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F Enter the channel position.
Press PR+/–.
G Set the tape speed.
Press SP/LP/EP (p).
●It is not possible to select EP mode if “COLOUR SYSTEM” is set to “MESECAM”. ( pg. 48)
H Set the VPS/PDC mode.
Press VPS/PDC (number key “7”) to select “ON” or “OFF”.
●If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON.
●If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is
set to OFF.
“VPS/PDC Recording” in the right column
I Access the Title Edit screen.
Press the number key “1”.
The Title Edit screen appears.
● You can access the Title Edit screen only when “PROG. NAVIGATION” is set to “ON”. ( pg. 46)
J Enter the programme title.
Press the number keys and e to enter characters, then press OK. For details, refer to “Entering Character” on page 39.
K Return to the normal screen.
Press PROG or OK. “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears. If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears on the TV screen and “Err” on the front display panel, see page 34.
L Engage the recorder’s timer mode.
Press # (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically and “#” appears on the front display panel.
●To disengage the timer mode, press # (TIMER) again.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . anytime during steps 2 through 8, press WEEKLY (number key “9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (number key “8”) for daily serials (Sunday – Saturday). Either “WEEKLY” or “DAILY” appears on the TV screen. Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear.
NOTES:
●You can programme this recorder to
programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes ( pg. 33).
●Even if a power failure occurs, the recorder keeps your timer programmes if the lithium battery is not exhausted.
Satellite Receiver Users
To
APerform steps 1 – 12. Enter
BSet the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel before the selected programme begins.
CLeave the satellite receiver’s power on.
VPS/PDC Recording
Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme Delivery Control) and VPS (Video Programme System) are service designed to assure safe, accurate timer recording. With this system, special code signals are transmitted together with the audio/video signals. These code signals control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end — even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed.
NOTES:
●When you use Express Timer Programming, set the start time (VPS or PDC time) exactly as advertised in the TV listing. A different time than advertised will result in no recording.
●VPS/PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or a cable system is connected to the AUDIO/ VIDEO IN connectors on your recorder.
How to check if the station being received transmits a VPS/PDC signal
APress –
BHold down START+ for about 5 seconds. “VPS/PDC” appears blinking on the TV screen. If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/PDC” will stop blinking.
If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/PDC” will blink at a slower rate.
CPress –
●Repeat steps 1 – 11 for each additional programme.