Video Cassette Recording - Philips DVD740VR Owner's Manual

Video Cassette Tape Recording 31
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Read and follow the steps below to record a television program
onto a video cassette tape. Before you begin, make sure the
DVD/VCR is in VCR mode. Press OUTPUT SELECT so the green
VIDEO light appears on the front of the DVD/VCR.
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Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or
4,
whichever channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the
DVD/VCR is set to. Or, if you connected the DVD/VCR to
the TV using audio and video cables, select the correct
audio and video in channel at the TV. Details are on page 11.
Insert a tape with its record tab intact into the cas- sette compartment of the DVDNCR. If tape playback
begins, press STOP • (v).
If the VCR/TV light appears on the front of the DVD/VCR, go to step 4. If the MCR/TM light does not appear,
press VCR, then press VCR/TV once.
Press SPEED until the desired tape speed (SP or SLP) appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape
speed are on page 36.)
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6
7
Press CHANNEUSKIP I<l<l_l_l (v/A) or the
Number buttons to select the TV channel to be
recorded.
Press REC/OTR once to start recording. The red
REC light will appear on the front of the DVD/VCR.
To pause the recording, press PAUSE I I once. The
red REC light wig flash. To resume recording, press
REC/OTR or press PAUSE II again. The red REC
light will come on again.
Turn on the TV.
Insert a tape in the
DVD/VCR.
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To stop recording, press STOP • (_).
Recording Prevention
Video Cassettes have record tabs to ensure that recordings are
not accidentally erased.
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2
To prevent recording, break off the tab with a
screwdriver.
To allow recording, cover the hole with clear tape.
Remove the
tab to prevent
recording.
Cover the
hole to allow
recording.
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If you press REC/OTR when there is
not a tape in the DVD/VCR, NO
CASSETTEwill flash on the screen.
If you press REC/OTR while a tape
without a record tab is in the
DVD/VCR, the DVDNCR will eject
the tape and PROTECTEDCAS-
SETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash
on the screen.
Other recording options are on
pages 32-38.
You can change the tape speed
during a recording, but some distor-
tion will appear on the tape.
The DVD/VCR will record in a pre-
set volume.