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Basic Operation
5 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE, and place a
recordable disc on the disc tray.
6 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Wait until “LOAD” disappears from the front
panel display.
Unused DVD-RWs are formatted in VR mode
automatically.
To format in Video mode, see page 43.
7 Press CH +/– or INPUT SELECT to select the
channel or input source you want to record.
8 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the
recording mode.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes on the TV screen as follows:
For more details about the recording mode,
see page 47.
9 Press z REC.
“REC” appears in the front panel display and
recording starts.
Recording continues until you stop the
recording or the disc is full.
To stop recording
Press x STOP.
Note that it may take a few seconds for the
recorder to stop recording.
z Hint
This recorder can record on various discs. Select the disc
type according to your needs (page 10).
Recording a Program to a
VHS Tape
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Press "/1.
The recorder turns on.
3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that
the signal from the recorder appears on the
TV screen.
When connecting the recorder to the TV using
only the antenna cable, see “Setting the RF
Output channel” on page 19.
4 Slide the TV/DVD·VIDEO switch to
DVD·VIDEO, then press VIDEO to control
the VCR.
5 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
6 Press CH +/– or INPUT SELECT to select the
channel or input source you want to record.
With the playback side facing down
HQ SP LP EPHSP SLP
z REC
TV/DVD·VIDEO
switch
"/1
x STOP
CH +/–
VIDEO
REC MODE
INPUT
SELECT
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