Owner's Manual

OPERATION
17
Operation
with
tape
Recording
Your VCR allows
you
to make
recordings
connect-
ing
to a
TV
equipped
with
audio out and video out
sockets.
Your VCR start
recording immediately
for a set
period
of time
(ITR
:
Instant Timer
Recording)
or
until the video cassette runs out.
Your VCR
incorporates Long Play (LP)
which
enables
you
to record
up
to twice the amount of
time on a video cassette. For
example
an E-180
will
record
up
to 180 minutes
using
Standard
Play (SP);
using
LP
you
will
be able to record
up
to 360 minutes.
Please note there
will
be a
slight
loss
in
picture
and
sound
quality
when
using
LP.
1
Connect the
AUDIO(L/R)/VIDEO (VCR
IN
AV1)
on
the rear
panel
of this unit or
AUDIO IN
(L(MONO)/R)/
VIDEO IN
on the front of this unit to the audio out
and video out sockets on the
TV
using
the audio
and video cables.
2
Insert a video cassette
with
protection
tab into
your
VCR.
The video cassette should have the window side
facing up
and the arrow
facing away
from
you.
Your unit
will
switch on
automatically.
You can also
switch
it
on
with
the
POWER
button.
3
Select the channel
you
wish to record
with
the TV's
channel selector.
4
Press
AV
until the socket
you
wish to record from is
displayed.
AV 1
for
recording
from
AUDIO
(L/R)/VIDEO (VCR
IN
AV1)
terminals on the rear of
your
unit.
AV 2
for
recording
from
AUDIO IN
(L(MONO)/R)/
VIDEO IN
terminals on the front of
your
unit.
5
Press
LP if
you
wish to record
in
Long Play
or
Standard
Play.
SP
will
produce improved picture
and sound
quality,
however
LP will
provide
twice as much
recording
time as SP.
SP or
LP will
be
displayed
in
your
VCR
display
to
let
you
know which
you
have selected.
6
Press
REC/ITR
to start
recording.
RECORD
will
appear
on the
TV
screen.
Press
REC/ITR
several times. Each successive
press
will
increase the record time
by
30 minutes
until
you
reach a maximum of 9 hours.
7
Press
PAUSE/STEP
to avoid
recording
unwanted
scenes.
Press
PAUSE/STEP
to continue
recording.
If
you press
PAUSE/STEP
during
ITR,
this unit
will
enter the record
pause
mode and the
recording
mode
will
be back to normal
recording
mode.
Tapes
can be
paused
for
up
to 5
minutes;
RECP
will
be
displayed
when a
tape
is
paused.
After 5
minutes
your
VCR
will
stop recording
to
prevent
damaging
the
tape
or
your
VCR.
8
Press
STOP
to end
recording.
Press
EJECT.
EJECT
will
appear
on the
TV
screen for a few
seconds.
If
the end of the
tape
is
reached,
your
VCR
will
stop
recording automatically,
rewind,
stop, eject
the
tape.
Notes
If
you
do not wish to record on a
tape (this
can
happen quite easily by accident!)
remove the
protection
tab on the back
edge
of the video cassette.
It
is
possible
to record on a video cassette
with
the
record
protection
tab removed
by covering
the hole
with
self adhesive
tape.