User Manual

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Video cassettes have a safety tab to prevent accidental erasure.
When this tab has been removed, you
cannot record on the tape.
1 If you wish to protect a cassette, break off the tab using a small
screwdriver.
2 To re-record over a protected cassette (safety tab broken), cover
the hole with adhesive tape.
Before recording a programme, you must have preset the corres-
ponding station (unless you are recording via an external video
source). If you have not done so, refer to pages 20 and 21.
1 Switch on the television.
2 To monitor the programme being recorded, select the television
channel reserved for use with your DVD-VCR (or the AV input if
used).
3 Insert the cassette on which the programme is to be recorded,
with the window visible and the safety tab intact or the opening
covered with adhesive tape.
Result: The DVD-VCR is switched on automatically.
4 Select:
◆ The station to be recorded using the PROG( or ) buttons
or
◆ The AV1, AV2 or AUX source using the TV VIEW button for a
satellite tuner or external video source
Result: The station number is displayed and the programme
can be seen on the television.
5 Select the recording speed by pressing the SPEED button as
many times as required (see page 25).
6 Hold REC (
I
) down for a while to start recording.
Result: The record indicator appears on the television and DVD-
VCR display. An index is recorded on the tape (see
page 37).
7 To stop recording, press
■
once.
➢ ◆ If your DVD-VCR ejects the cassette when you start
recording, check to make sure that the cassette’s
safety tab is intact or that the opening (created by a
broken safety tab) is covered with adhesive tape.
◆ If you reach the end of the tape while recording, the
cassette rewinds automatically.
Recording a Programme Immediately
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Protecting a Recorded Cassette
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NICAM
NICAM programmes are divided into 3 types. NICAM Stereo,
NICAM Mono and Bilingual (transmission in another language).
NICAM programmes are always accompanied by a standard mono
sound broadcast and you can select the desired sound.
Please refer to page 34.
1 Press SETUP on the remote control.
Result: The programming menu is displayed.
2 Press the corresponding , or , buttons to select the
USER SET option.
3 Press the ENTER button to select this option.
Result: The USER SET menu is displayed.
4 Press the corresponding or buttons, until the cursor is
placed in front of the
N I C A M option.
5 To... Press or , until...
Mono mode O F F is displayed.
OFF: Only set at this position to record the
standard mono sound during a
NICAM broadcast if the stereo sound
is distorted due to inferior reception
conditions.
NICAM mode O N is displayed.
ON: Normally set at this position.
6 On completion, press SETUP twice to exit the menu.
USER SET
E N T E R E ND:S E T U P
O S D : O N
TAPE SELECT : E 1 8 0
COLOUR SYSTEM : A U T O
I P C : O N
N I C A M : O N
E ND:S E T U P