82 Chapter 6. NetCommand Functions
Direct VCR Recording from an Antenna or
Cable Source
WhenyourVCRisthecurrentdevice, (
RECORD
)onthe
TV’sremotecontrolfunctionsthesameastherecord
buttonontheVCR’sremotecontrolorfrontpanel.
Torecorddirectlyfromantennaorcable:
1. Press
INPUT
ontheTV’sremotetodisplaytheInput
Selectionmenu.HighlightthetraditionalVCR
andpress
POWER
toturnontheVCR.Ifnecessary,
press
GUIDE
toselecttheinputtheVCRison,such
asAntennainput(orlineinput).
2. Press
ENTER
toswitchtheTVtotheVCR.
3. Selectthecorrectchannelforrecordingonthe
VCRandthenpress
(
RECORD
)tostartrecord-
ing.Youwillneedtostoptherecordingmanually
attheendoftheprogram
NetCommand-Controlled
Recording, continued
Restrictions for Traditional VCRs
with NetCommand- and TV Guide On
Screen-Controlled Recording
• YourVCRmustbeconnecteddirectlytothe
MONITOR OUT VIDEO
and
LEFT/RIGHT
audio
outputs.
• TheVCRmustbesetmanuallyto“LineInput.”
DisplaytheInputSelectionmenu,highlighttheVCR
andpress
GUIDE
tochangeVCRinputs.
• TheTVcanselectchannelsoncompatiblecable
boxesforrecordingswhenthecableboxisunder
NetCommandcontrol.Leavethecableboxturnedon.
• Ifthesourcedeviceorrecordingdevicedoesnothave
separatepoweronandofffeatures,thenleavethat
devicepoweredon.
• Youcannotrecordfromsourcedevicesconnectedto
theTV
COMPONENT
inputsor
HDMI 1
or
2
con-
nections.