Special Recording Options
Recording from a Camcorder
Follow these steps to record from a
camcorder or other external device.
Connect your external device to the
front panel or rear panel inputs; see
Press TV VIEW repeatedly to select:
- If the device is connected to
the rear Audio/Video Inputs.
- If the device is connected to
the front Audio/Video Inputs.
Insert a recordable VHS tape.
Press VCR to control the VCR deck.
Press SPEED to select the desired
recording quality (SP or SLP).
Cue the external device and start
playback at the beginning of the
scene you wish to record.
• To pause recording, press PLAY.
• To resume recording, press PLAY or
• To view the status of your recording,
• To add recording time in fi xed incre-
ments, see One-Touch Recording at
When fi nished, press STOP
repeatedly to add record-
ing time in 30-minute or 1-hour incre-
ments (up to 9 hours with a T-180
Recording will stop automatically
when the selected Record Length has
To cancel One-Touch Recording,
Length” disappears from the on-
• You cannot record copy-protected
Insert a recordable VHS tape.
Press DVD to control the DVD deck.
Press PLAY to play the DVD.
When fi nished, press STOP
To watch a DVD while a VHS
recording is in progress, press the
DVD button and then press PLAY.
To watch another channel while
a VHS recording is in progress,
press TV/VCR then select the de-
sired channel on your TV (Anten-
na or Basic Cable TV connections
• You cannot copy from DVD to VHS in Progressive Scan mode. To switch to Interlace
Scan mode, press and hold P.SCAN for 5 seconds.
