Otr Hints; Automatic Timer Recording - Optimus 16-429 Owner's Manual

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Note: If a cassette was loaded when you
last turned off the Model 36, you must
press to turn on the Model 36.
POWER
2. Repeatedly press
SPEED
recording speed ( ,
SP LP
SP
3. Press s or t or use the remote
CHANNEL
control's number buttons to select the
desired channel.
4. Press twice on the front of the
REC/OTR
Model 36 to begin recording. The REC indi-
cator on the Model 36 flashes,
appear for about 5 seconds, and
(0:30)
the Model 36 records what you see on the
TV screen.
5. To change the displayed total recording
time, within 5 seconds repeatedly press
to advance the time in 30-minute
REC/OTR
increments.
Note: If you do not press
seconds, the recording time disappears.
Simply press REC/OTR
the remaining recording time.
When you finish entering all OTR informa-
tion, the displayed information disappears
after 5 seconds.
When the recording stop time is reached during
OTR recording, the Model 36 turns off.
Notes:
• To turn the TV picture off or on while
recording, press
POWER
• To cancel OTR while the Model 36 is
recording, press
STOP/EJECT
36 (or on the remote control).
STOP
30

OTR Hints

• To ensure that you record all of the desired
until the desired
, or ) appears.
SLP
• You can program OTR information only
• During OTR recording, the remaining
• You can check automatic program timer
OTR and
• Be sure the tape length you select for OTR
within 5
REC/OTR
AUTOMATIC TIMER
RECORDING
again to redisplay
You can program the Model 36's automatic timer
to select a channel, start recording a broadcast on
that channel at a time and tape speed you set,
then stop recording at a time you set. You can set
up to 8 automatic program timers to record any
combination of weekly, daily, or one-time broad-
casts on the same or different channels.
You can program the Model 36 to record at any
time on a specific day you set within a 1-year pe-
.
riod (ONCE), any time at the same time Monday
through Sunday (EVRY DAY), and any time the
same day every week (EVRY and desired day of
on the Model
the week).
Note: You cannot set an automatic timer record-
ing while you are recording a program.
program, you might want to set the record-
ing stop time 30 minutes later than the
scheduled end of the program.
while a tape is recording. You cannot
program OTR information if a tape is not
inserted in the Model 36, if the erase-
protection tab on the tape is removed, or if
automatic timer recording is in progress.
recording time is displayed for about 5 sec-
onds when you press
REC/OTR
settings during OTR. See "Automatic Timer
Recording".
is long enough to record the entire pro-
gram. Even though you can set the Model
36 to record for up to 8 hours, the actual
recording time is limited by the tape's
length.
.