Panasonic PVDR2714 PVDR2714 User Guide - Page 29

Recording Television Programs Record On a Tape 1 Insert a tape with record tab. • The unit power comes on automatically. 2 Press CH Ÿź or NUMBER keys to Select Channel. • For "LINE" input, see page 20. „ Pause a Recording a. Press PAUSE. b.Press PAUSE to resume recording. Notes: • After the unit has been in Rec Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head. • The remaining recording time of an OTR can be displayed by pressing DISPLAY. • When an OTR is paused, the pause time is also factored into the total recording length. 3 Press SPEED to select recording speed. • Selected speed is displayed. Stop a Record 1 Press STOP to stop recording. VCR Operation SP = Standard Play EP = Extra Long Play „ Recording modes and approximate recording times Only use tapes with the mark in this unit. Tape Speed Setting SP (Standard Play) Type of Video Cassette T60 T120 T160 1 Hour 2 Hours 2 Hours 40 Minutes EP (Extra Long Pray) 3 Hours 6 Hours 8 Hours 4 Press VCR REC to start recording. • You cannot view another channel during recording. Audio Mode for Recording With the proper audio mode setting, your unit can: • Record and playback MTS stereo broadcast (main language) in stereo Hi-Fi. Stereo sound is recorded on the left and right audio tracks and on the video portion of a tape. • Record and playback a monaural broadcast (main language) or SAP (Secondary Audio Program, usually in a second language) on the HiFi tracks for better quality monaural sound. • Playback non-Hi-Fi tapes in monaural. Choose audio mode to match recording type. 1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the audio mode according to the type of broadcast to be recorded. • The Audio mode selected stays in effect until it is changed. • Refer to "MTS Broadcast / TV Stereo System" on page 21. V.REC TIME: 0:30 TIME :PRESS VCR REC CANCEL:PRESS STOP „ One Touch Recording (OTR) Press VCR REC repeatedly to set the recording length (30 min - 4 hours.) • The unit stops recording at a preset time. Normal Rec 0:30 1:00 4:00 3:00 2:00 1:30 STEREO SAP MONO 2 See the "Record On a Tape" section to do a recording. Notes: • Refer to "Audio Mode for Playback" on page 33. • Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo will playback with true stereo sound. Standard stereo tapes will playback with monaural sound. • To listen to Hi-Fi stereo playback, the unit AUDIO (L/R) jacks must be connected to a stereo amp and speakers. • There may be a difference in audio level between Hi-Fi and normal audio playback. 29