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TIMER
RECORDING
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Automatic
Satellite
Programme
Recording
ATTENTION
●Be sure not to 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 AV2 IN/DECODER connector, be sure not to 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
This facility allows you record automatically a satellite programme which is
Before performing the following steps:
●Make sure the satellite tuner is connected to the recorder's AV2 IN/DECODER connector. (☞ pg. 46)
●Programme the timer on the satellite tuner.
●Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.
SELECT AV2 SELECT MODE |
1 Set "AV2 SELECT" to "SAT" (☞ pg. 39). |
SET TAPE SPEED |
2 Press SP/LP ( ) to set the tape speed. |
ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE |
PROG REC MODE |
Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds. The |
button lights up and the recorder turns off |
3 automatically. |
● To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, press |
REC LINK. The button's light goes off. |
● If the recorder's power is off, it is not possible to |
engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode. |
NOTES:
●Auto Satellite Prog recording is possible with the AV2 IN/DECODER connector only.
●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 button's light 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 disengage 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 2 will be applicable to all the programmes for Auto Satellite Prog recording.
●The B.E.S.T. system (☞ pg. 24) does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
●Just Clock (☞ pg. 58) does not work when the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged.
●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 button's light 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 Prog recording, the number of recorded programmes will not be displayed on the front display panel for the Instant ReView function (☞ pg. 15).
●You can also record a programme from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer.
●When you press and hold the recorder's REC LINK button to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, if the REC LINK button does not light but instead blinks quickly even though your satellite tuner's power is off, Auto Satellite Prog Recording will not work properly with that satellite tuner*.
If this is the case, perform "Express Timer Programming" (☞ pg. 28) to
* Some satellite tuners output signals even if the power is off. Auto Satellite Prog Recording is not possible with those satellite tuners.
