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TIMER RECORDING

SHOWVIEW® Timer Programming

Before performing the SHOWVIEW Timer

Programming:

Make sure that the recorder’s built-in clock is set properly.

Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place. The recorder will come on automatically.

Turn on the TV and select the video channel (or AV mode).

B Enter the SHOWVIEW number.

Press the number keys to enter the SHOWVIEW number of a programme you wish to record.

If you make a mistake, press & and input the correct number.

The SHOWVIEW number you enter appears on the front display panel with only a 4-digit number:

With the SHOWVIEW system, timer programming is greatly simplified because each TV programme has a corresponding code number which your recorder is able to recognize.

A Access the SHOWVIEW screen.

Press PROG.

C Access the SHOWVIEW Program screen.

Press OK and the SHOWVIEW Program screen appears (if you’re just starting out, “P1” appears).

The front display panel shows the programme number. Pressing

"changes the display to the programme start time, the stop time, the date, the tape speed then the channel position.

If the number you entered is invalid, “ERROR” appears on the TV screen and “Err” appears on the front display panel. Press & and input a valid SHOWVIEW number

IMPORTANT

Make sure the channel position number you wish to record is displayed; if “TV PROG” displays “– –”, set the channel position number correctly. Press PR+/– to input the channel position number on which your recorder receives the station. Then press OK.

To set the channel position

number for the satellite broadcast station, press the number key “0” to change “TV PROG” to “SAT”. Press PR+/– to input the channel position number on which your satellite receiver receives that station. Then press OK.

The front display panel looks like this:

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JVC HR-S7960E 28 EN, Enter the Showview number, Access the Showview screen, Access the Showview Program screen

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