38 DVD+VCR User’s Guide
Special Recording Options
Recording from a Camcorder
or other Device
Follow these steps to record from a
camcorder or other external device.
1 Connect your external device to the
front panel or rear panel inputs; see
pages 18-19.
2 Press TV VIEW repeatedly to select:
Video 1 - If the device is connected to
the rear Audio/Video Inputs.
Video 2 - If the device is connected to
the front Audio/Video Inputs.
3 Insert a recordable VHS tape.
4 Press VCR to control the VCR deck.
5 Press SPEED to select the desired
recording quality (SP or SLP).
6 Cue the external device and start
playback at the beginning of the
scene you wish to record.
7 Press REC on the DVD+VCR to start
recording.
• To pause recording, press PLAY.
• To resume recording, press PLAY or
REC.
• To view the status of your recording,
press DISPLAY.
• To add recording time in fixed incre-
ments, see One-Touch Recording at
right.
8 When finished, press STOP to stop
recording.
One-Touch Recording
1 Press REC repeatedly to add record-
ing time in 30-minute or 1-hour incre
-
ments (up to 9 hours with a T-180
tape in SLP mode).
2 Recording will stop automatically
when the selected Record Length has
elapsed.
3 To cancel One-Touch Recording,
press REC
repeatedly until “Record
Length” disappears from the on-
screen display.
Copying DVD to VHS
1 Insert your DVD.
• You cannot record copy-protected
DVD discs.
2 Insert a recordable VHS tape.
3 Press DVD to control the DVD deck.
4 Press PLAY to play the DVD.
5 Press REC to start recording.
6 When finished, press STOP to stop
recording.
Watch & Record Options
• To watch a DVD while a VHS
recording is in progress, press the
DVD button and then press PLAY.
• To watch another channel while
a VHS recording is in progress,
press TV/VCR then select the de
-
sired channel on your TV (Anten
-
na or Basic Cable TV connections
only).
NOTE:
• You cannot copy from DVD to VHS in Progressive Scan mode. To switch to Interlace
Scan mode, press and hold P.SCAN for 5 seconds.