32 Recording
Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program.
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Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the TV/VCR. The power will come on. Or, if the tape is already in the TV/VCR, press the COMBI button, then press the POWER button to turn on the TV/VCR.
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SLEEP REC/OTR POWER SPEED EJECT MEMORY PAUSE/STILL
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Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed appears on the TV/VCR screen. Details about tape speed are given below.
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Use the CH(annel). Up/Down buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded. (Channels cannot be changed during recording.)
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Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording. The REC(ord) light will glow. q If there is not a tape in the TV/VCR, NO CASSETTE flashes onscreen briefly. q If the tape does not have a record tab, PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD flashes on-screen briefly. The TV/VCR will eject the tape. Insert another tape.
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To pause the recording (for example, during commercials), press the PAUSE/STILL button. The REC(ord) light will flash. To resume recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button again or the REC(ord)/OTR button. The REC(ord) � You cannot record one channel
Helpful Hints
To stop recording, press the STOP/w button. Tape Speeds This chart shows the recording/playback time for three types of video cassettes (T160, T120, and T60). There are three playback speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During playback, the TV/VCR selects the tape speed automatically. When recording, you can change the tape speed using the SPEED button (see page 24). Tape Speed Maximum Record/Playback Time Type T160 T120 T60 SP 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 1 hr. (Standard Play) 40 mins. LP 5 hrs. 4 hrs. 2 hrs. (Long Play) 20 mins. SLP 8 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs. (Super Long Play)
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while watching another. Recording options are on pages 33 - 43. You cannot record if RECORD DEFEAT is set to ON. (REC DEFEATED will flash on-screen.) Details are on page 43. If you pause a recording for more than five minutes, the TV/VCR will switch to Stop mode automatically to protect the video cassette tape from damage. You can change the tape speed with the SPEED button while a recording is in progress, but some distortion may appear on the tape.
