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F Enter the channel position.

Press PR+/–.

G 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)

H 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” in the right column

I 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)

J 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.

K 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 11 for each additional programme.

L 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.

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . anytime during steps 2 through 8, 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.

NOTES:

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 satellite broadcast received on the channel position “0” by the satellite receiver.

Satellite Receiver Users

To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer Programming:

APerform “Satellite Receiver Control Setting” on page 17.

BPerform steps 1 12. In step 6, press the number key 0” to change “TV PROG” to “SAT”. The front display panel shows “L2” for the channel position. Then press PR+/– to enter the channel position for the satellite broadcast. In step 8, you cannot set “VPS/PDC” to “ON”.

CLeave the satellite receiver’s power on.

VPS/PDC Recording

Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme Delivery Control) and VPS (Video Programme System) are service designed to assure safe, accurate timer recording. With this system, special code signals are transmitted together with the audio/video signals. These code signals control your video recorder and have precedence over the advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This means that your recorder will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end — even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed.

NOTES:

When you use Express Timer Programming, set the start time (VPS or PDC time) exactly as advertised in the TV listing. A different time than advertised will result in no recording.

VPS/PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or a cable system is connected to AV2 (L-2) IN/ DECODER connector on your recorder.

VPS/PDC recording is also possible via the AV1 (L-1) IN/ OUT connector.

How to check if the station being received transmits a VPS/PDC signal

APress – –:– – until the channel position appears on the front display panel.

BHold down START+ for about 5 seconds.

“VPS/PDC” appears blinking on the front display panel. If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/PDC” will stop blinking.

If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, “VPS/PDC” will blink at a slower rate.

CPress – –:– – or START+ again to return to normal display.

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JVC HR-S8850EU VPS/PDC Recording, Enter the channel position, Press PR+, To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials

HR-S8850EU specifications

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