Panasonic NV-SJ230A Operaing Instructions page 14

To
Immediately Record
the
Same
Scenes
of
Programme
That
You
Are Viewing on
the
TV
(Direct
TV
Recording)
This function allows you
to
immediately
start
recording the
same
scenes
of
programme
that
you
are viewing on the TV.
Conditions
for
correct operation
of the Direct
TV
Recording
function:
-
Set
[DIRECT REC]
to
[ON] (see page
10).
-
The
VCR
must be connected
to the
TV's Audio/Video
output socket
via Audio/Video cable as shown.
AV
(AUDIO
IN
©
/
VIDEO
IN ©)
AudioA/ideo Output Socket
of
TV
To
Perform
Direct
TV
Recording:
1
Insert
a video
cassette with an
intact
erasure prevention
tab.
2 Press
the
DIRECT REC
button
<£>.
-
Recording
of
the
TV
programme
that
you are viewing on
the
TV
starts.
-
in
some
cases,
it
may
not be
possible
to
change
the
programme
position
on
the
TV
during
Direct
TV
Recording.
When
viewing
or displaying
the
programme
from your TV:
- Do
not
press
the
AV
button
©, TV
Channel
button
during Direct
TV
Recording, otherwise the recording
may
not
be performed
correctly.
When
viewing or displaying
the
programme
from your
VCR:
-
It
is
possible
to select
and view any
other
TV
programme
from your
TV
while the Direct
TV
Recording
continues.
After pressing
the
DIRECT REC
button
®
to start
recording, select on your
TV
the
programme
position of
the
TV
programme
that
you want
to
view.
3 Press
the
Stop
button
®
to stop recording.
To
Select the
Recording
Duration
and
Perform Timer Recording (OTR
Recording)
OTR
means One-Touch
Recording and
is
called
this
way,
because you
can
start
recording
and
select the recording
duration
by repeatedly pressing
a single button. This
is
very
convenient,
for
example
when
you want
to
start
recording
immediately
but
need
to
go out or
want
to
go
to
bed.
After the selected recording duration
has
elapsed, recording
stops and
the
VCR
automatically switches
off.
To
Perform an
OTR
Recording:
1
Display the
VCR
picture on the TV.
2
Insert
a video cassette
with
an
intact
erasure prevention
tab.
3 Press
the
VCR
Channel
buttons
Q> to select
the
programme
position
on which
the
TV
programme
to
be
recorded
will
be
broadcast.
4 Press
the
REC/OTR
button
©
to start
recording.
5
Press
the
REC/OTR
button
©
repeatedly
to select the
desired recording
duration.
-
Every
time
you
press
this
button, the recording duration
indicated
in
the
VCR
display
changes
in
the following
order.
-
For example,
if
you
select
[30],
the
VCR
records a
programme
from
that
moment
on
for
30
minutes.
.Counter
display ^30
^,60
P(normal
recording
mode)
(min.) (min.)
I
I
240
^
180
<
120
<
90
<
(min.)
(min.) (min.) (min.)
To
Stop
the
OTR
Recording Before
the End:
Press
the Stop
button
©.
Notes:
- The OTR
function
works
during norma! recording and
Direct
TV
Recording.
- When
the tape reaches
its
end
during
OTR
recording, the
VCR
will
turn
itself off.
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