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(US)
Timer recording
This section shows you how to let the VCR
automatically start and stop recording a program. You
can preset up to 8 programs for timer recording.
Before you start...
• Check that the clock is set correctly.
• For timer recording, insert a tape with its safety tab in
place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time you are programming.
• Turn on the power of the equipment to be used.
1
Press MENU and select 2.TIMER SET using
SHIFT
v
, then press SHIFT
b
.
The TIMER SET menu appears and today’s date
flashes.
[ TIMER SET ]
0 4 – –:– – – –:– –
EP
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DATE START STOP MODE
2
Set the “DATE” to start recording using DATA+/–.
[ TIMER SET ]
1 0 – –:– – – –:– –
EP
– – – –:– – – –:– –
– –
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DATE START STOP MODE
Note
You can preset the date within a one-month time
frame only, except for daily/weekly recording,
which remains effective until changed.
To record the same program every day or every week,
see “Daily/weekly recording” on page 20(US).
Timer Recording
3
Press SHIFT
b
and set the time to start recording
using DATA +/–:
Press SHIFT
b
to flash the hour under “START, ”
then set the hour using DATA +/–.
[ TIMER SET ]
1 0 1 3:– – – –:– –
EP
– – – –:– – – –:– –
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DATE START STOP MODE
Press SHIFT
b
to flash the minutes under
“START,” then set the minutes using DATA +/–.
[ TIMER SET ]
1 0 1 3:1 5 – –:– –
EP
– – – –:– – – –:– –
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DATE START STOP MODE
4
Press SHIFT
b
, then set the time to stop recording
in the same way using DATA +/–.
[ TIMER SET ]
1 0 1 3:1 5 1 4:0 0
EP
– – – –:– – – –:– –
– –
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DATE START STOP MODE
5
Press SHIFT
b
and set the tape speed (SP or EP)
using DATA +/–.
Refer to page 13(US) for details on tape speeds.
[ TIMER SET ]
1 0 1 3:1 5 1 4:0 0
SP
– – – –:– – – –:– –
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DATE START STOP MODE
To preset another timer setting, press SHIFT
v
to
flash the date of the next line, and repeat steps
2
to
5
.
To correct settings, press SHIFT
v
and SHIFT
b
to
flash the setting you want to change, and change it.
(continued)
6
r
P
p
0
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)
SHIFT
v
TIMER
MENU
DATA +/–
SHIFT
b
