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Insignia NS-F20TR 20" Flat Tube TV/DVD/VCR Combo Searching with index markers Every time you start recording, your TV combo adds an index marker to the videotape. If you record on a videotape, then stop recording, when you start recording again, another index marker is added to the tape.You can use the index markers to find the start of a recording. Note • • • • • If you pause the videotape during a recording, no index marker is added. In some cases, an index marker at the beginning of a tape cannot be detected. For recordings in SP mode, the time gap between index markers must be at least one minute. For recordings in LP mode, the time gap between index markers must be at least two minutes. For recordings in SLP mode, the time gap between index markers must be at least three minutes. To search with index markers: 1 Press the SETUP button. 2 Press the or button to select TIME SEARCH, then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the or button one or more times to select the number of programs you want to skip. 4 Press the or button. Your TV combo rewinds or fast-forwards through the number of programs you specified, then starts playback automatically. 5 To cancel the index search, press the STOP button on the remote control or STOP/EJECT button on the front of your TV combo. Selecting a tape speed for recording You can record a videotape in one of two speeds: SP (standard play) and SLP (super long play). Speed T60 tape T120 tape SL 1 hour 2 hours SLP 3 hours 6 hours Recording a program T160 tape 2-2/3 hours 8 hours Note • • You cannot record from a DVD that is playing in your TV combo. You can only watch the TV program that you are recording. To record a program: 1 Insert a videotape with the erase-prevention tab in place. For more information, see "Preventing a videotape from being erased" on page 21. 2 Press the CH or CH button to select the channel you want to record. Note If your TV combo is connected to a cable converter box or satellite receiver, your TV combo channel must be set to 3 or 4. Select the channel you want to record from the cable converter box or satellite receiver. 3 Press the SPEED button to select the tape speed you want. For more information, see "Selecting a tape speed for recording" on page 18. 4 Press the REC/OTR button to start the recording. 5 If you do not want to record parts of the program, such as advertisements, press the PAUSE•SLOW button. When you want to start recording again, press the button again. Note If the videotape is paused for more than five minutes, your TV combo starts recording again to prevent damage to the videotape. 6 To stop recording, press the STOP button. Specifying the amount of recording time You can specify the amount of time your want to record, then start the recording by pressing the REC/OTR button on the front of your TV combo. This is called an OTR (one-touch recording). Your TV combo starts recording, then stops when it has recording the amount of time you specified. Note You cannot start an OTR from the remote control. You must press the REC/OTR button on the front of your TV combo. To specify the amount of recording time: 1 Select the channel you want to record. 2 Press the SPEED button to select the tape speed you want. For more information, see "Selecting a tape speed for recording" on page 18. 3 Press the REC/OTR button on the front of your TV combo one or more times until the amount of time you want to record appears on the screen. Each time you press the button, the time increase by 30 minutes. You can specify as much as 8 hours. Recording starts immediately. 4 To cancel the recording, press the STOP button on the remote control or STOP/EJECT button on the front of your TV combo. Note If you press the REC/OTR button when "OTR (8:00)" is displayed, your TV combo returns to normal recording mode. If your press the POWER button during an OTR recording, your TV combo continues to record. In SLP mode, the maximum recording time is eight hours for a T-160 videotape and six hours for a T-120 videotape. If the videotape runs out before the OTR time is reached, your TV combo stops recording, ejects the tape, and turns off. To view the remaining time for an OTR, press the DISPLAY button. The remaining time appears on the display, then disappears after a few seconds. 18 www.insignia-products.com

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Insignia NS-F20TR 20" Flat Tube TV/DVD/VCR Combo
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Searching with index markers
Every time you start recording, your TV combo
adds an index marker to the videotape. If you
record on a videotape, then stop recording,
when you start recording again, another index
marker is added to the tape.You can use the
index markers to find the start of a recording.
To search with index markers:
1
Press the
SETUP
button.
2
Press the
or
button to select
TIME
SEARCH
, then press the
ENTER
button.
3
Press the
or
button one or more times
to select the number of programs you want to
skip.
4
Press the
or
button. Your TV combo
rewinds or fast-forwards through the number
of programs you specified, then starts
playback automatically.
5
To cancel the index search, press the
STOP
button on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT
button on the front of your
TV combo.
Selecting a tape speed for recording
You can record a videotape in one of two
speeds: SP (standard play) and SLP (super long
play).
Recording a program
To record a program:
1
Insert a videotape with the erase-prevention
tab in place. For more information, see
“Preventing a videotape from being erased”
on page 21.
2
Press the
CH
or
CH
button to select
the channel you want to record.
3
Press the
SPEED
button to select the tape
speed you want. For more information, see
“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on
page 18.
4
Press the
REC/OTR
button to start the
recording.
5
If you do not want to record parts of the
program, such as advertisements, press the
PAUSE•SLOW
button. When you want to
start recording again, press the button again.
6
To stop recording, press the
STOP
button.
Specifying the amount of recording time
You can specify the amount of time your want to
record, then start the recording by pressing the
REC/OTR
button on the front of your TV combo.
This is called an OTR (one-touch recording).
Your TV combo starts recording, then stops
when it has recording the amount of time you
specified.
To specify the amount of recording time:
1
Select the channel you want to record.
2
Press the
SPEED
button to select the tape
speed you want. For more information, see
“Selecting a tape speed for recording” on
page 18.
3
Press the
REC/OTR
button on the front of
your TV combo one or more times until the
amount of time you want to record appears
on the screen. Each time you press the
button, the time increase by 30 minutes. You
can specify as much as 8 hours. Recording
starts immediately.
4
To cancel the recording, press the
STOP
button on the remote control or
STOP/EJECT
button on the front of your
TV combo.
Note
•
If you pause the videotape during a recording,
no index marker is added.
•
In some cases, an index marker at the
beginning of a tape cannot be detected.
•
For recordings in SP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least one
minute.
•
For recordings in LP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least two
minutes.
•
For recordings in SLP mode, the time gap
between index markers must be at least three
minutes.
Speed
T60 tape
T120 tape
T160 tape
SL
1 hour
2 hours
2-2/3 hours
SLP
3 hours
6 hours
8 hours
Note
•
You cannot record from a DVD that is playing
in your TV combo.
•
You can only watch the TV program that you
are recording.
Note
If your TV combo is connected to a cable
converter box or satellite receiver, your TV combo
channel must be set to 3 or 4. Select the channel
you want to record from the cable converter box or
satellite receiver.
Note
If the videotape is paused for more than five
minutes, your TV combo starts recording again to
prevent damage to the videotape.
Note
You cannot start an OTR from the remote control.
You must press the
REC/OTR
button on the front
of your TV combo.
Note
•
If you press the
REC/OTR
button when “OTR
(8:00)” is displayed, your TV combo returns to
normal recording mode.
•
If your press the
POWER
button during an
OTR recording, your TV combo continues to
record.
•
In SLP mode, the maximum recording time is
eight hours for a T-160 videotape and six hours
for a T-120 videotape.
•
If the videotape runs out before the OTR time is
reached, your TV combo stops recording,
ejects the tape, and turns off.
•
To view the remaining time for an OTR, press
the
DISPLAY
button. The remaining time
appears on the display, then disappears after a
few seconds.