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Recording a Program
Recording While You’re Away (Timer Recording)
Timer recording lets you program the TV/VCR to record up to eight different programs
within a one year period. This is useful if you plan on being away from home for a long
period of time. Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock is set correctly.
Setting a Timer Recording
1.
Press
MENU
to display the
TV/VCR MAIN MENU
.
2.
Press
1
to display the
TIMER RECORDINGS
menu.
3.
Press
1
to
Create a new program
.
4.
Press
1
,
2
,
3
, or
4
to select the type of program.
1 One time
— single program recorded once.
2 Daily
— program recorded at same time every day.
3 Weekdays
— program recorded at same
time Monday through Friday.
4 Weekly
— program recorded at same time
every week.
5.
Press number buttons to enter the channel number, start
time including
AM
or
PM
, end time, and start date of the
recording. Just follow the on-screen prompts.
• If recording from the
AUDIO/VIDEO IN
jacks, press
00
on the remote or
INPUT
on the TV/VCR to select the
line input (
VIDEO
) instead of a channel.
Press
CLEAR
to correct an entry
.
6.
Press
SPEED
on the remote to select the
recording speed
.
7.
Press
MENU
to save your program.
• If you have entered two programs whose times
overlap, the message
PROGRAMS OVERLAP
appears
on the screen. A warning sound tells you of a program
overlap if the alert sound feature is turned on.
8.
Repeat steps
3 – 7
for additional programs.
9.
Insert a tape with safety tab intact before the recording
is to begin.
The
TIMER
indicator lights in the TV/VCR’s front panel.
If you turn the TV/VCR off, the
TIMER
indicator will
flash if there is no cassette in the TV/VCR or the safety
tab is missing from the cassette.
10.
If using a cable box or satellite receiver, turn it on and
tune it to the channel you want to record before time
for the recording to begin.
TIMER Indicator
TV/VCR MAIN MENU
1 Timer Recordings
TIMER RECORDINGS
1 Create a new program
When should this
program occur?
1 One time
2 Daily (every day)
3 Weekdays (M-F)
4 Weekly (once per week)
Program 1 (One time)
Channel --
Program 1 (One time)
Channel 08
Start time --:--
Program 1 (One time)
Channel 08
Start time 02:10 PM
End time --:--
Program 1 (One time)
Channel 08
Start time 02:10 PM
End time 03:35 PM
Start date 11/18/98 Wed
Tape Speed SLP
Press CLEAR to correct
Press MENU to save
Program 1 has been saved
Remember to insert a
recordable tape before
the program start time.
