Manual Recording; General Information; Recording Without Automatic Switch-Off; Recording With Automatic Switch-Off - Hitachi VTFX140EUKN Operating Instructions Manual

6. Manual recording

General information

Use 'Manual Recording' to make a spontaneous recording (for
example, a programme currently being shown).
If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read the
section 'Recording without automatic switch-off'.
If you want to start a recording manually but have it stopped
automatically, read the section 'Recording with automatic
switch-off'. (e.g. not to record to the end of the tape)
Read the section 'Direct record' if you want to record a
programme currently being shown.
Read the section 'Automatic recording from a satellite
receiver', if you want a recording to be controlled
automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic
switch-off
1 Insert a cassette.
2 Use
;P+ P- =
or to select the programme number
you want to record, for example, 'P01'. This will appear on
the display:
Station name
If a TV station transmits a station name, it will be shown in
the display.
Programme numbers 'E1' 'E2'
This programme number is provided for recording from
external sources (via the scart socket
) .
EXT.2 AV. 2
3 To start recording, press
remote control at the same time or
recorder. This will, for example, appear in the display:
Displaying tape position
Using you can show the tape position in the display.
OK
4 Stop recording with
h
18
BBC1
,
EXT.1 AV. 1
REC/OTR n and on the
A
REC n
on the video
BBC1
.

Recording with automatic switch-off

(OTR One-Touch-Recording)
1 Insert a cassette.
2 Use
;P+ P- =
or to select the programme number
you want to record.
3 Press
REC/OTR n
and
same time.
4 Each time you press
REC/OTR n
time you will add 30 minutes to the recording time.
How can I clear the recording time just setted?
To delete an entry, press
CLEAR (CL)
shows the recording time.
Preventing accidental erasing of
cassettes
All cassettes (except for rental and store cassettes) have a
security tab on the back of the cassette (see arrow).
To prevent recording over important recordings (erasing), you
can remove this security tab or slide it to the left.
If you later decide to record on a protected cassette, simply
cover the hole with adhesive tape or slide the tab to the right.
on the remote control at the
A
and at the same
A
while the display