LP
OFF
SELECT
SELECT WITH [CURSORS] THEN PRESS [ENTER]
TIMER RECORDING

Manual Timer Programming

You can programme this unit to timer record as many as

8 programmes up to 30 days in advance. If you do not know the SHOWVIEW number for the programme you wish to record, use the following procedure to set your unit to timer record the programme.

Turn on the unit.

Turn on the TV and select an input mode such as EXT1.

Set the remote control selector switch to AUDIO.

Press DVD on the remote control.

Make sure that the unit’s built-in clock is set properly.

TIMER j

DVD

PROG

1

2

3

 

4

5

6

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

7

8

9

SAT

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

VOL

Selection Keys

(FGDE)

ENTER

DISPLAY

1Load a recordable disc.

For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 5).

6Press selection keys to set the desired stop time (ASTOPB), then press E.Each press of FG increases/decreases the stop time in 1 minute interval.To increase/decrease the stop time in 30 minutes interval, press and hold FG.7Press selection keys to set the desired channel (ATV PROGB), then press E.8Set the other recording options as required.Refer to step 6 in ASHOWVIEW Timer ProgrammingB (A pg. 49).9Press ENTER to access the Programme Confirmation screen.10Press ENTER to complete the timer programming.

To programme another timer, repeat steps 2 - 10.

11 Press TIMERj to engage the unit’s timer mode.

The unit turns off automatically and j appears on the front display panel.

To disengage the timer mode, press TIMERj again.

NOTES:

TV DIRECT mode is activated when the unit turns on automatically during timer recording.

When two successive programmes are recorded with the

AManual Timer ProgrammingB function, the ending of the first programme or the beginning of the second programme may not be recorded.

If the copy limited programme is received during timer recording, the unit enters Record Pause mode. Recording starts again if it is switched to a recordable broadcast during the time you programmed.

Satellite Receiver UsersTo record a satellite broadcast using Manual Timer Programming:APerform Manual Timer Programming.BSet the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel for recording.Leave 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 services designed to assure safe, accurate timer recording. With this system, special code signals are transmitted together with the

2Press PROG to display the APROGRAMME CHECKB screen.

When APROGRAMME FULL DELETE UNWANTED TIMER PROGRAMMEB appears on the TV screen, you need to cancel some of the reserved programmes.

PROGRAMME CHECK

DATE

START-STOP

TV PROG

DAILY/WEEKLY

VPS/PDC

REC MODE

05/07 SAT

19:00 - 20:00

44

WEEKLY

ON

SP

10/07 THU

22:00 - 22:30

10

 

ON

XP

11/07 FRI

13:30 - 14:00

26

 

OFF

LP

11/07 FRI

16:00 - 17:00

33

 

OFF

LP

++++++++++++++++++ NEW TIMER PROGRAMME ++++++++++++++++++

DISC TIMER PRGM

EXIT OK

PROG

audio/video signals. These code signals control your unit and have precedence over the advertised times you may have preset into the timer. This means that your unit 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 Manual 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 via the [L-1 INPUT/ OUTPUT] connector.

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4

Press selection keys repeatedly to selectANEW TIMER PROGRAMMEB, then press ENTER.

Press selection keys to set the desired date (ADATEB), then press E.

TIMER PROGRAMME

 

 

 

 

DATE

START

STOP

TV PROG

05/07 SAT

20:00

20:30

VTM 10

DAILY/WEEKLY

VPS/PDC

REC MODE

NAME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

APress DISPLAY for 5 or more seconds. AVPS/PDCB is displayed on the front display panel. If a VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, AVPS/PDCB will stop blinking. If no VPS/PDC signal is detected from the station, AVPS/PDCB will blink at a slower rate.

BPress DISPLAY again to return to normal display.

5 Press selection keys to

EXIT

CONFIRM SET TIMER PROGRAMMING WITH [CURSORS]

PROG

SELECT

THEN PRESS [ENTER]

set the desired start

 

 

 

 

time (ASTARTB), then press E.Each press of FG increases/decreases the start time in 1 minute interval.To increase/decrease the start time in 30 minutes interval, press and hold FG.

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