Philips VR605A/58 - Manual (Page 19)

Use ’Manual Recording’ to make a spontaneous recording (for
example, a programme currently being shown).
E If you want to start and stop a recording manually, read
the section ’Recording without automatic switch-off’.
E If you want to start a recording manually but have it
stopped automatically, read the section ’Recording with
automatic switch-off’. This is important if you, for
instance, don’t want to record to the end of the cassette.
E Read the section ’Direct record’ if you want to record a
programme currently being shown.
E Read the section ’Automatic recording from a satellite
receiver’, if you want a recording to be controlled
automatically by a satellite receiver.
Recording without automatic switch-off
a Insert a cassette.
b Use ;P q or rP = to select the programme number
you want to record, for example, ’P01’. This will appear on
the display:
BBC1
D When a TV channel transmits a channel name, it will
show on the video recorder display.
D Programme numbers ’E1’ and ’E2’ are for recording
from other sources (through scart sockets
AV1 EXT1 and AV2 EXT2 ).
Programme number ’ E3’ is for recording from the
audio and video front sockets.
c To start recording, press RECORD n on the remote control
or RECORD n on the video recorder. This will, for
instance, appear in the display.
BBC1
D With
OK you can show the tape position in the
display.
d Stop recording with the STOP h button.
Recording with automatic switch-off
(OTR one-touch-recording)
a Put a cassette in the machine.
b Use ;P q or rP = to select the programme number
you want to record.
c Press RECORD n on the remote control.
d Each time you press RECORD n you will add 30 minutes to
the recording time.
D To cancel this information, press
CLEAR (CL) .
Protecting your recordings
So that you don’t accidentally delete an important recording,
remove the special tab on the narrow side of the cassette with
a screwdriver or slide the special tab to the left. Later, if you
no longer want to protect your recording, you can seal the gap
again with sticky tape or slide the special tab to the right.
Auto-assembling
You can use the auto-assembling function to join individual
recordings without any major picture disturbance between
them.
a While the cassette is playing, search for the correct
position on the tape.
b Stop the cassette by pressing STOP h . ’ 9 ’ will appear
in the display.
c Now start recording as usual by pressing RECORD n on
the remote control.
d To stop recording, press STOP h .
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