Timer recording

DVD POWER

TV

 

Í DVD POWER

POWER

 

 

 

INPUT SELECT TV/VIDEO CH

VOLUME

 

Numbered

1

2

3

 

 

4

5

6

CH

 

buttons

AUDIO

 

 

7

8

9

 

 

 

 

¢ CANCEL

CANCEL

0

VCR Plus+

CM SKIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

VCR Plusr

 

STOP

PAUSE PLAY/x1.3

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

 

FUNCTIONS

 

DIRECT

 

 

 

 

 

NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

3 4 2 1

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB MENU

 

 

RETURN

 

PROG/CHECK

PROG/CHECK

DISPLAY

STATUS

TIME SLIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD/DLT

ADD/DLT

ERASE

REC MODE

REC

REC MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN/CLOSE

SETUP

CHAPTER

F Rec

 

[RAM] [DVD-R]

You can enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance.

pWhen connecting a cable TV box or satellite receiver, the VCR PlusK system does not work. Program the timer recording manually and select the channel on the cable TV box or satellite receiver before the timer recording starts.

Using VCR PlusK number to make timer recordings

Entering VCR PlusK number is an easy way of timer recording. You can find these codes in TV listings in newspapers and magazines.

1Press [VCR PlusT].

VCR Plusi

Remaining Recording Time

1:58 SP

 

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

Enter the PLUS CODE with the numbered buttons.

No.

0 --9

2Press the numbered buttons to enter

the VCR PlusK number.

Press [ ] to move back to correct a digit.

3Press [ENTER].

TIMER

Remaining Recording Time 1:58 SP

RECORDING

 

 

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

 

 

 

CHANNEL

DATE

ON

OFF

MODE

3

 

 

 

 

394

4 / 1 MON

4:20 PM

5:10 PM

SP

 

 

 

 

Enter Name

pWhen “XP” is displayed in the unit’s display, the recording

 

mode automatically changes to “FR” in order to prevent loss

Recording

of recording when there is not enough space. Change to

 

“XP” mode if you want to set the timer recording using “XP”

 

mode.

 

 

 

pConfirm the program and make corrections if necessary

 

using [

,

, , ] (page 20, step 3).

 

pYou can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording

 

mode.

 

 

 

pEnter Name

 

Press [

,

] to select “Enter Name” and press [ENTER]

 

(page 34).

4Press [ENTER].

The settings are stored.

TIMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining Recording Time

1:58 SP

 

RECORDING

 

 

 

3/26 TUE12:53 PM

Check to make

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

CHANNEL

DATE

ON

OFF

MODE

CHECK

 

01

39

4 / 1 MON

4:20 PM

5:10 PM

SP

OK

sure “OK” is

 

 

 

 

New Timer Program

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeat steps 1–4 to program other recordings.

5Press [PROG/CHECK].

The message “TURN RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER

RECORDING.” is shown on the television.

6Press [ DVD POWER].

The unit turns off and “&” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

[RAM]

pEven if the unit is in timer recording standby, you can play the disc. Without pressing [ DVD POWER], just press [ ] (PLAY) or [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Timer recording works even during play.

w To release the unit from recording standby

Press [ DVD POWER].

The unit turns on and “&” goes out.

pBe sure to press [ DVD POWER] to return the unit to standby mode before the scheduled recording time. Timer recording will work only if “&” is displayed.

w To cancel recording when recording has already begun

Press [w], then [ENTER] within 5 seconds.

pYou can also press and hold [w] on the main unit for more than 3 seconds to stop recording.

[Note]

p&” flashes when the unit cannot go to timer recording standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not in the disc tray).

pThe actual time recorded may be longer than the program itself when television programs are recorded using VCR PlusK.

pWhen you program successive timer recordings to start immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part at the beginning of the later programs (a few seconds when recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when recording with DVD-R).

pIf you set DST (Daylight Saving Time) to ON when manually setting the clock (page 38), timer recording may not work when summer switches to winter and vice versa.

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Panasonic DMR-E55 Timer recording, Using VCR PlusK number to make timer recordings, Press VCR PlusT, Press PROG/CHECK

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