One-Touch Recording 27
A One-Touch Recording (OTR) is an immediate timed
recording from 30 minutes to eight hours long.
Before you begin ...
● Turn on the TV/VCR/DVD.
● Press SELECT to put the unit in TV/VCR mode.
The red VCR/TV light will appear on the front of the unit.
● Insert a videotape with its erase prevention tab in place.
Details are on page seven. Rewind or fast forward the tape
to the point at which you want to begin recording.
1
Press the Number buttons or CH. ▲/▼to select
the channel you want to record.
Remember, if the TV/VCR/DVD is connected to a
Cable Box/Satellite Receiver, the TV/VCR/DVD must
be on channel 3, 4, or AUX.
Select the channel you want to record at the Cable
Box/Satellite Receiver. Details are on page eight.
2
Press SPEED to select a tape recording speed
(SP or SLP). Details are on page 26.
3
Press REC/OTR I on the front of the
TV/VCR/DVD repeatedly to select a recording
length. Recording will start immediately.
Each press of REC/OTR I will increase the recording
time by 30 minutes.The maximum recording length is
eight hours.
4
Press STOP C to stop a one-touch recording
before its designated end time. Otherwise,
recording will stop at the time you designated.The
TV/VCR/DVD will turn off when the OTR ends.
CH.
VOL.
2
4
1
Helpful Hints
• You cannot do an OTR with the
remote control.
• To show the remaining recording
time, press DISPLAY. OTR and the
remaining recording time will
appear briefly in the top left corner
of the screen.
• If the tape ends before the record-
ing’s end time, the TV/VCR/DVD will
stop recording, eject the tape, and
turn itself off.
• An OTR will continue even if you
turn off the TV/VCR/DVD.The red
REC/OTR light will flash on the
front of the TV/VCR/DVD to indi-
cate recording is still in progress.
• To change the recording length
while an OTR is in progress, press
REC/OTR I repeatedly.
• You cannot pause an OTR.
• If the preset time for a timer
recording comes up during an OTR,
the OTR has priority.The timer
recording will not take place.
3
Press REC/OTR I on the
front of the TV/VCR/DVD.