Model-20 Beta Hi-Fi Video Cassette Recorder
(160-0600)                 Recording                  Faxback Doc. # 41510

Timer Recording (Automatic Unattended Recording)

Once you have set the timer (day, start/stops times, channel) and selected
the timer mode the Model 20 will turn on, record and turn off automatically
at the set times.  If the tape runs out before the end time, the VCR will
switch to the stop mode immediately, but the VCR will remain on until the
end time is reached.

1.  Set POWER to on.

2.  Set the timer.  (See "Setting the Timer" on Faxback Doc. # 41509.)

3.  Insert a Beta cassette.

4.  Set the recording speed (Beta II or Beta III).

5.  Set the AUDIO INPUT switch.

6.  Set the BETA Hi-Fi/AUDIO Hi-Fi/REGULAR switch.

7.  Set TIMER switch to ON.

Timer Recording Hints

  Make sure the channel you want to record is properly tuned in advance.

  The erase prevention tab on the cassette must be in place (or you must
  put tape over the hole).

  It is not necessary to press PLAY or RECORD for timer recording.

  Recording begins automatically at the set start time.

  The TV does not have to be on during recording.

  The VCR will switch to the stop mode if the tape runs out.

  When the TIMER switch is ON, the unit cannot be operated manually.

  If the DEW indicator comes on during timer recording, the unit will stop
  and will not resume recording, even when the moisture has evaporated.

  To stop timer recording, turn the TIMER switch off.

  When the TIMER switch is ON, the auto-rewind feature will not work.

  If a video cassette with erase prevention tab removed is loaded into the
  VCR and the TIMER switch is set to the ON position, the cassette will
  automatically be ejected.

  If a video cassette is not loaded the TIMER indicator will not illuminate
  even when the TIMER switch is set to the ON position. This is to indicate
  that recording is not possible; it is not a malfunction of the unit.

  If the TIMER switch is set to the ON position and then a video cassette
  with the erase-prevention tab removed is loaded, the cassette will auto-
  matically eject.

Monitoring During Timer Recording

1.  Turn on your TV and set its channel selector to the same channel as the
    CHANNEL switch on the back of the VCR (3 or 4).

2.  Set the TV/VCR switch to VCR.

The VCR will continue recording until the pre-set end time is reached or
the tape runs out.

Recording from a Video Camera

You must have a video camera and video camera power supply.  Connect the
video camera to the video camera power supply.  Connect the audio/video out
jacks on the power supply to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on the VCR, using
shielded cables with RCA plugs.  Then connect the pause cable from the
camera to the PAUSE jack on the VCR. (Refer to the video camera instruction
manual as well as these instructions.)

Connections (See Faxback Doc. # 41533, Fig. B)

Procedure

1.  Turn on the camera power supply and press the VCR POWER switch to on.

2.  Insert a cassette.

3.  Adjust the setting of the camera. (See the camera instruction manual.)

4.  Set the SPEED selector to the desired mode (Beta II or Beta III).

5.  Press RECORD and PLAY at the same time.

6.  Press the pause button on the camera to begin recording; press it again
    to temporarily stop recording.

7.  Press STOP on the VCR to stop recording.

Dubbing (See Faxback Doc. # 41534)

Dubbing is recording directly from one VCR to another.

1.  Insert the pre-recorded cassette into VCR #2.

2.  Connect the video out and audio out jacks on VCR #2 to the VIDEO IN and
    AUDIO IN jacks on your Model 20.  Use shielded video cables with RCA
    connectors.

    NOTE:  If the source VCR (#2) is a mono machine connect its AUDIO OUT
           jack to the left AUDIO IN jack on the Model 20, the signal will
           be recorded on both channels.

3.  Insert a blank video cassette (or one you want to record over) into the
    Model 20.

4.  Set the tape speed on the Model 20 to be the same as the playback speed
    of VCR #2.

5.  Press PLAY and RECORD on the Model 20 at the same time.

6.  Begin playback of the cassette on VCR #2.

The program on VCR #2 will be recorded onto the tape in your Model 20.

NOTE:  You may monitor the program while dubbing by turning on the TV conn-
       ected to the Model 20 and setting the TV to the same channel as the
       Model 20's CHANNEL switch.


(LB/EB 9/11/97)