When it reaches zero, the VCR will stop recording and turn off. The OTR light on the front panel display will light up during the OTR recording. If you program too much time into the OTR timer Continue pressing REC/uREC LENGTH or OTR 2/uREC LENGTH. After the End point you can start over from zero, adding time in 30 minute intervals. How OTR affects other controls If you press PAUSE during OTR, the VCR will pause recording, but the OTR timer continues to count down. Press PAUSE again to resume recording from the record-pause mode. The REC/ uREC LENGTH will not resume your recording. If you press STOP during OTR, you erase the OTR programming. INPUT SP/EP CHANNEL JOG/CHANNEL SP/EP REC 2 REC LENGTH 2 REC LENGTH Recording Using Standby One-Touch Recording (OTR2) Standby One-Touch Recording (also called OTR2) is a programming method to begin recording within the next 24 hours and record in 30 minutes intervals. Before you use OTR2, make sure the clock has been set correctly. 1 Load a tape with its erasure prevention tab intact into the VCR. 2 Select the recording format. See Selecting Recording Format on page 32. 3 Select the speed at which you would like to record by pressing SP/EP on the remote control or on the front panel. 4 Set the VCROs input to tuner by pressing INPUT until a channel number is shown on-screen or on the front panel display. If L1 or L2 appears instead of a channel number, continue to press INPUT until a channel number appears. To record channels from a PRIMESTAR. receiver, press INPUT until a channel number with the PRIMESTAR light ( ) appears on the front panel display. 5 Press CHANNEL or the number buttons on the remote or the front panel jog dial to choose the channel to be recorded. If you are using a cable box that the VCR does not control, select channel 3 or 4 on the VCR, and change the channel on the cable box. 6 Press PAUSE/%START TIME on the front panel or OTR 2/%START TIME on the remote to set the time when you wish recording to start (within 24 hours). The start time is displayed on the front panel. The first time display is the next half-hour increment from the current time. For example, if it is currently 2:15, 2:30 (next half-hour increment) will be displayed. Similarly, if it is currently 2:40, 3:00 (again, the next half-hour increment) will be displayed. Each time you press the button, the start time is delayed by 30 minutes. 7 Press REC/uREC LENGTH or OTR 2/uREC LENGTH on the remote for each additional 30 minutes you want to add to the OTR2 timer, up to 4 hours. If you see End on the front panel display, the VCR will record until the end of the tape. If you have a cable box, a digital cable box, a PRIMESTAR. or a DISH NetworkTM satellite receiver, leave the cable box or receiver turned ON. If the HS-HD2000U does not control your cable box, leave the box tuned to the station you wish to record. After 30 seconds, the power will turn off and the programmed recording light will be lit. The VCR will automatically turn on at the OTR2 start time and recording will begin. When the OTR2 timer reaches zero, the VCR will stop recording and turn off automatically. If the end of the tape is reached before OTR2 is finished, the VCR will stop and the power will turn off. INPUT SP/EP CHANNEL JOG/CHANNEL SP/EP REC 2 REC LENGTH1 START TIME PAUSE 2 REC LENGTH 1 START TIME PM SP CHOTR2 PROG REC IMPORTANT Other programs you have set to record may be erased if: . the start times are before the OTR2 start time . conflicts with the OTR2 . starts within one minute or less after the OTR2 finishes If you turn the power on while your VCR is in stand-by for the OTR2, the OTR2 programming will be erased. To cancel OTR2 . Turn the power OFF while you are programming the timer. . Turn the power ON if you have finished programming the timer. How OTR2 affects other controls If you press REC/uREC LENGTH on the front panel during OTR2 recording, 30 minutes will be added to the OTR2 timer. If you press STOP during OTR2 recording, you erase the OTR2 programming. Recording Notes about Available Tape and Recording Time Recording Format The available recording format is as follows: Recording format Tape D-VHS S-VHS VHS D-VHS Yes No No S-VHS Yes Yes No S-VHS ET No No Yes VHS Yes Yes Yes When you use a D-VHS tape for D-VHS recording, the recording format is preset to D-VHS format. When recording in analog, the recording format is preset to S-VHS format when you use a D-VHS or S-VHS tape, VHS format when you use a VHS tape. Recording Mode The available recording mode is as follows: Recording format Digital recording mode Analog recording mode HS STD SP EP D-VHS Yes Yes S-VHS/S-VHS ET/VHS Yes Yes HS (high speed) : You can record the half duration of STD. STD (standard) : You can record the same duration as described on the tape. SP (standard play) : You can record the same duration as described on the tape. EP (extended play): You can record the duration as three times as described on the tape. When you record a dig...