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Electronic Program Guide (EPG)

This VCR allows you to set recording timer or viewing timer by selecting the program from the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

•Turn on the VCR and the TV, and select the AV mode on the TV.

•Set the [VCR/TV/CABLE/DBS] selector on the Remote to [VCR].

VCR CABLE

TV /DBS

[EPG]

A-2,3

B-2,3

C-2,3

D-2,3

ATTENTION:

When setting recording timer of a digital (ATSC) program, the VCR must be set to the standby mode condition 10 minutes before the start time of a program.

As timer recording is performed based on the time information of each program, timer standby and timer recording may not be possible due to deviation in the timer information of each program if the VCR is set to standby mode within 10 minutes of the program start time. In such cases, press [REC] to perform manual recording.

NOTES:

•The EPG function works only when receiving digital programs.

•If the Easy Rec Timer or Easy View Timer is set for a program whose start time has passed, a message “Check Start Time” appears on the screen. In this case, exit the EPG screen and perform manual recording.

A Easy Record Timer1 Access EPG screen

Press [EPG].

•The clock must be set to access the EPG screen. If you have not set the clock, an error message will be displayed. Refer to page 15 for the clock setting procedure.

•When the received channel is not a digital (DTV) channel, “CAN NOT SET ON THIS CHANNEL SELECT DTV CHANNEL THEN RETRY” appears on the screen.

•When receiving digital broadcast, if [EPG] is pressed to access the EPG screen at the same instant a blocked program or scene is received, the EPG screen will not be displayed.

In addition, if a blocked program or scene is received while the EPG screen is being displayed, the sub picture screen will turn black.

2 Select time zone and channel

Press [D E] to select the desired time zone, and [FG] to select the desired channel, then press [OK].

•The detail information of the program will appear.

3 Set record timer

Press [D] to move the arrow to “Easy Rec”, then press [OK].

•The timer is set. An mark appears in front of the program title.

4 Return to normal screen

Press [EPG].

5 Engage timer recording standby mode

Press [TIMER (j)].

The VCR turns off automatically and [j] is displayed on the front display panel.

To use the VCR while it is in timer recording standby mode Press [TIMER (j)] to cancel the timer recording standby mode, then press [POWER] to turn on the VCR.

DO NOT forget to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode again by pressing [TIMER (j)] after you use the VCR; otherwise, you cannot record the broadcasts you want.

•When “AUTO TIMER” (A page 68) is set to “ON”, the timer recording standby mode is automatically engaged when the VCR is turned off. It is temporarily canceled when the VCR is turned on. You do not have to press [TIMER (j)] to engage or disengage the timer recording standby mode.