TIMER RECORDING ON HDD/DVD DECK EN 47
Weekly/Daily Recording

You can record programmes with one of the following weekly/daily timer settings.

For the HDD deck

When you select a mode other than ONCE, the space on the hard disk drive is saved for new recordings by overwriting previous recordings. To prevent loss of a needed recording, backup programmes you wish to save by dubbing them to DVD discs before overwriting previous recordings. Or save the title of weekly/ daily programmes to avoid overwriting of a previous week/day. (A pg. 49)

ONCE (One Time Recording)In this mode a programme will not be automatically overwritten.

WEEKLY (OVERWRITE) (Weekly Recording/Weekly Overwrite) When the set weekly programme is broadcast, the programme recorded last week is automatically deleted and overwritten by the new programme. Save the title of each programme you wish to save, then the recorded programme is saved and will not be overwritten by the new programme.

This week’s drama

Overwritten

Last week’s drama

MON-SUN (FOR A WEEK)/ MON-SAT (FOR A WEEK)/ MON-FRI (FOR A WEEK) (Daily Recording/Weekly Overwrite)

When the set weekly programme is broadcast, the programme recorded on the same day last week is automatically deleted and overwritten by the new programme. Save the title of each programme you wish to save, then the recorded programme is saved and will not be overwritten by the new programme.

This

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

week

 

 

 

 

 

Overwritten

 

 

 

 

 

Last

 

 

 

 

 

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MON-SUN (OVERWRITE)/ MON-SAT (OVERWRITE)/

MON-FRI (OVERWRITE) (Daily Recording/Daily Overwrite)

When the set daily programme is broadcast, yesterday’s programme is automatically deleted and overwritten by the new programme. Save the title of each programme you wish to save, then the recorded programme is saved and will not be overwritten by the new programme.

Tuesday’s programme

Overwritten

Monday’s programme

For the DVD deck

ONCE (One Time Recording)

WEEKLY (Weekly Recording)

MON-SUN/MON-SAT/MON-FRI(Daily Recording)

VPS/PDC Recording

Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme Delivery Control) and VPS (Video Programme System) are services 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 unit and have precedence over the advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This means that your unit 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 from what has been advertised. PDC is currently available nationally on BBC1, BBC2, Ch.4 and Ch.5, except from a few small relay transmitters. Ch.3 operates a PDC service in some areas. All channels intend to offer this service in due course. Check your TV programme listing guide for latest information. If the channel you intend to record does not offer a PDC service your unit will not start recording if PDC has been selected. Be sure to set PDC to AOFFB if PDC is not available on your selected channel. (See step 8 on page 46.)

NOTES:

●Make sure to press VPS/PDCj after completing timer programming procedure to activate the VPS/PDC recording function. The VPS/PDC recording indicator lights up on the front

display panel when VPS/PDC recording function is activated. However, it will blink rapidly when VPS/PDCj is pressed under the following conditions:

●Clock is not set.●Timer programming has not been set.●Disc is not loaded.●HDD is full.

●When you use Manual 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 receiver or a cable system is connected to [L-2 IN/DECODER] connector on your unit.

●VPS/PDC recording is also possible via the [L-1 IN/OUT] connector.

●When timer recording via VPS/PDC recording is in progress, it is not possible to switch between the HDD and DVD deck, and the following menus cannot be displayed:

●Main Menu●Library Database Navigation Menu●Editing Menu

●If the unit is powered on when set to record a timer programme onto HDD/DVD using VPS/PDC, the PDC information will not be used. The programme will be recorded using the start and stop times originally programmed.

How to check if the station being received transmits a VPS/ PDC signal

AHold down DISPLAY for about 5 seconds. AVPS/PDCB appears and blinks on the front display panel. If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, AVPS/PDCB will stop blinking. If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, AVPS/PDCB will blink at a slower rate.

BPress DISPLAY again to return to normal display.