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RQT7460
Reco
rd
in
g
Timer recording
[HDD]
[RAM]
[DVD-R]
You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in advance.
Entering S
HOW
V
IEW
numbers is an easy way of timer recording. You
can find these numbers in TV listings in newspapers and magazines.
1
Press [ShowView].
2
Press the numbered buttons to enter
the S
HOW
V
IEW
number.
Press [
2
] to move back to correct a digit.
3
Press [ENTER].
≥
Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary
using [
3
,
4
,
2
,
1
] (
➡
page 18, step 3).
≥
When “-- ---” appears in the “Name” column, you cannot set
timer recording. Press [
3
,
4
] to select desired programme
position. After you have entered the information of a TV
station, it is kept in the unit’s memory.
≥
You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
≥
VPS/PDC
(
➡
right)
ON
!)
OFF (– – –)
≥
You can also press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording
drive.
When the recording drive is “DVD” and there is not enough
remaining space, recording automatically switches to the
“HDD” (
➡
right, Relief Recording).
≥
RENEW (Auto Renewal Recording)
[HDD]
(
➡
page 18)
ON
!)
OFF
≥
Programme Name
Press [
2
,
1
] to select “Programme Name” and press
[ENTER] (
➡
page 30).
4
Press [ENTER].
The settings are stored.
Repeat steps 1–4 to programme other recordings.
5
Press [
F
TIMER].
“
F
” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording
standby has been activated.
≥
The message screen
appears. Only play is
possible while timer
recording is in standby (
➡
page 20, 21). (You cannot play a
title recorded using a different encoding system from that of
the TV system currently selected on the unit.)
≥
The unit is not off. To save power, turn the unit off by
pressing [
Í
DVD].
Using S
HOW
V
IEW
number to make timer
recordings
DRIVE SELECT
VOLUME
CH
DIRECT TV REC
DVD
TV
AV
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
9
MANUAL SKIP
ShowView
CH
CANCEL
INPUT SELECT
SKIP
STOP
PAUSE
PLAY/x1.3
SLOW/SEARCH
FUNCTIONS
ENTER
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
RETURN
SUB MENU
CREATE
CHAPTER
TIMER
EXT LINK
PROG/CHECK
REC MODE
ERASE
REC
AUDIO
TIME SLIP
STATUS
DISPLAY
F
A
B
C
DUBBING
HDD
DVD
3
,
4
,
2
,
1
ENTER
F
TIMER
PROG/CHECK
EXT LINK
REC MODE
ShowView
HDD, DVD
¢
CANCEL
Í
DVD
Numbered
buttons
ShowView
1:58 SP
DVD
30:24 SP
Remain HDD
12:53:00 15. 7. TUE
Enter ShowView Number by using 0-9 key.
TIMER
RECORDING
12:54:00 15. 7. TUE
Programme Name
Mode
Stop
Start
Name
Date
VPS
PDC
HDD
DVD
20:00
19:00
15/ 7 TUE
SP
OFF HDD
1 ARD
1:58 SP
DVD
30:24 SP
Remain HDD
∫
To release the unit from recording standby
Press [
F
TIMER].
“
F
” goes out.
≥
Be sure to press [
F
TIMER] before the programme start time to
put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only
if “
F
” is displayed.
∫
To cancel recording when recording has
already begun
Press [
F
TIMER].
≥
You can also press and hold [
∫
] on the main unit for more than
3 seconds to stop recording.
[Note]
≥
Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is
turned on/off.
≥
Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even
when playing.
≥
Timer recordings do not begin while editing or transferring
(dubbing) in normal speed mode (
➡
page 31).
≥
“
F
” flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to
timer recording standby.
≥
If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the
latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording
starting time, the “
F
” flashes on the unit display. In this case,
press [
F
TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby
mode.
≥
When you programme successive timer recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part
at the beginning of the later programmes (a few seconds when
recording with HDD or DVD-RAM and approximately 30
seconds when recording with DVD-R).
∫
VPS/PDC function (
➡
page 45)
As long as a VPS/PDC signal is being broadcast by the TV
station, even if the broadcast programme time changes, the
recording time automatically changes to match the new
broadcast time.
To activate the VPS/PDC function
In step 3 in the VPS/PDC column, press [
3
,
4
] to select “ON”.
∫
Relief Recording
When the recording drive is set to
“DVD”
for timer recording and
if the programme will not fit onto the disc, the recording drive will
be altered to the
“HDD”
automatically.
≥
If there is no disc in the tray or the disc cannot be recorded on
or when timer recording starts while transferring (dubbing), the
recording drive will be altered to the HDD.
≥
The Direct Navigator shows which programmes were relief-
recorded (“
” is displayed.) (
➡
page 20).
≥
If the time remaining on the HDD is insufficient, as much of the
programme as possible will be recorded onto the HDD.
≥
Relief recording is not activated when recording the programme
with VPS/PDC and it is extended so that it no longer fits on the
disc.
SP
OK
20:00
19:00
ARD
15/ 7 TUE
01
Mode
Disc
space
Stop
Start
No.
Name
Date
TIMER
RECORDING
12:55:00 15. 7. TUE
New Timer Programme
OFF
VPS
PDC
HDD
DVD
1:58 SP
DVD
30:24 SP
Remain HDD
Check to make sure
“OK” is displayed.
Timer standby is active, only playback is possible.
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