Introduction Connections Basic Setup Playback
Editing
VCR Functions Others
Function Setup
Recording
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Playback
1 Press [  ON / STANDBY] to turn on 
the unit.
To play back a tape, turn on the TV and be sure to 
select the input to which the unit is connected.
2 Press [VCR].
3 Insert a pre-recorded tape, then 
press [PLAY P] to begin playback.
4 During playback, press [PAUSE p].
Playback will be paused and sound will be muted.
5 Press [PLAY P] to resume playback.
6 Press [STOP S] to stop playback.
7 Press [OPEN / CLOSE O] to eject the 
tape.
Note
• When a tape without record tab is inserted, the unit 
will start playback automatically.
• Tracking will be automatically adjusted upon 
playback. To adjust the tracking manually, press 
[PROG.  / ].
Recording and One-touch Timer 
Recording (OTR)
Basic Recording
Before recording, make sure:
• The desired channel is selected by pressing
[the Number buttons] or [PROG.  / ] on the 
remote control.
• There is a tape with a record tab in the unit.
• The desired recording speed is selected in SP 
(standard play) or LP (long play) mode by pressing 
[REC MODE] on the remote control.
1 Turn on the unit and insert a 
recordable tape.
Make sure that the TV input is set on the unit.
2 Press [VCR].
3 Select the recording speed using 
[REC MODE].
• The desired recording speed is selected in SP 
(standard play) or LP (long play) mode by 
pressing [REC MODE].
4 Select the desired channel to record 
using [PROG. 
 /  ] or 
[the Number buttons].
5 Press [REC / OTR I] (VCR) to start 
recording.
To temporarily stop recording or to resume it, 
press [PAUSE p]. 
After the unit has been in pause mode for 5 
minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the 
tape and the video head from damage.
6 Press [STOP S] when the recording 
is completed.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a recorded 
cassette, remove its record tab. To record on it later, 
cover the hole with cellophane tape.
Note
• Although you can playback a videotape recorded in 
the SP or LP mode on this unit, SLP mode recording 
is not available.
• Timer Recording is not available for VCR.
• If a basic recording or One-touch Timer Recording is 
in progress on the VCR and the Timer Recording set 
for HDD or DVD is about to begin, the unit will 
automatically switch to the programmed channel 
within 15 seconds before the programmed time and 
the recording in progress on the VCR will be 
cancelled UNLESS their recording channel is the 
same. If their recording channel is the same, the 
Timer Recording for HDD or DVD will start without 
cancelling the recording currently in progress on the 
VCR. In this case, the recording of the same 
channel will be made on both VCR and the HDD or 
DVD.
To view one channel while recording another:
If you want to watch the TV programmes, simply 
select the channel you want to watch with the TV’s 
remote.
VCR Functions
Tape speed Recording / Playback Time
Type of tape E60 E120 E180 E240
SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours
LP mode 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 8 hours
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Record tab
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