28TIMERRECORDING

On-Screen

Timer

Programming

Turn on the TV and select the VCR channel 3 or 4 (or AV mode).

3

q 5/8 6

MENU

OK

 

1

2

 

3

 

 

4

5

 

6

NUMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

8

9

 

NUMBER "9"

NUMBER "8"

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

CH

 

 

 

 

OK

1

3

 

 

 

Á

¦

7

 

8

 

 

You can directly program the VCR’s timer to record up to 8 shows, as far as a year in advance. Remember, the clock must be set before you can program the timer (pg. 7 or 9).

1

 

LOAD A CASSETTE

 

 

 

 

Make sure the record safety tab is intact. If not, cover

 

the hole with adhesive tape, then load.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The VCR comes on, and the counter is reset,

 

 

automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS ON-SCREEN

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

2 Press MENU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCESS PROGRAM SET

3

 

SCREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the highlight bar (arrow) is on "PROGRAM

 

SET", then press OK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT PROGRAM NUMBER

 

 

Press the appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER keys or CHto

 

PROGRAM 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select a vacant program

DATE

–/–

4 number, then press OK. The

START

–:– – AM

 

 

first time you set the timer

STOP

–:– – AM

 

 

programming function, all

CHANNEL

– – SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the program numbers will

PRESS NUMBER KEY (O–9)

 

 

 

be blank; in this case just

OR (5,°), THEN (OK)

 

 

 

press OK when the Program

PRESS (MENU) TO END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set screen appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date,

start/stop time and channel number. Press CHto set

AM/PM and tape speed (SP or EP). Press OK after AM/

 

PM, channel number and tape speed settings.

Any information comprised of 1 digit (except the channel number) should have a "0" entered before it.

It is possible to set all information using the CHbutton.

(In this case, press OK after each setting.) Do not use the CH ° button to set the date.

At the Program Set screen, the setting that can be set blinks. When setting of a highlighted item is completed, the highlight bar moves down by 1 line to the next item.

NOTE:

If you are using a cable box, enter the cable box channel, not the channel to be recorded. The channel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box. (The cable box channel is the VCR's channel that displays the channels received by the cable box.)

**You can record selected programs at the same time every weekday, or once a week. Before entering the month, press NUMBER key “8” (DAILY) or “9” (WEEKLY). Either "DAILY" or "WEEKLY" appears. Press again and "DAILY" or "WEEKLY" disappears. For weekly recording, the desired date for the day of the week must be entered.

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JVC HR-A63U (Hi-Fi), HR-A43U, HR-A63U instruction manual On-Screen Timer Programming, Access Program SET, Timer Recording

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