Normal Recording; Pausing The Recording; To Record One Tv Program While Watching Another; Timer Recording - Sanyo DWM-3900 Instruction Manual

VCR Operation (Continued)

Normal Recording

Preparation:
Turn on the power of both the unit and TV.
Tune the TV to the unit output channel (CH 3 or 4) or set the
TV's source selector to VIDEO.
If a direct VIDEO/AUDIO connection is made between the
unit and the TV, set the TV's source selector to VIDEO.
Insert a video cassette with the anti erasure
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safety tab intact.
Select the desired channel with v v /V V .
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If you are recording from another source via audio/video
input jacks (at the Rear or Front panel), select LINE1 or
LINE2 with INPUT.
Set the desired recording speed (SP or SLP)
3 3
with SPEED.
This unit is not designed to record in LP mode.
Set the MTS mode as desired (See page 17, 27).
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Press REC/ITR (z z ) once.
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Recording will start. (The REC indicator will light in
the display window.)
The REC indicator appears only when the Output
Source is set to VCR.
If a cassette with no anti erasure safety tab is loaded,
the cassette will be ejected automatically.
Press STOP (x x ) once to stop recording.
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If the tape reaches the end before STOP (
the unit will automatically stop, rewind, eject the tape, and
turn itself off.

Pausing the recording

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the tape during
recording.
The REC indicator will flash in the display window.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC/ITR (z z ).
After 5 minutes in Pause mode, the tape will be stopped
automatically to protect the tape and the video heads.
To record one TV program while
watching another
1 Use TV/VCR to select the TV mode while recording.
The TV indicator appears.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
ip
X
Always use PAUSE/STEP ( ) for best results when making
changes while recording.
For example: To change channels while recording, first press
X
PAUSE/STEP ( ) to put the unit in pause mode. Select the
desired channel on the unit, then press PAUSE/STEP (
again to resume recording.
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Timer Recording

This unit can be programmed to record up to 8 programs
within a period of 1 year. For unattended recording, the
timer needs to know the channels to be recorded and the
starting and ending times.
Things to know before starting
If you try to set the program timer before setting the clock,
PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears for a moment and
then the CLOCK menu appears on the TV screen. Set the
time and date before proceeding.
Make sure a tape is in the unit and the anti erasure safety
tab is in place or the tape will be automatically ejected.
Preparation:
Turn on the power of both the unit and the TV.
Be sure the TV is set to the unit output channel (3 or 4).
Make sure the TUNING BAND in the TUNING menu is set
appropriately (TV or CATV).
Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.
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Use v v /V V to choose the PROGRAM menu.
2 2
Press MEMORY/ENTER to go to the PROGRAM
3 3
menu.
The PROGRAM menu will appear.
If all 8 programs have been entered, FULLY
PROGRAMMED appears for a moment and then PRO-
x
) is pressed,
GRAM 1 will appear on the TV screen.
Use b b /B B to choose the PROGRAM No. (1-8).
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Use V V to choose the MONTH option.
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Use b b /B B to choose the desired month.
Use V V to choose the DAY option.
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Use b b /B B to choose the desired day.
Use V V to choose the START option.
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Use b b /B B to choose the desired start time.
Use V V to choose the STOP option.
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Use b b /B B to choose the desired stop time.
Use V V to choose the CHANNEL option.
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Use b b /B B to choose the desired channel
(Channel, LINE1 or LINE2).
Cable Users: If you have CABLE TV and used a Cable
Box in "Connecting an antenna/CATV cable" (page 11),
X
)
using a cable box converter, you must set the channel in
this step to match the cable box output channel (usually
CH 3 or 4). Change channels on the cable box instead of
on the unit.