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Automatic Satellite Programme
Recording
This facility allows you to record
automatically a satellite programme
which is timer-programmed on your
external satellite tuner. Connect a
satellite tuner to the VCR’s AV2 IN/
DECODER connector (
✈
P.34) and
programme the timer on the satellite
tuner; the VCR starts recording when it
signals input from the satellite tuner to
the AV2 IN/DECODER connector, and
when there is no input signal the VCR
stops recording and the power shuts
off.
Before performing the following steps:
• Make sure the satellite tuner is
connected to the VCR’s AV2 IN/
DECODER connector. (P.34)
• Programme the timer on the satellite
tuner.
• Insert a cassette with the safety tab
in place.
1 Press
MENU
.
2 Press
5 or ∞ to select “MODE
SET” then press
OK
or
4
.
3 Press
5 or ∞ to select “AV2
SELECT”.
4 Press
OK
or
4
to set to “SAT”.
5 Press
SPEED
button to set the tape
speed.
6 Press and hold REC LINK on the
front panel for about 2 seconds so
that the button lights.
The recorder turns off automatically.
To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog
Rec mode press REC LINK again.
The button light goes off.
Notes:
• Be sure not to turn on the satellite tuner
before the programme is executed;
otherwise, the VCR will start recording
when the satellite tuner’s power is turned
on.
• Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer
recording cannot be done at the same
time.
• Auto Satellite Prog recording is not
possible if your satellite tuner does not
have a timer.
• The REC LINK button blinks while Auto
Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
• Pressing theVCR’s STANDBY/ON
button while Auto Satellite Prog
recording is in progress turns off the
VCR’s power and disengage the Auto
Satellite Prog Rec mode.
EasyLink Functions
When you connect the VCR and TV
equipped with T-V Link, EasyLink,
MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link,
DATA LOGIC, or NEXTVIEWLINK
via fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable
(
✈
P.9), the following functions are
available.
• Direct Recording
• NextView Link
• TV Auto Power ON
• VCR Auto Standby
For details, refer to the instructions
manual for your TV.
The degree of compatibility and
available functions may differ by
system.
Direct Recording
You can start recording the programme
that you are watching on your TV with
simple operation. Follow the procedure
below to use this function.
1 Press
MENU
.
2 Press
5 or ∞ to select “MODE
SET” then press
OK
or
3.
3 Press
5 or ∞ to select “DIRECT
RECORD” then press
OK
or
3 to
set to “ON”.
4 Press
MENU
to exit the menu
operation.
5 Press RECORD
¶. The VCR will
record the programme you currently
watch.
• If “DIRECT RECORD” is set to
“OFF”, the RECORD
¶
button
functions as described in
“Recording”. (
✈
P.22)
• During the Direct Recording
“CH_ _” appears on the display
panel.
NexTView Link
You can download the EPG (Electronic
Programme Guide) information from
your TV for timer-programming on the
VCR.
VCR must be switched on during EPG
download.
For details, refer to the instruction
manual for your TV.
TV Auto Power ON
You can turn on the TV and set it to
video mode automatically whenever
you play a tape.
For details, refer to the instruction
manual for your TV.
VCR Auto Standby
You can use your TV’s remote control to
turn off the VCR. For details, refer to the
instruction manual for your TV.
• If there are more than one satellite
programme you wish to record with Auto
Satellite Prog Recording, it is not possible
to set the different tape speed per each;
the tape speed selected in step 5 will be
applicable to all programmes for Auto
Satellite Prog recording.
• Depending on the type of satellite tuner,
the VCR may not record a slight portion
of the beginning of the programme or
may record slightly longer than the actual
length of the programme.
• If you engage the Auto Satellite Prog
Recording mode when the satellite
tuner’s power is on, the VCR will not
start Auto Satellite Prog recording even
though the REC LINK button blinks.
When the satellite tuner shuts off once
and is turned back on again, the VCR
starts recording.
• When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode
is engaged or the VCR’s power is turned
off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is
finished, the VCR will not enter the
Timer mode.
• When you press and hold the VCR’s REC
LINK button to engage the Auto Satellite
Prog Rec mode, if the REC LINK button
does not light but instead blinks quickly
even though your satellite tuner’s power
is off, Auto Satellite Prog Recording will
not work properly with that satellite tuner.
If this is the case, perform “Timer
Recording” (
✈
P.30) to timer-record a
satellite programme.
• Some satellite tuners output signals
even if the power is off. Auto Satellite
Prog Recording is not possible with
those satellite tuners.
MODE SET
DSPC
ON
O. S. D.
ON
DIRECT RECORD
ON
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DIGITAL 3R
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