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D Set the tape speed.

Press SP/LP/EP (p).

It is not possible to select EP mode if “COLOUR SYSTEM” is set to “MESECAM”. ( pg. 52)

E Set the VPS/PDC mode.

Press VPS/PDC (number key “7”) to select “ON” or “OFF”.

If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is set to ON.

If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen, VPS/PDC is

set to OFF.

 “VPS/PDC Recording” on page 31.

F Access the Title Edit screen.

Press the number key “1”.

The Title Edit screen appears.

You can access the Title Edit screen only when “PROG. NAVIGATION” is set to “ON”. ( pg. 50)

G Enter the programme title.

Press the number keys and e to enter characters, then press OK. For details, refer to “Entering Character” on page 39.

H Return to the normal screen.

Press PROG or OK. “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal screen appears. If “PROGRAM OVERLAPPED” appears on the TV screen and “Err” on the front display panel, see page 34.

Repeat steps 1 8 for each additional programme.

I Engage the recorder’s timer mode.

Press # (TIMER). The recorder turns off automatically and “#” appears on the front display panel.

To disengage the timer mode, press # (TIMER) again.

NOTES:

To Change The Stop Time . . .

. . . press STOP +/– after pressing OK in step 3. You can compensate for anticipated programme schedule delays.

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . after pressing OK in step 3, press WEEKLY (number key 9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (number key 8”) for daily serials (Monday — Friday). Either “WEEKLY” or “DAILY” appears on the TV screen. Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear.

To change the channel position number press PR +/-.

You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8 programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a ninth, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen and “FULL” appears on the front display panel. To record the extra

programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes ( pg. 33).

It is not possible to timer-record a satellite broadcast received on the channel position “0” by the satellite receiver.

Satellite Receiver Users

To timer-record a satellite broadcast using the SHOWVIEW system:

APerform “Satellite Receiver Control Setting” on page 17. B Perform steps 1 9. In step 5, you cannot set “VPS/PDC”

to “ON”.

C Leave the satellite receiver’s power on.

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JVC HR-S7960E specifications Set the VPS/PDC mode, Access the Title Edit screen, Enter the programme title

HR-S7960E specifications

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