Programming a recording Timer | Philips VR558 instruction

Switching 'Direct Record' on or off

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro- gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.

3.Select 'RECORD SET UP' with PLAY B-Kor STOP C-Land confirm with FWD 1- B .

4.In 'DIRECT RECORD', select 'OFF' (Direct Record off) or 'ON' (Direct Record on) with

FWD 1- B .

SELECT K L CHOOSE B

RECORD SPEED	[SP]
→DIRECT RECORD	[OFF]
RECORD LINK	[OFF]
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5.To end, press STATUS/EXIT .

6.Switch off with STANDBY/ON y .

5. Programming a recording (TIMER)

General information

Use a TIMER programming to automatically start and stop a recording at a later time or date. The video recorder will switch to the right programme number and begin recording at the correct time. With this video recorder, you can pre-programme up to eight recordings within a period of one year. To make a programmed recording, your video recorder needs to know:

*the date you want to make the recording

*the programme number of the TV channel

*the start and stop time of the recording

This information is saved in a 'TIMER' block.

Programming a recording

1.Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro- gramme number for the video recorder.

2.Press MENU . The main menu will appear.

3.Select 'TIMER' with PLAY B-Kor STOP C-L .

Then press FWD 1- B .

4.Select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording with PLAY B-Kor STOP C-L . Then press

FWD 1- B .

If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, 'FULL' will appear on the TV screen.

SELECT K L CHOOSE B

→ONCE

DAILY WEEKLY TIMER LIST

Selecting once/daily/weekly recordings Use PLAY B-Kor STOP C-Lto select from the following options:

'ONCE': Recording once

'DAILY': Repeated daily recordings from Monday to Friday

'WEEKLY.': Repeated weekly recordings (every

week on the same day)

5.Select TIMER block with 0..9 .

6.With 0..9 buttons you can enter 'START'

(start time) , 'STOP' (end time) , 'PROG.'

(programme number) and 'DATE'.

Programme numbers of the ' AV1 ' and ' AV2 ' scart socket

You can also programme recordings from exter- nal sources via scart socket AV1(TV)or AV2 (DECODER).

7.When all inputs are correct, press STATUS/EXIT . The programming information

is stored in a TIMER block.

8.Insert a cassette with an intact security tab (unprotected).

9.Switch off with STANDBY/ON y .

The programmed recording will only function when the video recorder is switched off with

STANDBY/ON y .

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