Aiwa HV-MX100U - Manual (Page 18)

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Recording a TV program To stop recording
Press ■ STOP.
FREEZE
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CHANNEL
REC/O TB
T. SPEED
CD
Before starting
• If the VCR and the TV are connected with only an aerial
cable, press TVA/CR to display “VCR” in the display
window.
• Check that the REC SYSTEM buttons is pressed
corresponding to the color system you want to record.
1 Insert a cassette with its erasure prevention tab
in place.
□ □ E
□ E
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The power turns on automatically.
Press T. SPEED to select the tape speed.
The tape speed that can be selected with the Rec
System differ as mentioned below:
NTSC, M-PAL: SP or EP
PAL, SECAM, MESECAM, N-PAL: SP or EP
EP provides three times as much recording time as SP,
although SP produces better picture and audio sounds.
3
Press CHANNEL /\/\/ or number buttons to
select the channel to record.
When you use the number buttons, press the button as
follow:
Example
To select CH7, press 0 then 7.
To select CH77, press 7 then 7.
To select CH107, press 100, 0 then 7.
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Press • REC/OTR to start recording.
To pause recording
Press II PAUSE/STILL. To resume recording, press
REC/OTR.
To prevent an accidental recording
Break off the erasure prevention tab on the back edge of the
cassette.
To record over the tape again, cover the gap with adhesive
tape.
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Adhesive tape
To watch another TV program while
recording
If the TV is connected only with an antenna cable, press TV/
VCR after starting the recording so that “VCR” in the display
window disappears. Then select another channel on the TV.
To monitor the recording, set the channel on the TV to that
of the CHANNEL selector, and press the TV/VCR button
again.
To pause a picture of TV program
Press FREEZE. To return to the normal picture, press
FREEZE again.
You can also pause a picture from VIDEO IN jack.
During recording, the FREEZE function does not work.
During FREEZE, you cannot record.
Recording a TV program in a color
system other than NTSC
This VCR can record in the color system of NTSC, PAL,
SECAM, MESECAM, M-PAL or N-PAL. See page 12.
Ups
• If you want to record the program through the line input,
press CHANNEL /\/\Y continuously or press INPUT
to display “AV” (from AV IN/OUT (TV) connector at the rear),
“LINE1” (from AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks at the rear), or
“LINE2” (from the AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks in the front) on the
TV screen in step 3.
• If you want to start recording during playback, press II PAUSE/
STILL during playback, then press • REC/OTR twice.
• If you try to record on a cassette without its erasure
prevention tab, the VCR will eject the cassette.
• If recording pause lasts for more than 5 minutes, the VCR
will automatically enter stop mode to protect the tape.
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