Recording 29; Recording Options - Philips MAGNAVOX CCX253AT Owner's Manual

Recording 29
Read and follow the steps below to record a TV program.
1
Place a tape with its record tab intact (see page five) in
the TV/VCR, The power will come on. Or, if the tape is
already in the TV/VCR, press the POWER button.
2
Press the (T^e) SPEED button until the desired tape
speed appears on theTVA^CR screen. Details about tape
speed are given below.
3
Use the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons or the Number
buttons to select the channel to be recorded. (Channels
cannot be changed during recording.)
4
Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.
The REC(ord) light will glow.
® If there is not a tape In theTVA^CR, NO CASSETTE flashes on¬
screen briefly.
© If the tape does not have a record tab, PROTECTED CASSETTE
/ CANNOT RECORD flashes on-screen briefly.The TV/VCR will
eject the tape. Replace it with another tape.
5
To pause the recording (for example, during commer¬
cials), press the PAUSE/STILL button. The REC(ord) light will
flash. To resume recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button
again or the REC(ord)/OTR button. The REC(ord) light will
glow.
6
To stop recording, press the STOP/T button.
Tape Speeds
This chart shows the recording/playback time for three types of
video cassettes (TI60,TI20,andT60).There are three playback
speeds: SP, LP, and SLP. During playback, the TVA/'CR selects the
tape speed automatically.When recording, you can change the
tape speed using the (Tape) SPEED button (see page 22).
Tape Speed
Maximum Record/Playback Time
TI60 TI20 T60
SP
(Standard Play)
2 hrs.
40 mins.
2 hrs. 1 hr.
LP
(Long Play)
5 hrs.
20 mins.
4 hrs. 2 hrs.
SLP
(Super Long Play)
8 hrs. 6 hrs. 3 hrs.
.
Helpful Hints
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• You cannot record one channel and
watch another channel at the same
time with a combination TV/VCR.
• Recording options are on pages 30
-36.
• You cannot record if the TV/VCR is
in Record Defeat mode (REC
DEFEATED will fash on-screen).
Details are on page 36.
• if you pause a recording /or more
thon five minutes, the TV/VCR will
switch to Stop mode automatically
to protect the video cassette tape
from damage.
• You can change the tape speed with
the (Tape) SPEED button while a
recording is in progress, but some
distortion may appear on the tape.