Panasonic NV-SJ230AM Operating Instructions Manual page 15

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 11.)
– The VCR must be connected to the TV's Audio/Video
output socket via Audio/Video cable as shown.
VIDEO
AUDIO
Audio/Video 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
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
recording, select on your TV the programme position of
the TV programme that you want to view.
3 Press the Stop button
AV (AUDIO IN / VIDEO IN
I N
OUT
IN AV1 OUT RF
( )
.
, TV Channel button
to start
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
programme position on which the TV programme to be
recorded will be broadcast.
4 Press the REC/OTR button
5 Press the REC/OTR button
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
(normal recording mode)
240
(min.)
To Stop the OTR Recording Before the End:
Press the Stop button
Notes:
– The OTR function works during normal recording and Direct
TV Recording.
– When the tape reaches its end during OTR recording, the
VCR will turn itself off.
to select the
to start recording.
repeatedly to select the
30
(min.)
180 120 90
(min.) (min.) (min.)
.
60
(min.)
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