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Chapter 3: Operating YourVCR
Recording (cont.)
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[>Important:
Using One-TouchRecording(OTR)
One-Touch
Recording
(also called OTR) is a way to begin record-
ing immediately,
but have your VCR stop recording
and turn off
automatically
after your show is over.
Beforeyou begin,you needto know:
• how to view the picture
coming from your VCR. (See page
21.)
To use OTR:
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Load a tape that has not had its erasure
tab removed
into the
VCR.
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Set the VCR's input
to tuner.
To do this, press the INPUT
button
on the remote
control
until
a channel
number
appears
on the screen
or on the front panel
fluorescent
display.
If you have not already
done so, set the speed that you would
like to record.
(See "Using the Audio and Video Functions,:"
page 26.)
Select the channel
you would like to record by using the
CHANNEL
buttons
on the remote
control or on the front
panel.
If you are using
a ,cable box, select channel
3 or 4 on the VCR,
and change
the channel
on the cable box. Additionally,
if you
are using an A/B switch, remember
to set the switch to the
correct position.
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Press the REC/OTR
button
on the front panel
twice. The first
time you press the button,
recording
will begin. The second
time you press the button,
30 minutes
is added to the OTR
timer
(which is displayed
on the front panel)
O
Press
the REC/OTR
button
for each 30 minutes
you want to
add to the OTR timer,
up to 4 hours.
If you press
the button
10 times, you will see the word "End" on tlhe :front panel
display.
The VCR will record until the end[ of the tape.
If you press the button
an eleventh
time, the VCR will resume
normal
recording.
The OTR timer
will begin to count down. _nen
it reaches
zero, the VCR will stop recording
and turn off. If you have
previously
programmed
your VCR to record, the VCR will be
ready to record
what you've programmed.
If you attempt
to record on a tape that
has had its erasure
pre-.
vention
tab removed,
the VCR will eject the tape
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