18
Regular TimerProgramming
Remember, the clock must be set before you can programme
the timer (Z pg. 7).
Turn on the recorder first and perform the following steps.

TIMER RECORDING(cont.)

ACCESS TIMER PROGRAM-

MING DISPLAY

1
Press PROG.
●
If you own the A230E or A430E ...
... skip to step 3.
ACCESS PROGRAMME
DISPLAY
2
Press START +/–.
●The PDC/VPS indicator ( ) only appears with the
A237E and the A437E. If you're not receiving PDC/
VPS, press NUMBER key "7" to set to "OFF" so that
the indicator disappears (Z pg. 19).

ENTER PROGRAMME

START TIME

3
Press START +/– to enter the time you want recording
to start.
●Press and hold START +/– to move in 30-minute
increments, or press and release repeatedly to move 1
minute at a time.

ENTER PROGRAMME STOP

TIME

4
Press STOP +/– to enter the time you want recording to
stop.

ENTER PROGRAMME DATE

5
Press DATE +/–. (The current date appears on the front
display panel. The date you enter appears in its place.)

ENTER CHANNEL

POSITION

6
Press TV PROG. +/–.
SET TAPE SPEED
(A430E, A433E, A437E
ONLY)
7
Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed.
RETURN TO NORMAL
DISPLAY
8
After confirming all information is correct, press OK
and the normal display appears.
●Repeat steps 1–8 for each additional programme.

ENGAGE RECORDER’S

TIMER MODE

9
Press TIMER.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . anytime during steps 2 through 8, press WEEKLY (NUMBER
key “9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for
daily serials (Monday–Friday). "W" or "D" appears on the front
display panel.
NOTES:
●
For safety, your recorder disables all other functions while in
the Timer mode. If you want to use the recorder but its Timer
mode is engaged, press TIMER and all other functions are
operable. To re-engage the timer, press TIMER.
●
You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as
8 programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record
a ninth, "FULL" appears on the front display panel. To record
the extra programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary
programmes (
Z
pg. 19).
M
D
SP
Day
≠Month
≠
Channel position
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To Satellite Tuner Users
When using the Regular Timer Recording method to timer-
record a satellite programme, first set the auxiliary mode.
•If you own the A230E, A430E or A437E . . .
. . . select "AU" in step 6.
•If you own the A233E, A237E or A433E . . .
. . . select "AU2" in step 6.
Before the selected programme begins, set the satellite
tuner for the appropriate channel, then set the tuner's
timer. If your satellite tuner doesn't have a timer, leave
its power on.
SP
SP
Start time
≠
Stop time
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