Panasonic DMR-E55 Manually programming timer, Recordings, Press PROG/CHECK, Timer recording

Timer recording

Refer to the control reference on page 19.

You can enter up to 16 programs up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly program is counted as one program.)

pWhen connecting a cable TV box or satellite receiver, select the channel on the cable TV box or satellite receiver before the timer recording starts.

Recording	Manually programming timer
	recordings
	1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

TIMER		Remaining Recording Time				1:58 SP
RECORDING
				3/26 TUE 12:55 PM
No	CHANNEL	DATE	ON	OFF	MODE	CHECK
01	64 ABC	3/ 26 TUE	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	SP	OK
		New Timer Program
		CANCEL	Press ENTER or VCR Plus+ to
			store new program.

2 Press [ , ] to select “New Timer Program” and press [ENTER].

3Press [ ] to move through the items

and change the items with [ , ].

TIMER
RECORDING	Remaining Recording Time	1:58 SP
	3/26 TUE 12:55 PM

CHANNEL DATE ON OFF MODE

64 ABC 3/ 26 TUE 2:30 PM 3:00 PM SP

Enter Name

pPress and hold [ , ] to alter ON (Start time) and OFF (Finish time) in 30-minute increments.

pYou can also set CHANNEL, DATE, ON (Start time), and OFF (Finish time) with the numbered buttons.

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

	mode.
pDATE
 Date:		Current date up to one month later minus
		one day
	Daily timer:	SUN-SATMON-SATMON-FRI



 Weekly timer: WEEKLY SUN---WEEKLY SAT

pEnter Name

Press [ , ] to select “Enter Name” and press [ENTER] (➡ page 34).

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).

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.

4Press [ENTER].

TIMER		Remaining Recording Time				1:58 SP
RECORDING
				3/26 TUE12:55 PM
No	CHANNEL	DATE	ON	OFF	MODE	CHECK
01	64 ABC	3/ 26 TUE	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	SP	OK
02	64 ABC	3/ 26 TUE	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	SP	OK
		New Timer Program
		CANCEL
		¢

Check to make sure “OK” is displayed.

Repeat steps 2–4 to program other recordings.

5Press [PROG/CHECK].

The message “TURN RECORDER OFF FOR TIMER

RQT7301RECORDING.” is shown on the television.

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