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Basic Operations
Operations
1 Insert a video cassette with an intact erasure
prevention tab.
≥ If it has already been inserted, press the POWER
button 1 to turn the VCR on.
2 Select the TV station using the
Channel button P.
≥ It is also possible to select by
pressing the Numeric buttons 2.
3 Press the REC (REC/OTR) button
K (`) to start recording.
4 Press the Stop button 9 to stop recording.
Manual Recording
VCR display
Preparations
≥ Confirm that the VCR is on.
≥ Confirm that the TV is on and the VCR viewing channel is
selected.
≥ Set the VCR/TV switch R to “VCR”.
REC
REC
SP
To Select the Desired Tape Speed
Press the SPEED button E before recording.
≥ SP provides standard recording time,
optimum picture and sound quality.
LP provides doubled recording time with
slightly reduced picture and sound quality.
EP provides tripled recording time with
slightly reduced picture and sound quality.
When you play back a tape recorded in the EP mode, the
monaural sound may be unstable.
When you start the recording the EP mode, “EP” indication
on the VCR display flashes for about 8 seconds.
EP mode means Super Long Play (SLP).
To Pause Recording
Press the Pause/Slow button 7 during recording.
Press it again to continue recording.
To Display the Approximate Remaining
Tape Time
The remaining tape time can be displayed in the VCR
display.
1 Select “TAPE SELECT” from the on screen display and
select the corresponding video cassette tape length.
See page 15.
2 Press the DISPLAY button N repeatedly until the
Remaining Tape Time appears on the VCR display.
≥ Pressing the DISPLAY button N once makes the VCR
display appear; after that, pressing it repeatedly
changes the indication in the following order:
For certain cassettes, the remaining tape time may not be
displayed correctly.
Clock Counter
Remaining Tape Time
To View One TV Programme while
Recording Another TV Programme
After pressing the REC button K to start recording, select on
your TV the programme position of the TV programme that
you want to view.
Notes:
≥ When playing back a cassette recorded in the LP or EP
mode, some picture and sound distortion may occur.
However, this is not a malfunction.
≥ The recording pause mode will be automatically cancelled
after 5 minutes and return to the stop mode.
≥ The tape recorded in the EP mode on this VCR cannot be
played back on the other VCR without EP mode function.
≥ On the other VCR (even with EP mode function), when you
play back the tape recorded in the EP mode, the picture
and the sound may be distorted. However, this is not a
malfunction.
≥ When a video cassette with a broken off erasure
prevention tab is inserted, the “1” indication will flash to
indicate that recording is not possible even if the REC
(REC/OTR) button K (`) is pressed.
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