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This facility allows you to record automatically a satellite
programme which is timer-programmed on your external
satellite tuner. Connect a satellite tuner to the recorder's AUDIO
IN/VIDEO IN connectors and programme the timer on the
satellite tuner; the recorder starts recording when the signals
input from the satellite tuner to the AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN
connectors, and when there is no input signals the recorder
stops recording and the power shuts off.
AutomaticSatelliteProgramme
Recording
ATTENTION
Be sure to not turn on the satellite tuner before the
programme is executed; otherwise, the recorder will start
recording when the satellite tuner's power is turned on.
If you have connected another appliance other than a
satellite tuner to the AUDIO IN/VIDEO IN connectors, be
sure to not engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode;
otherwise, the recorder will start recording when the
connected appliance's power is turned on.
Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer-recording cannot
be done at the same time.
Before performing the following steps:
Programme the timer on the satellite tuner.
Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.
SET TAPE SPEED
(HR-J459EE ONLY)
1
Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed.

ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE

PROG REC MODE

2
Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds. The REC
LINK indicator lights up and the recorder turns off
automatically.
To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, press
REC LINK. The REC LINK indicator goes off.
If the recorder's power is off, it is not possible to
engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.
NOTES:
For timer programming of the satellite tuner, refer to the instruction manual of the satellite tuner.
Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite tuner does not have a timer.
The REC LINK indicator blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
Pressing the recorder's button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the recorder's power and disengages
the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.
If there are more than one satellite programme you wish to record with Auto Satellite Prog Recording, it is not possible to set the
different tape speed per each; the tape speed selected in step 1 will be applicable to all the programmes for Auto Satellite Prog
recording (HR-J459EE only).
The B.E.S.T. system (
Z
pg. 18) does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
Depending on the type of satellite tuner, the recorder may not record a slight portion of the beginning of the programme or may record
slightly longer than the actual length of the programme.
If you engage the Auto Satellite Prog Recording mode when the satellite tuner's power is on, the recorder will not start Auto
Satellite Prog recording even though the REC LINK indicator blinks. When the satellite tuner shuts off once and is turned back on
again, the recorder starts recording.
When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the recorder's power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is
finished, the recorder will not enter the Timer mode even though "AUTO TIMER" is set to "ON".
After Auto Satellite Programme recording, the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for
the Instant ReView function (
Z
pg. 15).
You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer.
REC LINK
TIMER RECORDING (cont.)
REC LINK indicator
SP/LP