Using The Instant Recording Timer (Irt); Setting The Vcr To Record Later - Hitachi VT-M281A Owner's Manual

Basic Operations (Recording)
your television (see Advanced Operations).
The recording will continue as set on the VCR. If a preset timed recording
starts up while you are watching the TV, you'll hear the cassette as it
clicks on and see the recording indicator light up on the VCR display.
You can check on the recording by pressing he VCR/TV button again.
This will switch you back to viewing through the VCR, you'll see the
program you are recording.
To Skip Commercials
When a commercial comes on that you don't want to record, simply press
PAUSE on the remote control. The VCR will stop recording. Press PAUSE
again to continue recording when you see the commercial is over. If you
stay in PAUSE mode for more than 5 minutes, the VCR automatically
switches to STOP mode to protect the tape.
To Change the Channel being Recorded
Suppose you are recording one program, and you remember that
something else is on that you would rather record. You can change the
channel while in the recording mode.
Press PAUSE to stop the recording temporarily. This is necessary
because the CHANNEL buttons won't work while you are in recording
mode - to keep you from accidentally switching the station while recording.
Change the channel to the one you prefer.
Press PAUSE to continue recording.
If you want to leave an index mark where you began recording a different
show, you need to press STOP instead of PAUSE. Then switch stations
and press REC and PLAY on the remote control at the same time to
resume recording.
To Leave Index Marks on the Tape
This feature is useful when you are recording several programs on the
same tape. It helps you quickly find the beginnings of the shows during
playback (page 29).
You create the index "mark" every time you begin recording by pressing
REC and PLAY at the same time or REC/IRT. To leave an index mark
between shows, simply press STOP at the end of each show, then press
REC and PLAY at the same time or REC/IRT to record the next show.
(Pressing PAUSE during recording does not leave an index mark.)
During timed recordings, the VCR automatically inserts an index mark at
the beginning of the recording.

Using the Instant Recording Timer (IRT)

The Instant Recording Timer (REC/IRT button on the VCR) will let you
make a simplified timer recording without having to use the programming
timer. In order to set the IRT properly the clock must be set before
starting.
Follow the steps 1 through 5 on "Basic Recording Steps" on page 30.
After the recording has started, press the REC/IRT button again to
indicate the recording time on the display.
You can set the recording time length, which increases by intervals of 30
minutes, one hour, one and one half hours, two hours, three hours, and
four hours, (i.e. 0:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00) by continually pressing
the REC/IRT button. While you are recording, the time remaining is shown
in the display.
At the end of your recording the display will read "0:00"; recording will then
automatically stop and the VCR will turn itself off.
To stop recording while in the IRT mode, press the POWER button and
then press the STOP (STOP/EJECT) button (this can be done either on
the VCR or with the remote control) within 10 seconds.

Setting the VCR to Record Later

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