One-Touch
Timer Recording
(OTR)
Automatic Features
One-Touch
Timer
Recording (OTR)
Introduction
OTR
is
for
immediately
setting
the
VCR
to
record
a
TV
broadcast
starting within
the next
24
hours.
Preparation
•
Insert
a
cassette
with
an
erasure prevention
tab.
(If
it
has
already
been
inserted,
press
POWER
to
turn
VCR
on.)
•Select
the desired
tape'speed
"SP"
or
"SLP"
with
RECORDING
SP/SLP.
•Select
the desired
channel
to
be recorded by
pressing
V
or
/\
on
VCR.
OTR
procedure
Each
time
you
tap
OTR ON
+/-
OTR OFF
+/-
Button, the
time
indication
changes
in
1
-minute increments.
Keeping
it
depressed changes
the time
indication
in
10-minutes increments.
For example:
OTR
recording
of
TV
Station
1
from 8:02
pm
to
8:30
pm.
1
Set
OTR
starting
time
by
pressing
ON
+
or
-
.
If
you want
to
start
OTR
recording immediately,
disregard
this step.
•
When
a
cassette without
an
erasure prevention
tab
is
inserted,
"GET
blinks
and an
alarm
sounds
indicating
that
recording
is
not possible.
2 Set
OTR
ending
time
by
pressing
OFF
+
or
-
•
If
the
OTR
starting
time
is
set,
OFF
+
or
-
Button
must
be pressed
within
8
seconds
to
select the
OTR
ending
time,
otherwise the
starting
time
will
be
canceled.
After
4 seconds,
the display
will
automatically
change
back
to
the
starting
time
indication.
The
VCR
will
automatically switch
off,
when
the
OTR
is
completed.
To
turn
the
VCR
on,
press
POWER.
Notes:
•To
interrupt
an
OTR,
press
POWER.
•
It
is
possible
to
change
the
OTR
starting
time
or
ending
time before the recording
starts.
•
It
is
possible
to
change
the
OTR
ending
time
even
during
the recording.
•
Be
sure
that
the
OTR
function
does
not overlap with
a
programmed
timer recording.
An
OTR
always
takes
precedence
over a
timer recording.
To
confirm
the
OTR
ending
time before the recording
starts
Press
PROG/CHECK
once.
If
pressed
twice, the
present time
is
displayed
again.
Press
PROG/CHECK
to
confirm the present time during
recording.
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25
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