Insignia NS-H3005 User Manual
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8 Press once. Recording starts and the REC
indicator lights in the display window.
9 Press
twice to stop recording.
Pausing the recording
To pause while recording:
1 Press to pause the tape during recording. 
The REC indicator flashes in the display 
window.
2 When you want to continue recording, press
or .
Recording a program while watching another
To record one television program while 
watching another:
1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode while 
recording. The TV indicator appears.
2 Select the channel to be viewed using the
tuner on your television.
Timer Recording
You can program your VCR to record up to eight 
different recordings. You can program these 
recordings up to one year in advance. For 
unattended recording, the timer needs to know 
the channels to be recorded and the starting and 
ending times.
To program the VCR to record a future 
program:
1 Turn on the television and home theater 
system.
2 Tune the television to the home theater
system output channel (CH 3 or 4) or set the 
television’s source selector to VIDEO.
3 Press VCR on the remote or on the front
panel of the home theater system until the 
VCR indicator lights in the display window 
and VCR appears on the television screen.
4 Insert a video tape with the anti-erasure
safety tab intact.
5 Press MENU. The Main menu appears.
6 Press
or
to choose PROGRAM, then
press MEMORY/ENTER. The Program menu 
appears.
7 Press
or
to choose the program
number (1-8).
8 Press
to choose MONTH.
9 Press
or
to choose the month.
10 Press
to choose DAY.
11 Press
or
to choose the day.
12 Press
to choose START.
13 Press
or
to choose the start time.
14 Press
to choose STOP.
15 Press
or
to choose the stop time.
16 Press
to choose CHANNEL.
17 Press
or
to choose the channel
(Channel, LINE1, or LINE2).
18 Press
to choose SPEED.
19 Press
or
to choose the recording speed
(AUTO, SP, or SLP).
Auto mode determines how much tape is left 
and switches speed from SP to SLP, if 
necessary, to complete recording the 
program. There will be some picture and 
sound distortion at the point of the speed 
change.
20 Press
to choose REPEAT.
21 Press
or
to choose how often to repeat
(ONCE, WEEKLY, or DAILY).
•
ONCE
—
for recording up to eight
programs on a single day or over the days 
within a period of one year.
•
WEEKLY
—
for recording up to eight
programs on a certain day of every week.
Note
•
REC indicator appears only when the Output 
Source is set to VCR.
•
If a tape with no anti-erasure safety tab is 
loaded, the tape is automatically ejected.
Note
If the tape reaches the end before
is pressed,
the home theater system automatically stops, 
rewinds and ejects the tape, then turns itself off.
Note
•
After five minutes in Pause mode, the tape 
stops automatically to protect the tape and the 
video heads.
•
Always use for best results when making 
changes while recording. For example: To 
change channels while recording, first press 
to put the VCR in Pause mode. Select the 
channel on the home theater system, then 
press again to resume recording.
Note
If you try to set the program timer before setting the clock, 
PLEASE SET THE CLOCK appears for a moment and then 
the Clock menu appears on the television screen. Set the time 
and date before proceeding.
Note
If the anti-erasure safety tab has been removed 
the tape is automatically ejected.
Note
If all eight programs have been entered, FULLY 
PROGRAMMED appears for a moment and then 
PROGRAM 1 appears on the television screen.
Note
Cable Users: If you have cable TV and use a 
cable box converter (see“Connecting antenna or 
cable TV to the home theater system” on page 7), 
you must set the channel in this step to match the 
cable box output channel (usually CH 3 or 4). Set 
the channel on the cable box instead of with the 
home theater system.