tape in the TV/VCR, NO CASSETTE flashes on
the screen briefly.
SPEED
lIf the tape does not have a record tab, PROTECTED CASSETTE
2
CANNOT RECORD flashes on the screen briefly. The TV/VCRTRACKINGMEMORY
will eject the tape. Insert another tape.
5
To pause the recording (for example, during commercials),
press the PAUSE/STILL button. The Record light will flash. To
resume recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button again or
the REC(ord)/OTR button. The Record light will glow.
6
To stop recording, press the STOP/t button.
Helpful Hints
Tape SpeedsY You cannot record one channel while
This chart shows the recording/playback time for three types ofwatching another.
video cassettes (T160, T120, and T60). There are three playbackY Recording options are on pages
speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. A tape will play only in the speed in which30-36.
it was recorded. When recording, you can change the tape speedY You cannot record if DEFEAT
using the SPEED button. You cannot record in LP speed. RECORDING is ON. (REC
The slower the speed, the more programming you can fit on theDEFEATED will flash on the screen.)
tape. SLP is the slowest speed. Details are on page 36.
Y If you pause a recording for more
Cassette type / Playback Time
than five minutes, the TV/VCR will
Tape SpeedT160T120T60
switch to Stop mode automatically to
SP(Standard Play)2 hrs.
2 hrs.1 hr.protect the video cassette tape from
40 mins.
damage.
LP(Long Play)5 hrs.
Y You can change the tape speed with
4 hrs.2 hrs.
(playback only)20 mins.the SPEEDbutton while a recording is
SLP(Super Long Play)in progress, but some distortion may
8 hrs.6 hrs.3 hrs.
appear on the tape. |