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Normal timer recording
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For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly.
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Load a cassette with its safety tab in place (see page 25) and with enough free tape for the recording.
1
Press
MENU
.
Choose "Timer Program" by
pressing
OK
.
There are positions for eight timer
programs.
Press
PR+
or
PR-
to select an
unused program, for example ‘- - - -’
then press
OK
to confirm.
Press
PR+
or
PR-
to select how
often you want to make the
recording, for example, once, weekly
and so on. Press
OK
to confirm.
2
3
PR+/-:SELECT (AV1/AV2)
0-9 :SETUP(PR)
/ :CORRECT MENU:END
PR
--
START TIME
--:--
END TIME
--:--
START DATE --/--
TAPE SPEED
SP
VPS/PDC
OFF
TIMER PROGRAM (ONCE)
◆
PR : Use
PR+
if you want to choose
the AV channel (see page 9) or
0
to
9
for other channels.
◆
Start time : Use buttons
0
to
9
to
enter the start time.
◆
End time : Use buttons
0
to
9
to enter
the end time.
◆
Start date : Use buttons
0
to
9
to
enter the date.
◆
Tape Speed : Use
PR+
if you want to
choose LP (see page 19).
◆
VPS/PDC : Use
PR+
if you want to
switch VPS/PDC on (see page 20).
If VPS/PDC does not appear on the
screen, it is not available on your
video.
If you want to change any of the
details. Move to the details you
want to change using the and
buttons.
Change the setting using the
PR+
or
PR-
or number buttons
0
to
9
.
These buttons are used
on the following two
pages.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WANT
TO RECORD THIS PROGRAM?
PR+/-:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
ONCE
WEEKLY(ONCE A WEEK)
DAILY(MON-FRI)
DAILY(MON-SAT)
DAILY(MON-SUN)
TIMER PROGRAM (ONCE)
PR
01
START TIME
18:10
END TIME
20:30
START DATE
15/04(FRI)
TAPE SPEED
LP
VPS/PDC
ON
PR+/-:SELECT (AV1/AV2)
0-9 : SETUP (PR)
/
:CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
Timer recording using ShowView
ShowView is an automatic system which makes it easier to set the timer.
Press
PROG.
to select the ShowView screen.
(If ShowView mode does not appear on the screen, it is
not available on your video. Go to page 21).
ShowView numbers are shown in TV guides.
From your current TV guide, type in the number next to
the programme you want to record using the number
buttons
0-9
. Press
OK
to confirm.
1
0-9:SHOWVIEW NUMBER
:CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
SHOWVIEW
83077----
2
Press
PR+
or
PR-
to select how often you want to make
the recording, for example, once, weekly and so on.
Press
OK
to confirm.
If you wish to change any details:
Move to the details you want to change using the /
buttons.
Change the setting using the
PR+
or
PR-
or number
buttons
0-9
.
If all the settings are correct, press
OK
. The on screen
display will remind you to enter a cassette and turn the
video off.
3
4
Press to
switch your video off
. Your video will not
record unless you do this.
You can switch the video on again if you want to set the timer to
record another programme. Remember to switch the video off when
you have finished setting the timer.
If VPS/PDC does not appear on the screen, it is not available on your video. VPS=Video Programming System PDC=
Programme Delivery Control.
•
VPS/PDC
sets your video to adjust the start times of your timed recording. This happens even if a programme
starts earlier or later than advertised.
VPS/PDC works when the broadcaster sends a signal, but the signal is not always sent.
If you are not sure the signal will be sent, it is best to switch VPS/PDC off.
•
If there is
no programme number
displayed under ‘PR’ in the change menu, the video doesn’t yet
know the number for the programme you want. Type it in and this will be stored for later recordings.
•
If you wish to record from a
satellite receiver
, select under ‘PR’ the satellite programme or AV
(depending whether the video is connected with the antenna cable or the scart-cable). Leave the
satellite tuner switched on and set the programme you want to record.
•
The video will warn you if you have set the timer to start recording a second programme before the
first recording has finished.
•
To stop the recording after it has already started, press and hold the
STOP
button for about five
seconds until the video stops recording.
•
ShowView and ShowView code are trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.
ShowView system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WANT
TO RECORD THIS PROGRAM?
PR+/-:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
ONCE
WEEKLY(ONCE A WEEK)
DAILY(MON-FRI)
DAILY(MON-SAT)
DAILY(MON-SUN)
TIMER PROGRAM (ONCE)
PR
03
START TIME
21:20
END TIME
22:20
START DATE
16/04(SAT)
TAPE SPEED
SP
VPS/PDC
ON
PR+/-:SELECT (AV)
0-9 : SETUP (PR)
/
:CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
