Recording a Programme Immediately
Protecting a Recorded Cassette
GB
30
VCR
VCR
Video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent accidental erasure.
When this tab has been removed, you cannot
record on the tape.
1 If you wish to protect a cassette, break off the tab using a small
screwdriver.
2 To re-record over a protected cassette (safety tab broken),
cover the hole with adhesive tape.
Before recording a programme, you must have preset the corres-
ponding station (unless you are recording via an external video
source). If you have not done so, refer to pages 19 and 20.
1 Switch on the television.
2 To monitor the programme being recorded, select the television
channel reserved for use with your DVD-VCR (or the AV input if
used).
3 Insert the cassette on which the programme is to be recorded,
with the window visible and the safety tab intact or the opening
covered with adhesive tape.
Result: The DVD-VCR is switched on automatically.
4 Select:
◆
The station to be recorded using
the PROG ( or )
buttons
or
◆ The AV1, AV2 or AUX source using the INPUT SEL.
button for a satellite tuner or external video source
Result: The station number is displayed and the programme
can be seen on the television.
5 Select the recording speed by pressing the SPEED button as
many times as required (see page 29).
6 Hold REC (
●
) down for a while to start recording.
Result
:
The record indicator appears on the television and
DVD-VCR display. An index is recorded on the tape
(see page 39).
7 To stop recording, press
■
once.
➢ ◆ If your DVD-VCR ejects the cassette when you start
recording, check to make sure that the cassette’s
safety tab is intact or that the opening (created by a
broken safety tab) is covered with adhesive tape.
◆ If you reach the end of the tape while recording,
the cassette rewinds automatically.
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