NORMAL RECORDING
PREPARATION
• Turn on the power of both the VCR and TV.
• Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4).
• If a direct VIDEO/AUDIO connection is made between the
VCR and the TV, set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.
1 Insert the video cassette that the safety tab is in place.
2 Select the desired channel by using CH/TRACK (▲/▼).
• If you are recording from another source via audio/video
input jacks (at the Rear or Front panel), select the LINE1 or
LINE2 by pressing INPUT.
3
Set the desired speed (SP or SLP) by pressing SP/SLP.
• This VCR is not designed to record in LP mode.
4 Set the MTS mode as desired (See page 7, 14).
5 Press REC once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator will light on the VCR
indicator panel)
• If a cassette with no safety tab is loaded, the cassette will
be ejected automatically.
6 Press STOP to stop recording.
• If the tape reaches the end before STOP is pressed, the
VCR will automatically stop, rewind, eject, and it will turn
itself off.
To PAUSE the recording
During the RECORDING mode...
1 Press PAUSE or PAUSE/STILL on the front panel to
pause the tape.
The REC indicator will flash on the VCR indicator panel.
2 When you want to continue recording, press PAUSE or
PAUSE/STILL on the front panel again or press REC.
• After 5 minutes in pause mode, the tape will be stopped
automatically to protect the tape and the video heads.
To record one TV program while watching
another
1
Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.
The VCR indicator disappears.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
This VCR can be programmed to record up to 8 programs
within a period of 1 year. For unattended recording, the
timer needs to know the channels to be recorded and the
starting and ending times.
PREPARATION
• Turn on the power of both the VCR and the TV.
• Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4).
• Make sure the TUNING BAND in the TUNING menu is set
appropriately (TV or CATV). (See “CHANNEL SELECTION”,
page 7.)
1 Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.
2 Press
DD
or
EE
to choose the PROGRAM menu.
3 Press ENTER to enter the PROGRAM menu.
The PROGRAM menu will appear.
• If all programs have already been entered, FULLY PRO-
GRAMMED message will appear for a moment and then
PROGRAM 1 will appear on the TV screen.
4 Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the PROGRAM No. (1-8).
5 Press
EE
to choose the MONTH item.
Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the desired month.
Example: JULY
6 Press
EE
to choose the DAY item.
Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the desired day.
Example: 6 SUN
7 Press
EE
to choose the START item.
Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the desired start time.
Example: 6:00 PM
8 Press
EE
to choose the STOP item.
Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the desired stop time.
Example: 7:30 PM
9 Press
EE
to choose the CHANNEL item.
Press
FF
or
GG
to choose the desired channel (Channel,
LINE1 or LINE2).
Example: CH 4
Cable Users: If you have CABLE TV and used Cable Box in
Antenna to VCR Connections (page 5), using a cable box
converter, you must set the channel in this step to match the
cable box output channel (usually CH 3 or 4). Change chan-
nels on the cable box instead of with the VCR.
Always use PAUSE for best results when making changes
during recording.
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE to put the unit in pause mode. Then select the desired
channel on the VCR, and press PAUSE again to resume
recording.
TIMER RECORDING
• If you try to set the program timer before setting the clock,
PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears for a moment and then
CLOCK menu appears on the TV screen. Set the time and
date before proceeding.
• Make sure a tape is in the VCR and the safety tab is in place
or the tape will be automatically ejected.
Things to know before starting
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