100 EN100 ENVCR FUNCTIONSPlaybackRecording1) Press [I/y ON/STANDBY] on the remote control orthe front panel of the unit.When you are playing back a cassette tape, turn on theTV and be sure to select the input to which the unit isconnected.Press [VCR].2) Insert a prerecorded cassette tape. Press [PLAY B]to begin playback.3) During playback, press [PAUSE F].Playback will pause and sound will be muted.4) Press [PLAY B] to resume playback.5) Press [STOP C] to stop playback.6) Press [OPEN/CLOSE A] to eject the cassette tape.Note• When a cassette tape ends during playback, fast-forward or normal recording, the unit willautomatically rewind to the beginning of thecassette tape. After rewinding finishes, the unit willeject the cassette tape.• When a cassette tape without erase-protection tab isinserted, the unit will start playback automatically.• Tracking will be automatically adjusted uponplayback. To adjust the tracking manually, press[TRACKING / ].• Playback will stop when you change the outputmode.Press [VCR] first.Before recording, make sure:• The appropriate external input position (L1/L2) to whichyour external tuner is connected is selected by pressing[INPUT SELECT ].• There is a cassette tape with an erase-protection tab inthe unit.• The desired recording speed is selected in SP (standardplayback) or SLP (super long playback) mode bypressing [REC MODE] repeatedly.Recording speed:Tape speed Recording / playback timeType of tape T60 T120 T160SP 1hour 2hours 2-2/3hoursSLP 3hours 6hours 8hours• Refer to pages 39-42 for instructions on timer recording.1) Press [REC I] to begin the recording.To temporarily stop recording or to resume it, press[PAUSE F]. After the unit has been in pause mode for5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect thecassette tape and the video head from damage.2) Press [STOP C] when the recording is completed.Accidental erasure preventionTo prevent accidental recording on arecorded cassette tape, remove its erase-protection tab. To record on it later, coverthe hole with cellophane tape. erase-protection tabInformation on VCR FunctionsCaution on using S-video, component, or HDMIconnection for VCR:• Only the playback audio / video are available with theseconnections.• Under the conditions listed below, the playback imageand audio cannot be output. Use the standard videoconnection, in such case;- during DVD recording.- when L3 (DV-IN) is selected.• HDMI video resolution cannot be changed when theunit is in VCR mode.Note• This function is available only when the unit isconnected by the VIDEO OUT jack.E9PKAUD_DVR620KU_EN.indd 100E9PKAUD_DVR620KU_EN.indd 100 3/25/2009 3:49:09 PM3/25/2009 3:49:09 PM