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increments), and shuts the unit off after recording is finished. 1 Start recording. Press REC (7) on the unit. 2 Engage the ITR mode. Press REC (7) again. “” blinks and “0:30” appears on the front display panel. 3 Set the recording duration. If you want to record for more than 30 minutes, press REC (7) to extend the time. Each press extends recording time by 30 minutes. NOTES: . You can only perform ITR using the REC (7) button on the unit’s front panel. . Still picture playback stops automatically after 5 minutes to protect the heads. . When the end of the tape is reached during timer recording, the unit stops and “” and “$” blink on the front display panel. . When the end of the tape is reached during timer recording or Instant Timer Recording, the unit is turned off and “” and “$” blink on the front display panel. . During Instant Timer Recording, any other timer programed recording won’t start even if their start time has come. In such a case, the timer programed recording starts (if the end time of the timer programed recording is set after the end of Instant Timer Recording) after the Instant Timer Recording finishes. . Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel (or AV mode). . Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch to the right. Accidental erasure prevention To prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remove its safety tab. To record on it later, cover the hole with adhesive tape. Record safety tab 32 EN OPERATIONS ON VCR DECK (cont.) Elapsed Recording Time Indication 1 Set the counter display. Press DISPLAY until a counter reading appears on the front display panel. 2 Reset the counter. Press C.RESET before starting recording or playback. . The counter is reset to “0:00:00” and shows the exact elapsed time as the tape runs. You can check the exact time of a recording or playback. Tape Remaining Time Press DISPLAY until the time remaining on the tape appears. . The front display panel shows the tape remaining time with “z” displayed. . By pressing the DISPLAY button, you can change display to show the clock time, counter reading or tape remaining time. NOTES: . When you press DISPLAY, the on-screen display appears on the TV screen for 5 seconds, then the displays other than the counter disappears. To clear the counter display, press DISPLAY. . Depending on the type of tape being used, the tape remaining time reading may not appear right away, or is not correct. “– –:– –” may sometimes appear, or the display may blink on occasion. Second Audio Recording This unit’s built-in MTS decoder enables reception of Multichannel TV Sound broadcast. To record a SAP program received, set “2ND AUDIO RECORD” to “ON”. (. pg. 76) NOTE: When the channel is changed on the unit; . The “STEREO” indicator appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a stereo broadcast. . The “SAP” indicator appears on the screen for about 5 seconds if the program is a SAP broadcast. . Both indicators appear when a stereo program is accompanied by SAP sound. EN 33 Active Video Calibration The Video Calibration checks the condition of the tape in use during playback and recording, and compensates to provide the highest-possible playback and recording pictures. You can set “VIDEO CALIBRATION” to “ON” or “OFF” to your preference. (. pg. 74) Playback The unit assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate playback. . The unit adjusts the playback picture quality based on the quality of the tape in use. . Video Calibration is active during automatic tracking. The Video Calibration screen appears blinking on the TV screen. NOTES: . When watching a tape recorded with “VIDEO CALIBRATION” set to “ON”, it is recommended that you leave VIDEO CALIBRATION on during playback as well. . When watching a rental tape or one recorded on another VCR, or when using this unit as the player for editing, set VIDEO CALIBRATION to your preference. (. pg. 74) . The Video Calibration only appears at the beginning of automatic tracking. Even though it doesn’t appear after that, the VIDEO CALIBRATION function is operative. Recording The unit assesses the quality of the tape once you initiate recording. . The unit spends approximately 7 seconds assessing the condition of the tape, then begins recording. NOTES: . The Video Calibration works for both SP and EP modes only after a tape has been inserted and the Record mode is first initiated. It does not work during recording. . The Video Calibration does not work while Satellite Auto Recording is in progress. (. pg. 39) . In the case of timer recordings, the Video Calibration works before recording is initiated. . Once the cassette is ejected, the Video Calibration data is cancelled. The next time the DURING VIDEO CALIBRATION VIDEO CALIBRATION COMPLETE cassette is used for recording, Video Calibration is re- performed. . Pressing the unit’s REC (7) button while the Video Calibration is displayed does not start Instant Timer Recording. (. pg. 31) ATTENTION Since the Video Calibration works before recordin...