Hitachi VT-M282A Owner's Manual page 38

Basic Operations (Recording)
Shows with Different Starting Times: By Earliest Program
If the programs start at different times, the VCR records the show scheduled to start earliest,
records the entire show, then moves on to the show with the next earliest starting time.
To avoid recording only bits and pieces of different overalpping shows, review your
programming and delete those shows that are not essential.
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