Optimus 16-549 VCR User Manual


 
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SELECTING THE SIGNAL
TO RECORD
You can select the signal to record — from the
IN FROM ANT
jack or an audio/video source —
in either of these ways.
Repeatedly press
INPUT
until the desired
input source appears —
LINE
(
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on the Model 62) for an audio/
video source, or a channel number for
broadcast signals.
Repeatedly press
CH
s or
CH
t to set the
VCR to the desired broadcast channel or to
one channel higher than the highest chan-
nel number (or one channel lower than the
lowest channel number) for an audio/video
source.
Note:
(Model 62 only) Select
LINE
1
for re-
cording signals from the back
AUDIO IN 1/VID-
EO IN 1
jacks, or
LINE
2
for recording signals
from the front
AV2
jacks.
RECEIVING/RECORDING
STEREO/SAP BROADCASTS
(MODEL 62 ONLY)
The Model 62 has three channels for audio re-
cording — two (left and right) stereo channels
on the Hi-Fi track, and one monaural channel
on the standard track.
Press
DISP/ENT
to display the audio programs
available on the broadcast you are currently
tuned to.
STEREO
,
SAP
, and
MONO
appear.
Parenthesis appear around each type of audio
signal that is not available. For example, if a
station broadcasts mono (monaural) and SAP
signals,
(STEREO)
,
SAP
, and
MONO
appear.
The arrow mark on the right of the audio mode
display indicates the current audio mode. To
select the audio mode when the broadcast has
a stereo or SAP signal, press
SAP/Hi-Fi
so the
arrow mark points to the desired mode.
IMMEDIATE RECORDING
Recording a Program
as You Watch It
Follow these steps to record a program as you
watch it. If you know how long the program is,
you can set how long the VCR records so it
stops recording automatically.
Note:
If you are watching the program on a TV/
monitor that is connected to the VCR’s
AUDIO/
VIDEO OUT
jacks, set the TV/monitor to the vid-
eo mode and skip Steps 2 and 3.
1. Turn on the VCR and the TV.
2. Set the TV’s tuner to the same channel as
3-CH-4
on the back of the VCR.
3. Press
TV/VCR
until VCR appears.
4. Load a blank cassette, or one that you
want to record over, into the VCR.
5. Repeatedly press
SPEED
on the remote
control until the desired recording speed
(
SP
,
LP
, or
EP
) appears.
6. Select the signal to record (see “Selecting
the Signal to Record”).
7. (Model 62 only) Set the audio recording
mode to the desired setting. See “Receiv-
ing/Recording Stereo/SAP Broadcasts
(Model 62 Only”).
8. Press
REC/TIME
. The VCR starts to record
and the following appears on the TV
screen:
TO SET SPEC
I
F
I
C REC T
I
ME
PLEASE PUSH REC KEY
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