EN 27

SET TAPE SPEED

4
Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed.

SET VPS/PDC MODE

5
Press VPS/PDC to select "ON" or "OFF".
If "VPS/PDC ON" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/
PDC" is lit on the display panel, VPS/PDC is set to ON.
If "VPS/PDC OFF" is displayed on the screen or "VPS/PDC"
is not lit on the display panel, VPS/PDC is set to OFF.
Z "VPS/PDC Recording" on page 29.

RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN

6
Press PROG or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears
on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen
appears.
Repeat steps 16 for each additional programme.

ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE

7
Press (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically
and appears on the display panel.
To disengage the timer, press (TIMER) again.
NOTES:
To Change The Stop Time . . .
. . . press STOP +/– in step 3. You can compensate for
anticipated programme schedule delays this way.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . in step 3, press WEEKLY (NUMBER key “9”) for weekly
serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for daily serials (Monday
– Friday). Either "WEEKLY" or "DAILY" appears on the screen.
Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication
disappear.
You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8
programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a
ninth, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on screen and "FULL" appears
on the front display panel. To record the extra programme, you
must first cancel any unnecessary programmes (
Z
pg. 30).
It is not possible to timer-record a TV programme with a
S
HOW
V
IEW
number which starts with "0".
ATTENTION

Regarding Guide Program Number Set

"GUIDE PROG SET" appears after performing step 3 if the
Guide Program number for the SHOWVIEW number you
entered has not been set.
Press the NUMBER keys or %fi to input the channel
position number on which your recorder receives that
station, then press OK or
#
to set the Guide Program
number. The SHOWVIEW program screen appears.
(Ex.) To timer-record a ZDF
programme with SHOWVIEW.
* If your recorder receives
ZDF on the channel
position 2, press OK or
#
after entering "2".
Satellite Tuner Users
To timer-record a satellite broadcast using SHOWVIEW:
1Set "AV2 SELECT" to "AV2" (Z pg. 39).
2Perform steps 17.
3Set the satellite tuner to the appropriate channel before
the selected programme begins.
4Leave the satellite tuner's power on.
GUIDE PROG SET
GUIDE PROG TV PROG
2 – –
[5] =
[PROG] : EXIT
Timer Warning
If you have programmed your
recorder to timer-record a
programme or a series of
programmes, a warning
appears on screen to tell you
that the recording is to start in
5 minutes.
NOTES:
The warning only appears if
you’re not in the Timer mode at that time.
If this recorder is being used as the player for tape
dubbing, the warning screen is recorded on the tape in
the other video recorder.
The warning blinks for the entire 5 minutes leading up to
the start of timer recording. To clear the display, press .
– WARNING–
TIMER RECORDING
TO START SOON
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123
456
789
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
– –:– –
0
OK
DAILY
WEEKLY
SP/LP
VPS/PDC
PROG
STOP+/–