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Press

 

 to stop the video tape.

Press the 

/

 

buttons on the remote control or  on 

the VCR front panel.

To stop fast forward/rewind, press 

 

.

During playback to select search mode,  press the 

 or

  

 buttons on 

the remote control, or on the VCR front panel. 

Press the 

 

 button to resume playback.

OR

To decrease the speed, during visual search mode press 

 or 

  

 again.

Press the 

  

button.

Select the channel you wish to record by using the 

 

 on the VCR remote 

control, or select the next/previous channel by pressing the 

/

 

 

buttons on the remote control or on the VCR front panel.

To change between single digit and 2-digit channel numbers, press the 

 button.

For example, for channel 24, press the 

 button then press 

 

.

•

There will be picture interference and possibly a change to black and white picture 
using Visual Fast Forward/Rewind functions.

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Your VCR has three tape speeds: SP (Standard Play), LP 

(Long Play) and EP (Extended Play). 

Press the 

 

 button on the remote 

control or on the VCR front panel to select the desired 

setting.

It is recommended that EP recordings are only played back on the VCR on which they were 

originally recorded.

You can record the channel you are watching or a different channel.

Insert a video tape into your VCR.

Select the channel you wish to record on the VCR as 

above.

To start recording, press 

 

.

To pause during recording, press 

 

.

To continue recording, press 

 

.

To stop recording, press 

  

once.

Press 

 

.

To specify a stop time, each additional press of 

 

 will delay the stop time by 10 

minutes.

To stop recording at any time, press 

  

once.

•

If the tape ends before the recording is complete the VCR will stop recording, rewind, 
eject the tape and place the VCR into STANDBY mode, or just eject the tape and place 
the VCR in STANDBY timer mode if the VCR is in timer record mode.

•

If the VCR ejects the video tape when you press 

 

the tape is record protected. 

i.e. record protection tab has been removed. 

S P

240

L P

480

E P

720

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By pressing the 

 

button on the remote control, the VCR will record the 

signal currently being displayed on the TV regardless of the signal source.

This feature can be started when the VCR is in STANDBY or OPERATE mode.
•

If 

 appears on the VCR display and the red timer standby indicator is illuminated, press 

the 

 button

before starting.

•

Ensure a video tape is inserted in the VCR.

To start the recording, press then release the 

 button.

To pause during recording, press 

 

.

To continue recording, press 

 

.

To stop recording, press 

  

once.

It is possible to program the VCR using three different methods:-

•

If the Timer Standby symbol 

 appears on the VCR display and the red timer standby 

indicator is illuminated, press the 

 button

before starting.

•

Check that the clock is displaying the correct time.

Some broadcasts transmit an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) in which case, using the TV 

controls, the program you wish to record can be selected and used to program the VCR 

automatically. This feature is compatible with NexTView TV’s. Refer to your TV operation manual 

for further information. After transfer of the timer information to the VCR, the timer menu will be 

displayed for approximately 5 seconds, after which press the 

 button 

once to place the VCR in STANDBY mode. 

 will be shown on the display and the red timer 

standby indicator will be illuminated.

•

A fully wired scart must be used for DIRECT TV RECORD operation.

•

If DIRECT TV RECORD could not start, the TV should indicate the reason why.
(Refer to the TV operation manual). 

•

The timer menu will not be displayed if this procedure is carried out while the VCR is in 
STANDBY mode.

•

VPS/PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time 
of your VCR recording. This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your 
programme the VCR will still record the whole programme. It is essential that the start 
time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR, as this information is used 
to identify the VPS/PDC signal corresponding to your programme.

•

If the 

 symbol and the red indicator light flashes a video tape has not been inserted 

into the VCR.

•

During recording, press the 

 

 button to cancel the recording. If there are 

further recordings to be made, the VCR will return to Timer Standby.

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•

If the Timer Standby symbol 

 appears on the VCR display and the red timer standby 

indicator is illuminated, press the 

 button to remove the 

 symbol. 

•

Check that the VCR clock is displaying the correct time.

VIDEOPLUS+ allows you to program the VCR to record up to eight programmes using the 
VIDEOPLUS+ numbers published in TV listings (refer to your daily newspaper or TV magazine).

Press the PLUSCODE

 button on the 

remote control.

Enter the VIDEOPLUS+ number from the TV 
listing using the 

.

Press the [

/

] menu select buttons to 

select ONCE, WEEKLY, DAILY.

•

If you want to make additional recordings at 
the same time each day or week, then use 

[

/

]

to select the WEEKLY, or DAILY 

option as appropriate.

Press the 

 button to confirm.

The first time that you use VIDEOPLUS+ to make a 
recording on each channel Preset, (PR) may be 
highlighted on the On-Screen Display.

Enter the channel number you wish to record 
using the 

, for 

example if you wish to record channel 2 press 

. The VCR will remember this for the future.

•

An ERROR message will appear if you have entered a number that is not a current 

VIDEOPLUS+ number. If this happens press 

to delete the numbers as 

required and enter the correct VIDEOPLUS+ number.

•

Check that the menu list agrees with the times shown in the TV listing. If it does not press 

to return to the VIDEOPLUS+ menu, and re-enter the correct VIDEOPLUS+ 

number.

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