Immediate Recording; One-Touch Recording (Otr) - Optimus 16-429 Owner's Manual

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If you want to record on a video cassette that
has had its tab removed, put a piece of heavy
plastic tape over the erase-protection tab hole.

IMMEDIATE RECORDING

Notes:
• You cannot use the Model 36 to record one
program while you watch another.
• If you want to record from a VCR or other
audio/video source with A/V outputs, see
"Dubbing (Copying) a Tape" on Page 34.
Follow these steps to record the program you
are watching.
1. Insert a blank cassette, or one that you
want to record over, into the cassette com-
partment. The Model 36 automatically turns
on.
Note: If a cassette was loaded when you
last turned off the Model 36, you must
press POWER to turn on the Model 36.
2. Repeatedly press SPEED
recording speed (
SP
SP
3. Press s or
CHANNEL
remote control's number buttons to select
the desired channel.
4. Press on the remote control or
RECORD
on the Model 36. The REC/
REC/OTR
TIMER REC indicator on the Model 36
flashes, and the recording speed
REC
appear for a few seconds, and the Model
36 records what you see on the TV screen.
REC
SP
until the desired
, , or ) appears.
LP SLP
t or use the
CHANNEL
Notes:
• You can press PAUSE/STILL
rarily pause recording (during commer-
cials, for example). To resume recording,
press
PAUSE/STILL
on the remote control or
RECORD
OTR on the Model 36.
• If you pause the Model 36 for 5 minutes
while recording, it automatically resumes
recording to protect the video heads.
• When you pause the Model 36 during
recording, it displays five n marks below
. Each mark represents 1 minute.
PAUSE
While the Model 36 is paused, a mark
disappears after each minute, one at a
time, until one mark remains. The last
remaining mark flashes for 1 minute
before it disappears. You can use these
marks to see how long the tape has been
paused.
• To turn the TV screen off or on while
recording, press
POWER
5. Press to stop recording.
STOP
ONE-TOUCH RECORDING
(OTR)
One-touch recording lets you quickly set the
Model 36 to start recording immediately, then
stop after a length of time you specify (from 30
minutes to 8 hours).
1. Insert a blank cassette, or one that you
want to record over, into the cassette com-
partment. The Model 36 automatically turns
on.
to tempo-
again or press
REC/
.
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