One-Touch Timer
Recording
(OTR)
Automatic
Features
One-Touch Timer
Recording
(OTR)
Introduction
OTR
is
for immediately
setting the VCR
to
record
a TV
broadcast starting within the next 24 hours.
Preparation
•
Insert
a cassette
with
an
erasure
prevention
tab.
(If
it
has
already been
inserted,
press POWER to turn VCR
on.)
•Select the desired
tape'speed “SP” or “SLP”
with
RECORDING
SP/SLP.
•Select the desired channel
to be recorded
by
pressing
V
or /\ on VCR.
OTR
procedure
Each time you tap OTR ON
+/-
OTR OFF
+/-
Button, the
time
indication
changes
in 1 -minute increments.
Keeping it depressed changes
the
time indication in
10-minutes increments.
For
example:
OTR
recording
of
TV
Station 1 from
8:02
pm
to
8:30
pm.
1
Set OTR
starting time
by
pressing
ON
+ or
-
.
If you want to start OTR
recording
immediately,
disregard this
step.
•
When
a
cassette
without
an erasure
prevention
tab is
inserted,
“GET
blinks and
an
alarm
sounds indicating
that recording
is not possible.
2
Set OTR ending time
by
pressing
OFF
+ or
-
.
•
If the OTR starting
time
is set, OFF
+
or
-
Button must
be pressed
within
8
seconds to select
the OTR ending
time,
otherwise
the starting time will
be
canceled.
After
4 seconds,
the
display
will
automatically
change back
to
the starting time indication.
The
VCR will automatically switch
off, when the OTR
is
completed. To turn the VCR
on, press POWER.
Notes:
•To
interrupt an OTR, press POWER.
•
It
is possible to change the
OTR starting time
or
ending
time before the recording
starts.
•
It
is
possible to change the
OTR
ending time
even
during
the recording.
•
Be sure
that
the OTR function
does not overlap with
a
programmed timer
recording. An OTR always
takes
precedence over
a
timer
recording.
To
confirm the OTR ending
time
before the
recording
starts
Press PROG/CHECK
once.
If
pressed
twice, the
present
time is displayed again.
Press
PROG/CHECK
to
confirm the
present time during
recording.
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25
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