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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. 62)

E Set the VPS/PDC mode.

Press VPS/PDC to select “ON” or “OFF”.

If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen or “VPS/PDC” is lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to ON.

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

is not lit on the front display panel, VPS/PDC is set to OFF.  “VPS/PDC Recording” on page 33.

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. 60)

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 41.

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 36.

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 +/– in step 3. You can compensate for anticipated programme schedule delays.

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . 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.

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. 35).

It is not possible to timer-record a TV programme with a SHOWVIEW number which starts with “0”.

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.

BPerform steps 1 9. In step 3, the front display panel shows “L2” for the channel position. In step 5, you cannot set “VPS/PDC” to “ON”.

CLeave the satellite receiver’s power on.

ATTENTION

Guide Program Number Set

“GUIDE PROG SET” appears after performing step 3 if the Guide Program number for the SHOWVIEW number you entered has not been set.

If you want to set the Guide Program number for the satellite broadcast station, press the number key 0” to change “TV PROG” to “SAT”. Press rt to input the channel position number on which your recorder or satellite receiver receives that station, then press OK or e to set the Guide Program number. The SHOWVIEW Program screen appears.

(Example)

To timer-record a ZDF programme with the SHOWVIEW system.

* If your recorder receives ZDF on the channel position 2, press OK or e after entering “2”.

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JVC HR-S8850EU specifications Set the VPS/PDC mode, Access the Title Edit screen, Enter the programme title

HR-S8850EU specifications

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