Recording 25
Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.
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Turn on the TV.
Turn the TV on and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.
Insert a tape in the VCR.
Insert a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in the VCR. The power will come on, and the Cassette-Inside light will appear.
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If the VCR light appears on the display panel of the VCR, go to step 4. If the VCR light does not appear, press the VCR/TV button once.
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SPEED TIME
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PLAY REW F.FWD STOP
MENU
Press the (Tape) SPEED button on the remote control until the desired tape speed (see pages 30 and 48 for details) appears on the TV screen. The tape speed will disappear from the screen after about five seconds.
REC/OTR
STATUS/EXIT CLEAR
SLOW
PAUSE/STILL
MEMORY
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Press the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons or the Number buttons to select the channel to be recorded.
Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording. The REC light will appear on the VCR�s display panel. If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed when there is not a tape in the VCR, NO CASSETTE will flash on-screen. � If the REC(ord)/OTR button is pressed while a tape without a record tab is in the VCR, the VCR will eject the tape and PROTECTED CASSETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash on-screen. � Other recording options are on pages 26-36. � You can change the tape speed while the VCR is recording, but some distortion will appear on the tape. � The VCR will record in a preset volume.
Helpful Hints
To pause the recording (for example, during commercials), press the PAUSE/STILL button on the remote control or the PAUSE button on the VCR once. The REC light will flash. To start recording again, press the REC(ord)/OTR button or the PAUSE/STILL button again. The REC light will come on again.
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To stop recording, press the STOP button on the remote control.
