Philips Magnavox VR601BMX - Manual (Page 25)

Read and follow the steps below to record a television program.
1
Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3 or 4, whichever
channel the CH3/CH4 switch on the back of the VCR is set to.
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2
Insert a tape with its record tab intact in the VCR.
3
If the VCR/TV light appears on the display panel, go to step 4. If
the VCR/TV light does not appear, press the VCR/TV but-
ton once.
• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR but-
ton when there is not a tape in the
VCR, NO CASSETTE will flash on
the screen.
• If you press the REC(ord)/OTR but-
ton while a tape without a record
tab is in the VCR, the VCR will eject
the tape and PROTECTED CAS-
SETTE CANNOT RECORD will flash
on the screen.
• Other recording options are on
pages 26-32.
• You can change the tape speed
during a recording, but some distor-
tion will appear on the tape.
• The VCR will record in a preset vol-
ume.
Helpful Hints
4
Press the SPEED button until the desired tape speed
appears briefly on the screen. (Details about tape speed are on
page 30.)
5
Use the CHANNEL o/p buttons or the Number buttons
to select the channel to be recorded.
6
Press the REC(ord)/OTR button once to start recording.
The REC(ord) light will appear.
7
To pause the recording, press the PAUSE/STILL button
once. The REC(ord) light will flash. To resume recording,
press the REC(ord)/OTR button or press the
PAUSE/STILL button again. The REC(ord) light will come on
again.
8
To stop recording, press the STOP/p button.
1 Turn on the TV.
2 Insert a tape in the VCR.
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POWER EJECT VCR/TV
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