Timer Recordings
TIMER RECORDINGS USING ShowView
■For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly.
■Load a cassette with its safety tab in place and with sufficient free space for the recording.
Timer Recordings
NORMAL TIMER RECORDING
■For timer recordings, clock, date, and stations must be set correctly.
■Load a cassette with its safety tab in place and with sufficient free space for the recording.
| Call the ShowView menu by pressing PROGRAM on the |
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From your TV magazine, type in the number next to the programme you | |
want to record ... | |
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| Decide if you want to record "ONCE", "WEEKLY" or "DAILY"... |
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| If you wish to make changes: |
3 | Move to the position you want to change using the [œ/√] buttons. |
Change the setting using the […/†] or [number] buttons. If all setting | |
are ok, press [ok], till you see “OK: CONFIRM” in the bottom line. |
Confirm.
Switch your player off.
SHOWVIEW
œ:CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM SETUP:END
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WANT TO RECORD THIS PROGRAM?
ONCE WEEKLY(ONCE A WEEK)
…/†:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM SETUP:END
TIMER PROGRAM (ONCE)
PR | 03 |
START TIME | 21:20 |
END TIME | 22:20 |
START DATE | 14/06(SAT) |
TAPE SPEED | SP |
VPS/PDC | ON |
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| Call the player’s "SETUP", choose "TIMER PROGRAM". |
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1 | Decide if you want to record "ONCE", "WEEKLY" or "DAILY"... |
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• | the time the broadcast starts, |
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• | the time the broadcast ends, |
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| TAPE SPEED | SP | |||
| • | the day of the broadcast, if it is not today. |
| VPS/PDC | ON |
| • | Select LP if you wish to make a very long recording . |
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| • | Switch off VPS/PDC here if you need to . |
| œ/√:CORRECT | SETUP:END |
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3 | Move to the position you want to change using the [œ/√] buttons. |
| PR | 01 | |
| START TIME | 18:10 | |||
Change the setting using the […/†] or [number] buttons. |
| END TIME | 20:30 | ||
| START DATE | 20/06(FRI) | |||
If all setting are ok, press [œ or √], till you see “OK : CONFIRM” in |
| TAPE SPEED | LP | ||
| VPS/PDC | ON |
•VPS/PDC is a service provided by some stations to enable you to perform timer recordings precisely even if the broadcaster delays the start time of the programme slightly. The time you enter is the VPS/PDC time so must be correct. Not all stations offer VPS/PDC, in which case the player will start at the time you enter and not the actual start time of the programme.
If you wish to start recording at a specific time without it being adjusted by the VPS/PDC system in the event of a delay, switch VPS/PDC off otherwise the player will not record.
•If you don’t have the ShowView numbers see next page for the normal timer.
•If you have made a mistake, move back to the relevant position with the [œ] button and change the setting.
•If there is no programme location displayed under “PR” in the change menu, the player doesn’t yet know the location number for the programme you want. Type it in and this will be stored for last recordings.
•If you wish to record from a satellite receiver, select under “PR” the satellite programme location or AV (1/2) (depending on the connection with the antenna cable or the
•Should programming overlap, you get a warning.
•To cancel the recording press the button (stop) more than 5 seconds.
•ShowView is a trademark applied for by Gemstar Development Corp.. The ShowView system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.
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Confirm. | œ/√:CORRECT | SETUP:END |
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Switch your player off.
•Wait a few seconds after typing a
•If you have made a mistake, move to the position you want to change using the [œ/√] buttons and change the setting.
•If programme timings overlap, the machine will give a warning message. If you don’t adjust the times, the machine will record the first programme completely then continue with the second one.
•If there is no sufficient free space for the recording on the cassette the video switches automatically to “LP” for double recording capacity.
•The recorder will eject cassettes which have the safety tab removed.
Recording
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