Hitachi 13VR10B User Manual

RECORDING 

 

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• To prevent tape damage, after five minutes, the TV/VCR will automatically 
return to the Recording mode. 
• When in the Pause/Still mode, a display showing 5 " " marks will appear on the 
screen. Each " " mark represents one minute of Pause time. You may refer to 
this display for remaining pause time available. 
• If "CAPTION1", "CAPTION2", "TEXT1" or "TEXT2" is selected, the On Screen 
Display will appear for 5 seconds, then disappear. 
If you want to check the remaining pause time available using the On Screen 
Display, press SELECT button. The On Screen Display will appear for 5 
seconds. 

This function enables you to set a recording length simply by pressing the 
REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR. 

Make sure... 
• Power must be 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 function cannot be done by the remote control. 

1 Select the channel to be recorded 
Press number buttons on the remote control or the CH 

 or 

 button. 

2 Begin OTR 

 

Press REC/OTR button on the TV/VCR as many times as needed. The 
recording length will be determined by the number of times you press 
REC/OTR button. 
Each additional push will increase the recording time by 30 minutes. It is set 
up to 8 hours. 

 

HINTS: 
• Recording starts immediately when the REC/OTR button is pressed. 
• When REC/OTR button is pressed 18 times, the TV/VCR will switch to the 
Normal Recording mode. 
• To stop the OTR operation, press STOP button on the TV/VCR or on the 
remote control. 
• To show the remaining time, press SELECT button repeatedly until "OTR" 
appears on the TV screen.