Normal Recording; Instant Timer Recording - Zenith DVT723 Installation And Operating Manual

VCR Operation (Continued)

Normal Recording

Preparation:
• you are recording from another source via audio/video
input jacks (at the Rear or Front panel).
Insert a video cassette with the anti erasure
1 1
safety tab intact.
Select LINE 1 or LINE 2 with INPUT.
2 2
Set the desired recording speed (SP or SLP)
3 3
with SPEED.
• This unit is not designed to record in LP mode.
Press REC/ITR (z z ) once.
4 4
Recording will start. (The REC indicator will light in
the display window.)
• REC indicator appears only when the Output Source is
set to VCR.
• If a cassette with no anti erasure safety tab is loaded,
the cassette will be ejected automatically.
Press STOP (x x ) twice to stop recording.
5 5
If the tape reaches the end before STOP (
the unit will automatically stop, rewind, eject the tape and
turn itself off.
Pausing the recording
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the tape during
recording.
The REC indicator will flash in the display window.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC/ITR (z z ).
• After 5 minutes in Pause mode, the tape will be stopped
automatically to protect the tape and the video heads.

Instant Timer Recording

With this feature you can record for a preset length
without using the program timer.
Turn on unit and the TV.
1 1
Insert a video cassette with the safety tab intact.
2 2
If you are recording from another source via
3 3
audio/video input jacks (at the rear or front
panel).
Connect the LINE1 or LINE2 input jacks on this
4 4
unit to the AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the
external device using the audio/video cables.
Select LINE1 (rear jacks) or LINE2 (front jacks)
5 5
by using INPUT.
Set the desired recording speed (SP or SLP)
6 6
using SPEED. The tape speed appears on the
TV screen.
Press z z (REC/ITR) twice. The menu appears on
7 7
x
) is pressed,
the TV screen, recording starts, and the
(TIMER) indicator lights.
Press x (STOP) repeatedly to select the
8 8
recording time length. Each time you press this
button the recording time increases 30 minutes
(up to 9 hours). At the end of the recording, the
unit will stop recording and shut off.
Press x (STOP) to stop the recording.
9 9
Checking the Recording Time
Press z(REC/ITR) once to check the recording time.
The recalled setting automatically returns to the TV
screen after 6 seconds.
Extending the Recording Time
The recording time can be extended anytime by
pressing z (REC/ITR). Subsequent presses result in
advancing the recording time by 30-minute ncrements.
ote
X
If you press
instant timer recording is cancelled. It goes to normal recording
PAUSE mode.
INSTANT TIMER RECORD
CHANNEL LINE1
SPEED SP
START NOW
LENGTH 0H30M
(PAUSE) during instant timer recording, the
23