Indeed glad.
Here's another idea.
I don't even use the record outs because only the signal passing thru the "MAIN" 990 goes "out". For analog out I go two possible ways, depending. (1) Use the ZONE 2. That way you can do your recording and still watch TV or whatever on MAIN 990. (2) For some signals (like my second dishnetwork receiver) I'll do a parallel output using RCA "Y" jacks.

What I'm recording to is a Panasonic DVD recorder.
It has three sets of inputs. Makes it convenient. I play its output thru either a second (smaller TV whose inputs are switchable for ZONE 2 or Panasonic out. I can also run it optically into Video 1 (which BTW doesn't for some reason output to 990 record out-whcih I'm not using anyway).

Maybe in the software revision the 990 will pass VIDEO 1 to record out.

You can imagine there's a rats nest behind my 990, but it works for me and is quite versatile.