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ENTER CHANNEL POSITION
6
Press TV PROG +/–.
SET TAPE SPEED
7
Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed.
SET VPS/PDC MODE
8
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" in the right column.
RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN
9
After confirming all information is correct, press PROG
or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED" appears on the
screen for about 5 seconds, then normal screen
appears.
●Repeat steps 1 – 9 for each additional programme.
ENGAGE RECORDER’STIMER MODE
10
Press ‰ (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically
and ‰ appears on the display panel.
●To disengage the timer, press ‰ (TIMER) again.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . anytime during steps 2 through 9, 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.
SP

Satellite Tuner Users

To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer
Programming:
1Set "AV2 SELECT" to "AV2" (Z pg. 39).
2Perform steps 1 – 10. Enter "L-2" for the channel
position in step 6.
3Set the satellite tuner to the appropriate channel before
the selected programme begins.
4Leave the satellite tuner's power on.
NOTE:
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).

VPS/PDC Recording

Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme
Delivery Control) and VPS (Video Programme System) are
service designed to assure safe, accurate timer recording.
With this system, special code signals are transmitted
together with the audio/video signals. These code signals
control your video recorder and have precedence over the
advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This
means that your recorder will start and stop recording when
the preset TV programmes actually start and end — even if
the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed.
NOTES:
●
When you use Express Timer Programming, set the start
time (VPS or PDC time) exactly as advertised in the TV
listing. A different time than advertised will result in no
recording.
●
VPS/PDC recording is also possible when a satellite tuner
or a cable system is connected to AV2 IN/DECODER on
your recorder.
●
VPS/PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 IN/OUT
connector.

How to check if the station being received transmits

a VPS/PDC signal

1Press – –:– – until the channel position appears on the
display panel.
2Hold down START+ for about 5 seconds.
●"VPS/PDC" appears blinking on the display panel.
If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station
, "VPS/
PDC" will stop blinking.
If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station
, "VPS/
PDC" will blink at a slower rate.
3Press – –:– – or START+ again to return to normal display.
– P1 –
START STOP
21:00 =22:00
SP VPS/PDC OFF
DATE TV PROG
25.12 1
ARD
[+/–] =
[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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