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Basic Operations
Recording TV programs (continued)
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Press REC z.
The REC indicator lights
up and recording begins.
Note
• You can also select the channel number directly with the number buttons.
Press C (once for regular channels, twice for cable channels), the desired
number buttons, then ENTER.
To stop recording
Press STOP x.
When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape
automatically to the beginning, then stops. This function does not
work when the power of the video TV is off.
To pause recording
You can cut out an unwanted scene during recording with this
button.
1 Press PAUSE X when an unwanted scene appears on the screen.
Recording pauses.
2 Press PAUSE X again to release the pause mode at the end of the
unwanted scene.
Recording resumes from the point set in step 1.
When the recording pause mode lasts for about 5 minutes, the video
TV stops recording to prevent tape damage.
Recording with the TV off
Press ?/1 on the video TV.
The video TV is turned off and the w indicator lights up.
The video TV continues recording.
zREC
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Basic Operations
Selecting the tape speed
The chart below shows the recording/playback time available in
each mode.
PAL, MESECAM
Cassette tape
Tape speed setting
SP mode LP mode
E-30 30 min. 1 hr.
E-60 1 hr. 2 hrs.
E-90 1 hr 30 min. 3 hrs.
E-120 2 hrs. 4 hrs.
E-150 2 hrs 30 min. 5 hrs.
E-180 3 hrs. 6 hrs.
E-195 3 hrs 15 min. 6 hrs 30 min.
E-210 3 hrs 30 min. 7 hrs.
E-240 4 hrs. 8 hrs.
NTSC
Cassette tape
Tape speed setting
SP mode EP mode
T-30 30 min. 1 hr 30 min.
T-60 1 hr. 3 hrs.
T-120 2 hrs. 6 hrs.
T-160 2 hrs 40 min. 8 hrs.
T-180 3 hrs. 9 hrs.
Notes
• In the SP mode, the tape runs twice as fast as the LP mode, and three
times as fast as the EP mode.
• When a PAL format cassette is used with the NTSC system for recording,
the actual recording time is shorter than the standard recording time
stipulated on the cassette.
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