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TouseOTR:
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Load a tape with its erasure
tab intact
into the VCR. If you
have not yet recorded
on this tape, the VCR will test the tape
with the PerfecTape
feature.
For more information
on this
feature,
please
see page 49.
If you have not already
done so, set the speed at which you
would like to record. (See "Selecting
and adjusting
the audio
and video functions"
on page 34.)
Set the VCR's input to tuner.
To do this, press the INPUT
button
on the remote
until the channel[ number
shows on-
screen or on the front panel display.
O
Use the CHANNEL
buttons
on the remote
control or on the
front panel to select the channel
you would like to record.
O
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.
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.
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 the front panel
display.
The VCR will record until the end of the tape. If you
press
the button
an eleventh
time, the VCI_: will resume
normal
recording.
The OTR timer will begin to count down. When 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 the end of the tape is reached
before
OTR is finished,
the VCR will stop and the power will turn off.
DImportant:
If you attempt
to record on a tape that has had its erasure
pre-
vention
tab removed,
the VCR will eject the tape. In addition,
the
VCR will briefly display
an error message
on your TV screen.
if you programtoo much time into the OTR timer,
continue
pressing
the REC/OTR
button.
You will "cycle" around
once you have reached
the 4-hour point. You can start
over,
adding
time in 30 minute
intervals.
how OTRaffectsothercontrols
If you press the PAUSE
button
during
OTR, the VCR will pause
recording,
but the OTR timer continues
to count down.
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