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Insignia NS-F20TR 20" Flat Tube TV/DVD/VCR Combo
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Searching with index markers
Every time you start recording, your TV combo
adds an index marker to the videotape. If you
record on a videotape, then stop recording,
when you start recording again, another index
marker is added to the tape.You can use the
index markers to find the start of a recording.
To search with index markers:
1 Press the SETUP button.
2 Press the or button to select TIME
SEARCH, then press the ENTER button.
3 Press the or button one or more times
to select the number of programs you want to
skip.
4 Press the or button. Your TV combo
rewinds or fast-forwards through the number
of programs you specified, then starts
playback automatically.
5 To cancel the index search, press the
STOP button on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT button on the front of your
TV combo.
Selecting a tape speed for recording
You can record a videotape in one of two
speeds: SP (standard play) and SLP (super long
play).
Recording a program
To record a program:
1 Insert a videotape with the erase-prevention
tab in place. For more information, see
“Preventing a videotape from being erased”
on page 21.
2 Press the CH or CH button to select
the channel you want to record.
3 Press the SPEED button to select the tape
speed you want. For more information, see
“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on
page 18.
4 Press the REC/OTR button to start the
recording.
5 If you do not want to record parts of the
program, such as advertisements, press the
PAUSE•SLOW button. When you want to
start recording again, press the button again.
6 To stop recording, press the STOP button.
Specifying the amount of recording time
You can specify the amount of time your want to
record, then start the recording by pressing the
REC/OTR button on the front of your TV combo.
This is called an OTR (one-touch recording).
Your TV combo starts recording, then stops
when it has recording the amount of time you
specified.
To specify the amount of recording time:
1 Select the channel you want to record.
2 Press the SPEED button to select the tape
speed you want. For more information, see
“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on
page 18.
3 Press the REC/OTR button on the front of
your TV combo one or more times until the
amount of time you want to record appears
on the screen. Each time you press the
button, the time increase by 30 minutes. You
can specify as much as 8 hours. Recording
starts immediately.
4 To cancel the recording, press the STOP
button on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT button on the front of your
TV combo.
Note
• If you pause the videotape during a recording,
no index marker is added.
• In some cases, an index marker at the
beginning of a tape cannot be detected.
• For recordings in SP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least one
minute.
• For recordings in LP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least two
minutes.
• For recordings in SLP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least three
minutes.
Speed T60 tape T120 tape T160 tape
SL 1 hour 2 hours 2-2/3 hours
SLP 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours
Note
• You cannot record from a DVD that is playing
in your TV combo.
• You can only watch the TV program that you
are recording.
Note
If your TV combo is connected to a cable
converter box or satellite receiver, your TV combo
channel must be set to 3 or 4. Select the channel
you want to record from the cable converter box or
satellite receiver.
Note
If the videotape is paused for more than five
minutes, your TV combo starts recording again to
prevent damage to the videotape.
Note
You cannot start an OTR from the remote control.
You must press the REC/OTR button on the front
of your TV combo.
Note
• If you press the REC/OTR button when “OTR
(8:00)” is displayed, your TV combo returns to
normal recording mode.
• If your press the POWER button during an
OTR recording, your TV combo continues to
record.
• In SLP mode, the maximum recording time is
eight hours for a T-160 videotape and six hours
for a T-120 videotape.
• If the videotape runs out before the OTR time is
reached, your TV combo stops recording,
ejects the tape, and turns off.
• To view the remaining time for an OTR, press
the DISPLAY button. The remaining time
appears on the display, then disappears after a
few seconds.