_Important:
If you are using a (',able box that the VCR does not control,
select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on
the cable box.
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Press the REC/OTR button on the front panel twice. The first
time you press the button, recording will begin. The second
time you pre,_s the button, 30 minutes is added to the OTR
timer (which is displayed on the front panel). You can also use
the OTR/OFF-T button on the remote control. When you press
this button, the VC,R will begin recording and 30 minutes is
added to the OTR timer.
O Press the REC/OTR button ,or OTR/OFF-T button for each 30
minutes you want to add to the OTR timer, up to 4 hours. If
you press the button 10 times, you will see the word "End" .on
the front panel display. The VCR will record until the end of
the tape. If you press the button an eleven':h time, the VCR
will resume normal recording.
The OTR timer will begin to count down. When it reaches zero,
the VCR will stop recording and turn off. If you have previously
programmed your VCR to record, the VCR will be ready to record
what you've programmed. If the end of the tape is reached before
OTR is finished, the VCR will stop and the power will turn off.
If you attempt to record on a tape that has had its erasure
prevention tab removed, the VCR will eject the tape. In addition,
the VCR will briefly display an error message on your TV screen.
If youprogramtoo muchtimeintothe OTRtimer,
continue pressing the REC/OTR button or o'rI_OFF-T button.
You will "cycle" around once you haw? reached the 4-hour point.
You can start ow, r, adding time in 30 minute intervals.
howOTRaffectsothercontrols
If you press the PAUSE button during OTR, tt_e VCR will pause
recording, but the OTR timer continues to count down.
If you press STOP during OTR. you erase the OTR programming.
You cannot use the RECiOTR button on the front panel to resume
recording from the record-pause mode.
Using One KeyProgramming
One Key Programming is a programming method that is simple
to use and easy to learn, without using the remote control.
Beforeyou begin,
• you need to know how to view the picture coming from your
VCR; (see page 23) and
• you must have set the clock. (See page 29.)
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