Panasonic DMR-E85H Timer recording, Using Showview number to make timer recordings, Press F Timer

Timer standby is active, only playback is possible.

Timer recording

DVD

TV

Í DVD

DIRECT TV REC	CH	VOLUME
	AV
HDD DRIVE SELECT DVD			HDD, DVD

Numbered	1	2	3
			CH
buttons	4	5	6

ShowView

78 9 ShowView

CANCEL	INPUT SELECT MANUAL SKIP
¢ CANCEL	0
SKIP	SLOW/SEARCH

	STOP	PAUSE PLAY/x1.3
	DIRECT NAVIGATOR			FUNCTIONS
3,4,2,1	TOP MENU
ENTER		ENTER
	SUB MENU			RETURN
	PROG/CHECK	DISPLAY	STATUS	TIME SLIP
PROG/CHECK
FTIMER	TIMER	ERASE	REC MODE	REC
	F		CREATE	REC MODE
	EXT LINK			AUDIO
EXT LINK		DUBBING CHAPTER
	A	B	C

[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]

You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in advance.

Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer recordings

Entering SHOWVIEW numbers is an easy way of timer recording. You can find these numbers in TV listings in newspapers and magazines.

1 Press [ShowView].

ShowView	Remain HDD	30:24 SP	DVD	1:58 SP
		12:53:00 15. 7. TUE

Enter ShowView Number by using 0-9 key.

2 Press the numbered buttons to enter the SHOWVIEW number.

Press [2] to move back to correct a digit.

3 Press [ENTER].

	TIMER		Remain HDD		30:24 SP		DVD		1:58 SP
	RECORDING					12:54:00 15. 7. TUE
		Name	Date	Start	Stop			VPS		HDD
						Mode PDC				DVD
		1 ARD	15/ 7 TUE	19:00	20:00	SP		OFF		HDD
							Programme Name
≥Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary
	using [3, 4, 2, 1] (➡page 20, step 3).
≥When “-- ---” appears in the “Name” column, you cannot set
	timer recording. Press [3, 4] to select desired programme
	position. After you have entered the information of a TV
	station, it is kept in the unit’s memory.

≥You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording mode.

≥VPS/PDC (➡right) ON!)OFF (– – –)

≥You can also press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.

When the recording drive is “DVD” and there is not enough remaining space, recording automatically switches to the “HDD” (➡right, Relief Recording).

≥RENEW (Auto Renewal Recording) [HDD] (➡page 20)

ON!)OFF

≥Programme Name

Press [2, 1] to select “Programme Name” and press [ENTER] (➡page 32).

4 Press [ENTER].

The settings are stored.

TIMER				Remain HDD		30:24 SP		DVD	1:58 SP
RECORDING
							12:55:00		15. 7.	TUE
		No.	Name	Date	Start	Stop	Mode	VPS	HDD	Disc
								PDC	DVD space		Check to make sure
	01		ARD	15/ 7 TUE	19:00	20:00	SP	OFF		OK
				New Timer Programme							“OK” is displayed.

Repeat steps 1–4 to programme other recordings.

5 Press [F TIMER].

“F” lights on the unit’s display to indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

≥The message screen appears. Only play is possible while timer

recording is in standby (➡page 22, 23). (You cannot play a title recorded using a different encoding system from that of the TV system currently selected on the unit.)

≥The unit is not off. To save power, turn the unit off by pressing [Í DVD].

∫To release the unit from recording standby

Press [F TIMER].

“F” goes out.

≥Be sure to press [F TIMER] before the programme start time to put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only if “F” is displayed.

∫To cancel recording when recording has

already begun

Press [F TIMER].

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

[Note]

≥Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is turned on/off.

≥Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even when playing.

≥Timer recordings do not begin while editing or transferring (dubbing) in normal speed mode (➡page 33).

≥“F” flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to timer recording standby.

≥If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time, the “F” flashes on the unit display. In this case, press [F TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby mode.

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

∫VPS/PDC function (➡page 47)

As long as a VPS/PDC signal is being broadcast by the TV station, even if the broadcast programme time changes, the recording time automatically changes to match the new broadcast time.

To activate the VPS/PDC function

In step 3 in the VPS/PDC column, press [3, 4] to select “ON”.

∫Relief Recording

When the recording drive is set to “DVD” for timer recording and if the programme will not fit onto the disc, the recording drive will be altered to the “HDD” automatically.

≥If there is no disc in the tray or the disc cannot be recorded on or when timer recording starts while transferring (dubbing), the recording drive will be altered to the HDD.

≥The Direct Navigator shows which programmes were relief-

recorded (“” is displayed.) (➡page 22).

≥If the time remaining on the HDD is insufficient, as much of the programme as possible will be recorded onto the HDD.

≥Relief recording is not activated when recording the programme with VPS/PDC and it is extended so that it no longer fits on the disc.

Recording

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