Use programmed recording to automatically start and stop a
recording at a later date.
The TV-Video Combi requires the following information for
each programmed recording:
* the date you want to make the recording
* the programme number for the TV channel you want to
record
* the start and stop time of the recording
The TV-Video Combi stores all above mentioned information in
a so-called TIMER-Block. You can programme up to 6 TIMER
blocks a whole month in advance.
Programming a recording
a
Press the
TIMER
k
button on the remote control. The free
TIMER block will be highlighted.
b
Press the
TIMER
k
button. The current information will
appear on the screen.
TIMER PROGRAMMING
DATE
PROG.
START
END
01
01
20:15
21:30
STORE: OK
c
Use the buttons
SqP
or
QSr
to select
different entry fields: ’
DATE
’ (Date), ’
PROG.
’ (Programme
number), ’
START
’ (Start time), ’
END
’ (End time).
Enter or change your information with
;
P
q
or
=
P
r
, or with the number buttons
0..9
.
d
If all information is correct, press the
OK
button.
D
The information has been stored in a TIMER block.
e
Insert a cassette that is not erase protected.
f
Switch off using the
STANDBY
m
button.
The programmed recording will only function properly, if
the TV-Video Combi has been
switched off
using the
button
STANDBY
m
.
D
If the TV-Video Combi is turned on a few minutes
before beginning a programmed recording or if is
being used for playback, ’
PRESS OK TO START
RECORDING
’ will appear on the screen.
Change cassettes if necessary.
Confirm this message with the button
OK
, to
continue the programmed recording session. The
TV-Video Combi switches off during this operation.
D
While a programmed recording is being made, you
cannot operate your video recorder manually. If you
would like to stop a programmed recording session,
press the button
STANDBY
m
for more than 3
seconds.
D
During recording, the red recording light at the front
of the machine (
RECORD
5
) will be alight.
D
If the end of the cassette is reached during a
recording, the TV-Video Combi will automatically
eject the cassette.
D
If you forgot to insert a cassette, ’
NO CASSETTE
’
will appear.
D
If you have inserted a cassette with erase protection
when you want to start a recording, the cassette will
be ejected automatically.
D
If ’
ALL TIMERS OCCUPIED
’ appears on the TV
screen when you press the
TIMER
k
button, you
have used up all the available TIMER blocks. If you
want to clear or check a programmed recording
(TIMER block), select it with
;
P
q
or
=
P
r
.
D
If the message ’
DATA ERROR
’ appears on the
screen momentarily, the data for the recording was
not transferred. Please check date, start time and
end time of the programmed recording
D
Programme number ’
E1
’ is provided for recording
from external sources (via the
EXT
scart socket).
7.
PROGRAMMED RECORDING (TIMER)
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