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Chapter 3: Operating YourVCR
Recording (cont.)
_Important:
Using One-TouchRecording(OTR)
One-Touch
Recording
(also called OTR) is a way to begin record-
ing immediately,
but have ycur VCR stop recording
and turn off
automatically
after your show is over.
Before you begin, you need to know how:
• to view the picture
coming from your VCR. (See page 20.)
O
Load a tape with its erasure
tab intact
into the VCR.
O
If you have not already
done so, set the speed at whic:h you
would like to record. (See "Selecting
and adjusting
the audio
and video functions"
on page 29.)
O
Set the VCR's input
to tuner.
To do this, press the INPUT
button
on the remote until the channel
_:umber show,_ on-
screen or on the front paael display.
O
Use the CHANNEL
buttons
on the remote
control
or .on the
front panel to select the channel
you would like to record.
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 s_!t the switch to the
correct
position.
O
Press
the REC/OTR
button
on the front
panel twice. The first
time you press the buttoa,
recording
will[ begin. The second
time you press the buttoa,
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)ou
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 VCR 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.
If you attempt
to record on a tape that has had its erasure
pre-
vention
tab removed,
the VCR will eject the tape.
Ifyou 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.
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