Sylvania SSC132 - Manual (Page 20)

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Make sure ...
• TV/VCR power is turned on.
• Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab
in place. (If necessary, rewind or fast forward the
tape to the point at which you want to begin
recording.)
NOTE: This unit will ONLY record and view the
same channel.
RECORDING
ERASE PREVENTION
You can prevent acciden-
tal erasing of recording
by breaking off the tab
on the back edge of the
cassette.
Tab
Plastic Tape
Before recording, make sure:
The desired channel is selected by pressing the num-
ber buttons on the remote control or the CHANNEL
Up/Down button. (If the TV/VCR is connected to a
cable box or satellite box, the TV/VCR must be on
CH3 or CH4, then the channel to be recorded is
selected on the cable box or satellite box. )
There is a tape with its safety tab into the VCR.
The desired recording speed is selected in SP(stan-
dard play) or SLP(super long play) mode by press-
ing the TAPE SPEED button on the VCR.
Tape Speed Recording/Playback Time
Type of tape T60 T120 T160
SP mode 1 hour 2 hours 2-2/3 hours
SLP mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours
NORMAL RECORDING
1)Begin the recording by pressing the RECORD but-
ton.
To temporarily stop recording or resume it, press
the PAUSE/STILL button. After the VCR has been
in Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automati-
cally to protect the tape and the video head.
NOTES:
• After five minutes, the TV/VCR will automatically
switch to the Recording mode to prevent tape
damage.
• If “CLOSED CAPTION (ON)” is selected, the
On-Screen Display will appear for 5 seconds, then
disappear.
2)Stop the recording by pressing the STOP button
when recording is completed.
If you decide to record
on the tape again, cover
the hole with plastic
tape.
• Tracking adjustment will be set automatically
(Digital Tracking function) when you start play-
back.
• However when playing pre-recorded tapes or tapes
recorded on units other than your own, noise lines
(black and white streaks) may appear on the play-
back picture. If this occurs, you can adjust the
tracking control manually by pressing the CHAN-
NEL K or L button until the streaks disappear. To
return to the DTR function, stop the tape once and
start playback again.
• You can reduce the noise lines by pressing the
CHANNEL K or L button in slow mode, too.
Tracking adjustment in Slow mode will not be set
automatically.
NOTE:
• In Still mode, press the SLOW button and press the
CHANNEL K or L button until streaks disappear.
To return to Still mode, press the PAUSE/STILL
button again.
TRACKING ADJUSTMENT
In the Pause/Still mode only, when the picture begins
to vibrate vertically, stabilize the picture by pressing
the CHANNEL K or L button.
NOTE:
If there are video noise lines on the screen, see Tracking
Adjustment section.
VERTICAL HOLD CONTROL
STILL PICTURE
You can view a still picture on the TV screen during
playback (the Still mode). Press the PAUSE/STILL
button during playback. Only tapes recorded in the
SLP mode will show the least amount of lines. Press
the PLAY button to return to playback.
NOTES:
• You can advance the picture one frame at a time by
pressing the PAUSE/STILL button during the Still
mode.
• If it is left in the Still mode for more than five min-
utes, the TV/VCR will automatically switch to the
Stop mode.