JVC HR-A57U - Manual (Page 10)

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Recording
It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material
without the consent of the copyright owner.
Accidental erasure prevention
To prevent accidental recording on a
recorded cassette, remove its record
safety tab. To record on it later, cover
the hole with adhesive tape.
Basic Recording
A
Load a cassette
Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover the hole
with adhesive tape before inserting the cassette.
● The VCR turns on, and the counter is reset, automatically.
B
Select recording channel
On the Remote
Press CH+/– or the Number keys.
On the VCR
Press PAUSE[CH]. The channel display on the
display panel starts blinking. While the display is
blinking, press FF[CH+] or REW[CH–] to select
channel. After about 5 seconds, the channel display
stops blinking.
NOTES:
● You can select channel in the stop mode,
recording pause mode or during rewind/fast-
forward high-speed search.
● If no cassette is loaded, or during recording pause
mode, you can select channel only by pressing
FF[CH+] or REW[CH–].
● If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the
RF connection, press TV/VCR on the Remote so
that the VCR mode indicator lights on the display
panel, to view the program to be recorded.
C
Set tape speed
Press SP/EP ( p ).
D
Start recording
On the VCR, press REC ( 7 ). Or on the Remote, while holding REC
( 7 ), press PLAY ( 4 ).
Recording Features
Specifying recording length
— Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
During recording, press REC ( 7 ) on the VCR repeatedly until the
recording length you want appears on the display panel. The
record indicator (
⅜
) on the display panel starts blinking.
● Each time you press the button, recording length increases in
30-minute intervals (up to 6 hours).
● The VCR shuts off after recording is finished.
● To cancel an ITR, press STOP (
8 ) on the Remote or STOP/EJECT
( 0 ) on the VCR.
Watching one program while recording another
During recording…
● If you connect the TV and the VCR only using the RF
connection to view pictures from the VCR, press TV/VCR on the
Remote so that VCR mode indicator goes off from the display
panel. (The TV broadcast being recorded disappears.)
● If you are using the AV connection to view pictures from the
VCR, change the TV’s input mode from AV to TV.
Then, select the channel you want to watch, on the TV.
Second Audio Recording (HR-A57U only)
This VCR’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of
Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program
received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON”.
During recording
Pause recording
Press PAUSE ( 9 ).
● Press PLAY (
4 ) to resume recording.
● You can select channel in the recording pause mode.
Stop recording
Press STOP ( 8 ) on the
Remote.
OR Press STOP/EJECT ( 0 ) on
the VCR.
Record safety tab
– Timer Recording –
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