To Immediately Record The Same Scenes Of Programme That You Are Viewing On The Tv (Direct Recording); To Select The Recording Duration And Perform Timer Recording (Otr Recording) - Panasonic NV-SJ500 Series Operating Instructions Manual

To Immediately Record the
Same Scenes of Programme
That You Are Viewing on the TV
(Direct 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 17).
≥ The VCR must be connected to the TV's Audio/Video output
socket via Audio/Video cable as shown.
Audio/Video Output Socket of TV
To Perform Direct 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
or Channel button
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 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
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AV1 (VIDEO IN / AUDIO IN
IN
IN (AV1) OUT
RF
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
.
, Numeric buttons
during Direct Recording,
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 Channel buttons
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.
≥ When the tape reaches its end during OTR, the VCR will
turn itself off.
to select the programme
to star t recording.
repeatedly to select the
30 60
(min.) (min.)
180 120
(min.) (min.)
.