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Basic Recording from a TV
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.
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Switch on the VCR/DVD Recorder, select the
device (VCR or DVD) for Recording and load a
recordable disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD±RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 26).
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Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: XP (High quality), SP (Standard quality), LP
(Low quality), EP (Extend quality).
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
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Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
on the Remote Control to select the TV channel
to record.
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Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you’ll hear as it is
recording.
• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAP channel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.
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Press z REC once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or the
disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
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Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
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The maximum number of DVD titles is
99 (DVD-R/RW) or 49 (DVD+R/RW).
If the VCR/DVD Recorder is powered off during DVD
recording, the recording will not be saved.
Instant Timer Recording
Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
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Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
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Press z REC repeatedly to select the recording
time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes (maximum 360 minutes).
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes (maximum 540 minutes). Please con-
firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.
Instant Timer Record Menu
Checking the Recording Time
Press z REC or DISPLAY once to check the recording
time. The recalled setting will automatically return to the
TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
To Extend the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
ing z REC.
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
10 minutes (DVD) or 30 minutes (VCR).
To Pause the Recording
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc during
recording.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X) or z REC.
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• If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
• The VCR/DVD Recorder will automatically power off
when the
Instant Timer Recording ends.
To record one TV program while watching another
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Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.
The TV indicator appears.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
ips (VCR mode only)
Always use PAUSE/STEP (X) for best results when making
changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP (
X) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select
the desired channel on the VCR/DVD Recorder, and press
PAUSE/STEP (
X) again to resume recording.
TV Broadcast Selected Audio Broadcast Audio Monitor
L Ch R Ch Audio
MONO MONO MONO MONO MONO
STEREO STEREO L R STEREO
Left L L Left
Right R R Right
MONO MONO MONO MONO
MONO+SAP MONO MONO MONO MONO
SAP SAP SAP SAP
STEREO+SAP STEREO L R STEREO
SAP SAP SAP SAP
MONO MONO MONO MONO
VCR
120min Rec
DVD
00:09:05
30min Rec.
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
0:17:32
MONO
Input: Ch. 6
2H 01M Free
SP
SP