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One Touch Recording (OTR)
The OTR function lets you quickly
specify how long you want a recording
to continue. You do not have to
programme the timer.
Make sure....
• The record tab on the cassette is not
removed.
1On TV
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Select the video channel (or external
video input).
2 On VCR
Insert a cassette with the record tab in
place.
The VCR turns on.
• If a cassette is already in the VCR, turn
on the VCR.
To rewind the tape, press REW 1 .
3 Select Channel
Press CH 5 / ∞ or Number buttons to
select the channel to record.
4 Start OTR
Press REC/OTR ¶ twice.
Recording starts immediately, and the
‡ (Record) indicator lights up on the
display.
This indicates that the
VCR will
automatically shut off
after 30 minutes of
recording.
5 Select Recording Length
Press REC/OTR ¶ repeatedly until the
desired recording length appears.
Each time you press the button,
recording length increases in 30-minute
intervals.
=0:30=1:00=1:30 8:30=9:00
REC (Normal recording)
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Automatic Operations
Auto playback
When a tape is inserted, the VCR turns
on. If the record tab is removed,
playback begins.
Repeat playback
When you press and hold PLAY 3 for
more than 5 seconds, you can play back
the same tape repeatedly (50 times).
When the tape runs to its end, the VCR
automatically rewinds the tape, and
starts playback.
Auto rewind
When a tape reaches its end during
playback, fast forwarding, or manual
recording, the VCR rewinds the tape
and stops.
Memory rewind power off
When you press POWER during
rewinding, the VCR turns off after
rewinding is completed.
Eject cassette
You can eject the tape simply by
pressing EJECT 0 even while the
VCR is turned off.
When you press EJECT 0, the VCR
automatically turns on, ejects the tape,
then turns off.
OTR(0:30)
CH12
SP
To check time remaining
during an OTR
Press EXIT/STATUS.
To change the recording
length during an OTR
Press REC/OTR ¶ until the desired
length appears.
To cancel an OTR
Press STOP 7 to stop recording before
the preset recording length is reached.
If you want to cancel the OTR mode
but continue recording, press REC/
OTR ¶ several times until “OTR”
changes to “REC” on the TV screen.
Notes on the indications on the display
while an OTR operation
• During recording, the displayed time
counts down. When “0:00” is reached,
recording stops and the VCR turns off
automatically.
• If an OTR is engaged during pause, the
displayed time counts down normally, but
recording does not begin until you cancel
the pause.
Index Search
You can locate an index marked at the
beginning of each recording on a tape
recorded on this VCR (or an indexed
tape).
Press INDEX ¢ or INDEX 4
repeatedly until the appropriate number
is displayed on the TV screen before
starting play. Rapid forward or reverse
search begins.When it finds the
designated index, playback starts
automatically.
• Locate an index number by pressing the
button repeatedly, indicating how many
index marks ahead of or behind that
recording you want is from the tape’s
current position.
• Up to ±9th index mark from the current
position on the tape can be located.
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