Toshiba W707 Owners Manual - Page 25

RECORDING Recording a TV Program This section explains the basic recording operation. Preparation • Select the video channel (3 or 4) or video input mode on the TV. • If you record cable channels via the cable box, finish the cable box set-up (pages 33 - 36) and turn on the cable box. RECORDING Basic Recording 123 456 TV/VCR 7 8 9 +8 0 -9 ( - ) a L J PROG - + REV FWD INPUT SELECT 2 3 4 6 5 1 Load a cassette with the safety tab attached. 2 Press TV/VCR so that the "VCR" POWER indicator appears in the VCR display. SLP VCR CH 3 Select a channel to record with CHANNEL on the VCR, or CH/TRK POWER SLP VCR or number buttons on the remote control. If you see "L1" or "L2" in the VCR display, press INPUT SELECT so that the channel number appears. • If you record cable channels via the cable box, make the output channel number of the cable box or "L1" appear, depending on your connection. (See pages 11 - 13.) To record from other connected equipment In step 3, press INPUT SELECT to switch the display as follows: LI: To record via the LINE IN 1 jacks on the rear panel. L2: To record via the LINE IN 2 jacks on the front panel. 4 Press SP/SLP to select the recording tape speed. POWER SLP VCR SP: Suitable for general recording with CH better picture and sound quality. SLP: Suitable for tripling recording time, but with less picture and sound quality than using the SP tape speed. 5 Press REC on the VCR, or • REC TIMER simultaneously press both REC on POWER the remote control. SLP VCR REC Recording starts. CH 6 Press STOP to stop recording. Watching a TV program while recording another 1) While recording, press TV/VCR to turn off "VCR" indicator. 2) Choose another channel using the channel selector on the TV. Skipping unnecessary scenes while recording Press PAUSE/STILL to stop recording momentarily. To resume recording, press PAUSE/STILL again. Note The VCR automatically shifts to the stop mode if the recording pause mode continues for 10 minutes. Recording off time setting By setting the recording off time, the recording stops and the VCR is turned off automatically. While recording, press REC on the VCR repeatedly to set the desired off time. Each time you press REC, each half-hour up to about 4 hours later and "- : - -" appear cyclically. POWER SLP VCR REC CH PM OFF Notes • To cancel the recording in progress, press STOP. • If the VCR clock is not set, this function will not activate. 25