Timer Recordings

RCA DRC8300N manual Timer Recordings, Setting up timer recordings to record programs automatically

Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features

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Disc

Tape

Disc Library

Timers

Setup

Add Timer	Set Transfer

To set a timer for video recording, press OK.

To exit, press GO BCK/RETURN

		Timers
	Name	Timers
	Channel	Ch 002
	Day(s)	05/19 19 Mon Once
	Start Time	03:00PM
	Stop Time	04:00PM
	Destination	Disc
	Recording Quality	*1 : Best
	Keep Timer	Delete Timer

Timer Setup Screen

		Simon’s birthday
	Name	Simon’s birthday
	Copy From / To	Disc to Tape
	Day	03/04 Wed 17
	Start Time	03:00PM
	Quality	High

	Keep Timer	Delete Timer

Transfer Setup Screen

Setting up timer recordings to record programs automatically

1.From the DVD/VCR’s main menu, use the remote’s arrow buttons to highlight Timers, and press the OK button.

Tip: You can also access the Timers menu by pressing the TIMER•GUIDE button on the remote control.

2.Since Add Timer is highlighted, just press OK (the Timer Setup screen appears).

3.If you want to give the Timer a name, highlight Name and press the INFO button (the on-screen keyboard appears—follow the on-screen instructions to name the timer). When ﬁnished entering the name, make sure you press the right arrow button to highlight Done and press OK.

4.Press the down arrow button to highlight the Channel ﬁeld and use the number buttons on the remote to enter the channel number, and press OK (highlight moves to Day).

To enter a Video Input Channel, press the right arrow button.

5.Use the number buttons to enter month and day. To change the frequency (once, daily, weekly, etc.), press the right arrow button. When ﬁnished, press OK (highlight moves to Start Time).

6.Use the number buttons to enter the time you want to start recording. Press the right arrow button to change the a.m./p.m. setting. When ﬁnished, press OK (the highlight moves to Stop Time).

7.Use the number buttons to enter the time you want the DVD/VCR to stop recording. Press the right arrow button to change a.m./p.m. setting. When ﬁnished, press OK (the highlight moves to Destination).

8.With Destination highlighted—press the right arrow button to switch between Tape (to record to the VCR) and Disc (to record to a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc). When ﬁnished, press OK (the highlight moves to Recording Quality).

9.You can change the quality of the recording by pressing the right arrow button. The better the quality, the more space the recording takes up on the disc or tape—(go to page 52 for more information). Press OK to conﬁrm the quality recording setting.

10.When you’re ﬁnished, make sure Keep Timer is highlighted and press OK.

Notes: The DVD/VCR’s clock must be set in order for Timer Recordings to work properly.

Setting up timer recordings to transfer a disc to tape or tape to disc

1.From the DVD/VCR’s main menu, use the remote’s arrow buttons to highlight Timers, and press the OK button.

2.Press the right arrow button to highlight Set Transfer and press OK (the Transfer Setup screen appears).

3.If you want to give the Timer a name, press the INFO button when Name is highlighted (the on- screen keyboard appears—follow the on-screen instructions to name the timer). When ﬁnished entering the name, make sure you press the right arrow button to highlight Done and press OK (the on-screen keyboard disappears). Press OK again (highlight moves to Copy From / To).

4.Press the right arrow button to choose whether you want to copy Disc to Tape or a Tape to Disc. Press OK, the highlight moves to Day.

5.Use the number buttons to enter month and day. When ﬁnished, press OK (highlight moves to Start Time).

6.Use the number buttons to enter the time you want to start recording. Press the right arrow button to change the a.m./p.m. setting. When ﬁnished, press OK (the highlight moves to Quality).

7.To change the quality, press the right arrow button.

8.When you’re satisﬁed with the settings, press the arrow down button to highlight Keep Timer, and press OK. Make sure the disc is in the disc tray and the tape is in the VCR deck before the Timer Recording is ready to start.

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