CyberHome Entertainment 1600 user manual Programming a Recording Timer, Non-interruptible tasks

PROGRAMMING A RECORDING (TIMER)

General information

Use the feature “Programming a recording (timer)” to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date. The DVD recorder will automatically switch to the right programme number and begin recording at the pro- grammed time.

To make a programmed recording, your DVD recorder needs to know the following data:

•the date you want to make the recording

•the start time and length of the recording

•the input source from which you want to record

•the recording quality (HQ, SP, LP, EP, SLP)

•VPS/PDC on or off

•the recurrence mode

These information are saved in a timer block.

What is VPS/PDC?

With VPS (Video Programming System)/ PDC (Programme Delivery Con- trol) the TV station controls the start and duration of TV channel recordings. If a TV programme starts earlier or ends later than it was scheduled, the DVD recorder will still switch itself on and off at the correct times.

What do I need to know about VPS / PDC?

•Usually the start time is the same as the VPS or PDC time. But if your TV guide gives a VPS or PDC time which is different from the programme’s start time, e.g. “20:15 (VPS/PDC: 20:14)”, you must enter the VPS/PDC time “20:14” exact to the minute as the start time. If you want to program a time that is different from the VPS or PDC time, you must switch off VPS or PDC.

•Only one TV programme on a TV channel can be controlled using VPS/PDC at a time. If you want to record two or more TV programmes on a TV channel using VPS/PDC, you will need to programme these as two separate recordings.

•The DVD recorder needs a certain warm-up time for the start of the recording, e.g. to load the disc and for positioning the laser. Therefore, it is possible that the first seconds are missing when recording a TV show using VPS/PDC. In this case we recommend to switch VPS/PDC off and to program a start time that is one minute earlier.

Non-interruptible tasks

Some tasks cannot be interrupted by recording while the current task con- tinues to completion, delaying the scheduled recording and recording notice. If the current task continues longer than the scheduled recording time, the recording is skipped completely. The following tasks are not inter- ruptible by recording:

•channel search

•resetting to user defaults - this also clears all scheduled recordings

•formatting a disc

•finalizing DVD+R discs

•firmware update

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