34RQT7708Manual recordingPreparationTurn on the television and select the video input for the VHS.See below for details.1 Press [VHS] to put the remote controlin VHS mode.2 Press [Í] to turn on the unit.3 Press [DVD/VHS] to select “VHS” asthe source.4 Insert the tape you want to record to.Ensure its tab is in place (➜ page 5).5 Select the channel with the numberedbuttons, [W CH] or [X CH].≥To select with the numbered buttons:e.g. channel 2: [0] ➜ [2]channel 23: [2] ➜ [3]channel 123: [100] ➜ [2] ➜ [3]6 Press [SPEED] to select the tapespeed.SP>EP>VP^""-""""b7 Press [SHIFT]i[¥ REC] to startrecording.“REC” lights on the unit’s display.To stop recordingPress [∫].To pause recordingPress [;].Press it again or press [SHIFT]i[¥ REC] to continue recording.∫ To specify a time to stop recording (➜ page 48,Sleep timer)[Note]≥You cannot change channels while recording. You can changechannels while paused.≥The unit will automatically return to the stop mode after a pause of5 minutes while recording.≥Even if the tape you use is labeled “S-VHS”, the recordings youmake do not use this system.≥You cannot record from the disc section to the unit.∫ Tape speedsThere are three tape speeds.SP: You can record the length shown on the tape.EP: Three times the length of SP mode.VP: Five times the length of SP mode.≥You cannot play tapes recorded with VP mode on other equipment.≥It takes more time for automatic tracking to work when playingtapes recorded with VP mode, and it may not work at all with sometapes. Do tracking manually if this is the case (➜ page 33).≥This unit can play tapes recorded with LP mode on otherequipment (“LP” lights on the display).Recording a programVOLUME1 2 34 5 67 801009CHNAVICANCELSPEEDPROGSKIP SLOW/SEARCHMENUENTERDIRECTNAVIGATORTOP MENURETURNOSD/DISPLAYTVFM/AMDVD/VHSDVD TVVHS TUNERDISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3DISC 4PICTURE MODESETUPOPEN/CLOSE/EJECT JET REW CD MODEDISC 5S10ENTERPLAYLISTTV VOLTV VOLRESETTV/VIDEO PAGEGROUP MIX 2CHSUBTITLE REPEATPLAY MODEMULTI RE-MASTERSUBWOOFER LEVEL C.S.MSFC C.FOCUSSUPER SRND PROGRESSIVEMUTINGPOSITIONMEMORY ZOOM QUICK REPLAY RECSLEEPPL AUDIO TESTCH SELECTSHIFTINPUT SELECTORSHIFTTV/VIDEODVDVHSSPEEDRECNumberedbuttonsDVD/VHSTUNERTVFM/AMCHCHSHIFT RECiRecording a programSP EP VPRECVHS