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Notes:
•If you press 
when SUN appears on the display, the display shows one day before today’s date. For example, if today’s date is 1/24, the display shows 1/23 in the following year.
•You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to enter the date. For example, press 0, 5, 1, and 8 to set May 18th.
7.When the highlighted line shows the date you want, press 
to advance to the CH column.
8.Press 
or 
to select the channel you want to record.
Notes:
•You can press and hold 
or 
to rap- idly change the channel.
•You can also use the number keys on the remote control to directly enter the channel number.
9.Press 
. The display shows the current time. Use 
or 
to set the desired start time.
Notes:
•You can press and hold 
or 
to rap- idly change the desired start time.
•You can also use the number keys on the remote control to enter the start hour and minute. For example, press 1, 0, 2,
and 8 to set 10:28. If necessary, press
AM/
100/PM on the remote control to select AM or PM.
10.Press 
. The display shows the same time selected in Step 9. Use 
or 
to set the desired stop time.
11.Press 
or 
to highlight the tape speed.
12.Press 
or 
to set the tape speed.
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13.
•If it is correct, press SET.
•If an entry is not correct, repeatedly press 
or 
to highlight the incorrect entry, use 
or 
or the number keys to enter the correct information, then press
SET.
•If you want to exit without storing the timer settings, press CANCEL.
14.Press MENU again. TURN VCR POWER OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING briefly appears on the TV screen.
15.Press POWER to turn off the VCR’s power. TIMER appears on the VCR’s display.
At the selected start date and time, the VCR automatically turns on, records the broadcast on the selected channel, stops recording at the selected stop time, then turns off.
Note: The VCR makes the timer recording even if the TV is off.
Important:
•You can turn on and operate the VCR man- ually prior to the set times, but the VCR makes automatic timer recording(s) only if the power is off at the set start time(s).
•Be sure that TIMER appears steadily on the VCR’s display when you turn off the VCR. If it does not, check your program- ming.
•If you set up the VCR to record a cable program through a cable box, be sure to leave the cable box turned on before the timer program starts.