RECORDING
TV PROGRAMS
S-VHS mode indicator
VIDEO indicator
Record mode indicator
PREPARATION
Switch on the TV receiver.
e Set the TV receiver to your video channel (3 or 4), or
to the AV mode (depending on the connection).
2] Load a cassette (with safety tab in place).
Power will
be switched on automatically.
@ To record in the VHS mode with an S-VHS cassette,
press the S-VHS
button to turn off the S-VHS
indicator.
[3] Press
the TV/VIDEO
button
so that the VIDEO
indicator lights.
e Skip this step when the TV is set to the AV mode.
Notes:
Channel display
PAUSE/STILL button
Press the REC and PLAY buttons simultaneously to start
recording. "MARK" will appear on the screen and blink to
show that an index code is being recorded.
(When using the VCR's front panel control buttons, press
REC/ITR once to start recording.)
fi Press the STOP button at the end of the program.
The key points to remember are:
@ Select the channel you wish to record with the recorder's
channel selector.
@ Select the channel you wish to view with the TV receiver's
channel selector.
@ With RF-only connection, the TV/VIDEO button should be
in the TV mode (VIDEO indicator off). If the indicator is lit,
press the TV/VIDEO button to turn it off. (See page 18.)
@ When the Record-Pause mode continues for longer than
about 5 minutes, the Stop mode will be entered auto-
matically.
© If the record button cannot be engaged, check to see if the
cassette safety tab has been removed. (See page 27).
e@ When the end of the tape is reached during recording, the
tape is automatically rewound to the beginning and stops.
@ The built-in tuner's automatic channel
lock mechanism
prevents the selected channel from being altered during
recording.
Therefore, if you wish to change the channel
during recording, first engage the Record-Pause mode and
then select a different channel.
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