Philips DVDR 77/02, DVDR 77/00 manual AThe following message appears on the screen Please enter

Timer
ShowView system
	VPS		Rec
Date	Prog. Start PDC	End	Mode
01	BBC1 20:15	21:30	M2

Mo-Fr/Weekly	To store
Press SELECT	Press OK

aThe following message appears on the screen: 'Please enter

programme number'

b The programme number of the TV channel has not yet been assigned to the ShowView number. Use C , D or the number buttons 0..9 on the remote control to select the appropriate programme number (name) of the TV channel and confirm with OK .

aThe following message appears on the screen: 'ShowView number

wrong'

b The entered ShowView number is incorrect. Correct your entry or cancel using the SYSTEM-MENUbutton.

b Check the time/date (see 'Setting the time & date' in 'Installing your DVD

recorder').
aThe following message appears on the screen: 'Weekend
programming not possible'
b A daily recording was entered for the wrong day. Daily programming can	Problem
only be used for recordings to be made from Monday to Friday.

6The decoded data appears after confirmation. You can go back and change the data. Select the appropriate input field with C or D . If required, make changes using A , B or the number buttons 0..9 .

'Switching on 'VPS/PDC' in the 'Start' input field

Select the 'Start' input field using C . Using SELECT switch on 'VPS/PDC' ('*' lights up). If you press SELECT again, you will switch 'VPS/PDC' off ('*' goes out).

Changing the recording mode in input field 'End'

Select the 'End' input field using C .

Use REC MODE to select the recording mode 'M1, M2, M2x, M3, M4, M6,

M8'.

Fit to space Recording
You can select also the recording mode 'FR' .
With these setting the recording mode (bit rate) will be automatically
calculated to use the complete empty space (title 'Empty').
If the empty space is too small the recording will be stopped to prevent the
following titles from being overwritten.
Do not use this function under the following conditions:
•) more then one programmed recording
•) daily/weekly repeated recordings
•) recordings with VPS/PDC	Tip
May be the calculation of the recording mode can not function properly.

7If all information is correct, press the OK button. The programming information is stored in a TIMER block.

8To end, press TIMER s .

9Insert a recordable disc (one without write protection). The inserted disk is checked.

0Search the position on the disc where the recording should begin. Press STOP h .

ASwitch the DVD recorder off with STANDBY m .

The programmed recording will only function properly if the DVD recorder has been switched off using the STANDBY m button.

If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, 'TIMER' will light up on the recorder display.

88 Programming a recording (TIMER)