Philips DMR-EH60 Manually programming timer recordings, Press PROG/CHECK, Timer recording

New Timer Programme

Press ENTER to store new programme.

ENTER

RETURN

2 Press [3, 4] to select “New Timer

Programme” and press [ENTER].

3 Press [1] to move through the items and change the items with [3, 4].

01 ARD 15. 7.TUE 19:00 20:00

Timer recording

Refer to the control reference on page 26.

Manually programming timer recordings

You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.)

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

TIMER	Remain	HDD	30:24 SP	DVD	1:58 SP
RECORDING			12:56:00		15. 7. TUE
No. Name	Date	Start	HDD	VPS		Disc
			Stop DVD Mode PDC			space

SP OFF OK

Timer recording

TIMER	Remain	HDD	30:24 SP		DVD	1:58 SP
RECORDING					12:54:00	15. 7.	TUE
Name	Date	Start	Stop	HDD	Mode	VPS
				DVD		PDC
1 ARD	15. 7.TUE	22:00	22:30	HDD	SP	OFF
					Programme Name

≥Press and hold [3, 4] to alter the Start (Start time) and Stop (Finish time) in 30-minute increments.

≥You can also set Name (Programme position/TV Station Name), Date, Start (Start time), and Stop (Finish time) with the numbered buttons.

≥Date
[. Date:	Current date up to one month later minus
l ;:	one day

lDaily timer: SUN-SAT>MON-SAT>MON-FRI

l;:

a.Weekly timer: SUN>--->SAT

≥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” (➡ 27, Relief Recording).

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

≥VPS/PDC (➡ 27)

ON!)OFF (– – –)

≥RENEW (Auto Renewal Recording) [HDD] (➡ right)

ON!)OFF

≥Programme Name

Press [2, 1] to select “Programme Name” and press

4

[ENTER]. (➡ 53, Entering text)

Press [ENTER].

TIMER

Remain

HDD

30:24 SP

DVD

1:58 SP

RECORDING

12:56:00

15. 7.

TUE

No.

Name

Date

Start

HDD

VPS

Disc

Stop DVD Mode PDC

space

01

ARD

15. 7.TUE

19:00

20:00

SP

OFF

OK

Check to make sure “OK”

02

ARD

15. 7.TUE

22:00

22:30

SP

OFF

OK

New Timer Programme

is displayed (➡ 29).

5

Repeat steps 2–4 to programme

other recordings.

Press [F TIMER].

The unit turns off and “F” lights on the unit’s display to

indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

≥If you turn on the unit, a

message screen appears.

Timer standby is active. Playback is possible.

Recording is not possible

while timer recording is in standby. [Playback is possible

however you cannot play a title recorded using a different

RQT8203

encoding system (PAL or NTSC) from that of the TV system

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currently selected on the unit.]

∫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 (➡ 43).

≥If the unit is turned on when timer recording begins, it remains turned on after recording finishes. It does not turn off automatically. You can turn the unit off during timer recording.

≥“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, DVD-RW (DVD-Video format) and +R].

Auto Renewal Recording

[HDD]

If you record a programme onto HDD repeatedly everyday or every week using timer recording, the unit will record the new programme over the old one.

This function can be used only when weekly recording or daily recording is selected.

1 Press [PROG/CHECK].

2 Press [3, 4] to select the programme and press [ENTER].

3 Press [2, 1] to select “RENEW” column.

4 Press [3, 4] to select “ON” and press

[ENTER].
TIMER	Remain		HDD	30:24 SP		DVD		1:58 SP
RECORDING						12:54:00		15. 7. TUE
Name	Date	Start	Stop		HDD	Mode	VPS		RENEW
					DVD		PDC
1 ARD	SUN	22:00	22:30		HDD	SP	OFF		ON
						Programme Name

[Note]

≥If a programme set for Auto Renewal Recording is protected or while play back is taking place from the HDD, or while transferring (dubbing), the programme will not be overwritten. Instead the programme set for recording will be saved as a separate programme, and this programme will be the one to be overwritten when the next Auto Renewal Recording takes place.

≥Playlists made from programmes that were set for Auto Renewal Recording are erased along with auto renewal.

≥When there is not enough space on the HDD, the programme may not be recorded completely.

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