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42 Auto DBS RecordLink
If you connect your VCR to a satellite tuner that has the
Electronic Program Guide, the VCR will turn itself on, record,
then turn itself off. First, read the owner’s manual of your satellite
tuner; then, follow the steps below. Before you begin:
●
Use audio and video cables to connect the VCR’s
AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR to the satellite
tuner’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks.
●
Press the SPEED button to select the desired recording tape
speed (SP or SLP).
●
Set the clock. Details are on pages 16-19.
●
Put a tape in the VCR. Make sure the tape’s record tab is intact
and the tape is long enough to record the program(s).
1
Set the program to be recorded on the satellite tuner.
Turn off the satellite tuner. See your satellite tuner owner’s
manual for details.
3
Press the PLAY/
o
button or the STOP/
p
button to select
AUTO DBS RECORD LINK. Then, press the F.FWD/
B
but-
ton. The current time appears next to AUTO DBS.
• If you want the VCR to begin recording immediately, (or as
soon as the program is received from the satellite tuner)
press the F.FWD/
B
button again, then go to step 5.
• If you want to tell the VCR the time to start recording, go
to step 4.
2
Press the VCR button, then press the MENU button.
2
1
Set the program to
be recorded on the
satellite tuner.
5
Press the F.FWD/
B
button. ON will appear briefly beside
AUTO DBS, then a “FOLLOW THE STEPS...” message will appear.
This message is a reminder to set the program on the satellite
tuner (step 1 on this page) and to connect the VCR to the tuner
(as described at the top of this page).
After 30 seconds, the VCR will turn itself off and the Timer light
will appear on the VCR display panel. The recording will begin
either immediately or at the time you set in step 4. The VCR will
stop recording when the program ends as set at your satellite
tuner.
4
First, press the PLAY/
o
button or the STOP/
p
button
until the desired hour (AM or PM) appears. Then, press
the F.FWD/
B
button. Next, press the PLAY/
o
button or
the STOP/
p
button until the desired minute appears.
• You cannot use the AUDIO/VIDEO
In jacks on the front of the VCR for
an Auto DBS RecordLink.
• To stop an Auto DBS RecordLink
recording that is in progress, press
the STOP/EJECT button on the VCR.
• If a program has copy guard pro-
tection, it may not record clearly.
• When you use this feature, the first
few seconds of a program may not
be recorded.
• If your satellite tuner synchronizes
the recording start time with the
broadcasting start time, refer to the
tuner’s owner’s manual.
• Turning on the VCR power will can-
cel the Auto DBS RecordLink.
Helpful Hints
SELECT
op
CHOOSE
B
PROGRAM
VCR SET UP
TUNER SET UP
SET CLOCK
→
AUTO DBS
12:00AM
RECORD LINK
TO END PUSH EXIT
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