UMBER

2

3

1

"8"

5

6

4

7

8

9

 

0

 

PROG. 1

2

NUMBER "9"

TIMER

4

CH

EN35

7

 

SET CHANNEL NUMBER

Press CH +/–.

 

 

 

Holding down CH +/– rapidly scans through the

 

channels.

 

 

If you are using a cable box (or DBS receiver), enter

 

 

the cable box (or DBS receiver) channel, not the

 

 

channel to be recorded. The channel to be recorded

 

 

must be selected on the cable box (or DBS receiver).

 

 

(The cable box (or DBS receiver) channel is the VCR's

 

 

channel that displays the channels received by the

 

 

cable box (or DBS receiver).)

 

 

 

 

 

SET TAPE SPEED

8 Press SP/EP to set the tape speed.

 

 

RETURN TO NORMAL

 

 

SCREEN

 

SP/EP

3

OK

ATTENTION

If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one program overlaps with another, only the parts shown below in gray will be recorded.

Pattern 1: The program with the lower program number will be recorded.

10:00

11:00

12:00

Program 1

 

CH10

 

 

 

 

Program 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not recorded

 

 

CH40

 

 

 

Pattern 2: The program that is broadcast earlier will be recorded.

10:00

11:00

12:00

Program 1

 

CH10

 

 

 

 

Program 2

 

 

 

Not recorded

CH40

 

 

Pattern 3: The program that is broadcast earlier will be recorded, followed by the remaining portion of the other program.

10:00

11:00

12:00

Program 1

 

CH10

 

 

 

 

Program 2

 

 

 

 

 

CH40

Not recorded

 

Press PROG. or OK. "PROGRAM COMPLETED"

 

 

appears on the screen for about 5 seconds, then normal

9 screen appears.

10

 

ENGAGE TIMER MODE

Press TIMER. The VCR turns off automatically and "ä"

 

is displayed on the display panel.

To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .

. . . anytime during steps 3 through 9, 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 screen. Pressing the button again makes the corresponding indication disappear.

NOTES:

To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER again. Pressing once more re-engages it.

In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR’s memory backup keeps your selections for approximately 10 minutes.

Programs that start after midnight must have the next day’s date.

After timer recording is completed, the VCR’s power goes off automatically.

You can program the timer while a regular recording is in progress; the on-screen menu will not be recorded.

If the end of tape is reached during timer recording, the cassette is automatically ejected.

When timer-recording cable or satellite channels through an external tuner, be sure to keep the cable box or satellite receiver's power ON.

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