Recording; Basic Recording; Basic Recording From A Tv; Instant Timer Recording - Zenith XBR413 Installation And Operating Manual

Basic Recording

Basic Recording from a TV

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc or
tape is full or you stop the recording.
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Switch on the recorder, select the device (VCR
or DVD) for Recording and load a recordable
disc or tape.
Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank DVD-RW disc, Disc initial-
ize menu will appear, to select a desired Recording Mode
to initialize the disc (See page 24).
2 2
Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly.
DVD: SP (Standard quality), LP (Low quality),
XP(High quality)
VCR: SP (Standard Play), SLP (Super Long Play)
3 3
Use CH (v/V) on the front panel or CH/TRK(v/V)
on the remote control to select the TV channel
to record.
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Use AUDIO to select the audio channel to
record.
The table below shows what will be recorded on the differ-
ent settings for different types of broadcast. The last col-
umn (Monitor Audio) shows what you'll hear as it is

recording.

• If you set the audio channel to SAP, but there is no
SAP channel being broadcast, the main audio (mono or
stereo) will be recorded.
TV Broadcast Selected Audio
MONO MONO
STEREO STEREO
Left
Right
MONO
MONO+SAP MONO
SAP
STEREO+SAP STEREO
SAP
MONO
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Press REC (z) once.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)
Recording continues until you press STOP (
disc (or tape) is full.
To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant Timer
Recording on right.
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Press STOP (x) to stop recording.
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The available recording DVD title number is 99.
If the VCR/DVD Recorder is powered off during DVD
recording, the recording will not be saved.

Instant Timer Recording

Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.
Checking the Recording Time
Press REC (z) or DISPLAY once to check the record-
ing time. The recalled setting will automatically return to
the TV screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis-
play window.
To Extend the Recording Time
Broadcast Audio Monitor
The recording time can be extended anytime by press-
L Ch R Ch Audio
ing REC (z).
MONO MONO MONO
Each subsequent press increases the recording time by
L R STEREO
10 minutes (DVD) within free space or 30 minutes
L L Left
(VCR) .
L R Right
To Pause the Recording
MONO MONO MONO
1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the disc during
MONO MONO MONO
SAP SAP SAP
2 When you want to continue recording, press
L R STEREO
SAP SAP SAP
MONO MONO MONO
x
) or the
To record one TV program while watching another
1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during recording.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.
Always use PAUSE/STEP (
changes during recording .
For example: To change channels during recording, first press
PAUSE/STEP (
the desired channel on the VCR/DVD Recorder, and press
PAUSE/STEP (
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Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).
2 2
Press REC (z) repeatedly to select the record-
ing time length.
Recording starts after the first press.
DVD: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 10 minutes (maximum 240 minutes) within free
space.
VCR: Each subsequent press increases the recording
time by 30 minutes (maximum 540 minutes). Please con-
firm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be
recorded before recording.
Input: Ch. 6
MONO SP
Input: Ch. 6
MONO
Instant Timer Record Menu
recording.
PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC (z).
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If you press PAUSE/STEP (X) during the Instant
•
Timer Recording, it will be canceled.
• The VCR/DVD Recorder will automatically power off
when the Instant Timer Recording ends.
The TV indicator appears.
ip (VCR mode only)
X
) for best results when making
X
) to put the unit in pause mode. Then select
X
) again to resume recording.
DVD
02H 01M Free
00:09:05
30min Rec
VCR
SP
00:17:32
120min Rec
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