Philips VR420/55 Timer Recording, Select Timer Mode, Select Programme mode, Select Start Time

Timer Recording

To record while you’re away, follow step 1 — 9 below. For each programme you set, the VCR will turn on, start recording, and turn off automatically. You can store up to 8 programmes.

FOR EACH STEP BELOW, YOU NEED TO FINISH WITHIN 60 SECONDS; OTHERWISE, PROGRAMMING WILL HAVE TO BE RESTARTED FROM STEP 1.

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❍Select Timer Mode
1 Press VCR.
2 Press TIMER. The Timer
			PROGRAM REVIEW
			QUICK PROGRAMMING
Recording menu appears.
	SELECT:			CONFIRM: OK
	END: TIMER
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❍Select Programme mode
Press PLAY 5or STOP ∞to		ONE TIME PROGRAM
select “QUICK PROGRAMM-			PROGRAM	1
			START +/–	– –:– –
			CHANNEL+/– – –
ING”, then press OK/STATUS.			STOP +/–	– –:– –
			REC SPEED	SP
The Quick Programming menu			DATE +/–	– –/– –/– –
appears.		DAILY: 8		WEEKLY: 9
		CONFIRM: OK		END: TIMER

•If you have already set 8 programmes, “ALL PRO- GRAMS IN USE” appears and goes back to the Timer Recording menu. If this happens, delete unwanted programmes. (✈P.14)

❍3 Select Channel

Press CH 5or ∞to enter the TV channel.

•Holding down CH 5or ∞rapidly scans through the channels.

•To record from external line input, press CH 5or ∞ until “A/V REAR” or “A/V FRONT” appears.

❍4 Select Start Time

Press START + or – (Number button 1 or 4).

•Each time you press the button, the set time changes by 1-minute intervals. If you hold the button, the set time changes by 30-minute intervals.

❍5 Select Stop Time

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❍6 Select Tape Speed

Press ALT/SPEED.

•Each time you press the button, the tape speed alternates between SP, LP and SLP.

SP, LP: For PAL signal.

SP, SLP: For NTSC signal.

❍7 Select Start Date

Press DATE + or – (Number button 3 or 6).

•The year and day of the week are displayed automatically.

❍8 Confirm Programme

Press TIMER or OK/STATUS.

“PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen.

After 5 seconds, the above message disappears, and the normal TV picture resumes. The (Timer) indicator lights up on the display.

•If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED” appears, try again from step 1.

•If “PROGRAM NOT COMPLETED/PRO- GRAM OVERLAP” appears on the TV screen, the timer recording you just programmed overlaps another timer recording. (✈P.13)

If you want to store other programmes, repeat steps

1 to 8.

❍9 Finish Settings

Press POWER to turn off the VCR.

The VCR must be turned off for a timer recording to take place. If you forget to turn off the VCR, PLEASE TURN OFF VCR FOR TIMER RECORDING flashes on your TV screen two minutes before a timer recording starts. To remove the message, press the CLEAR button.

If you want to record the same programme daily, press DAILY (Number button 8) during step 3 through 7. (Press the button again to cancel.)

The VCR will record a TV programme every day (Monday through Friday) at the same time and length. (Daily Recording)

If you want to record the same programme weekly,

press WEEKLY (Number button 9) during step 3 through 7. (Press the button again to cancel.)

The VCR will record a TV programme once a week at the same day, time and length. (Weekly Recording)

Press STOP + or – (Number button 2 or 5).

•Each time you press the button, the set time changes by 1-minute

intervals. If you hold the button, the set time changes by 30-minute intervals.

ONE TIME PROGRAM

	PROGRAM	1
	CHANNEL+/– 12
	START +/–	20 : 00
	STOP +/–	22 : 00
	REC SPEED	SP
	DATE +/–	– –/– –/– –
DAILY: 8		WEEKLY: 9
CONFIRM: OK		END: TIMER

If you want to cancel the currently set programme,

press CLEAR.

After a timer recording has taken place

Press POWER to turn on the VCR. You can operate your VCR normally.

To stop a started timer recording

Press POWER.

Recording stops and the VCR turns off.

If it is a Daily or Weekly Recording, future recordings will be carried out as programmed.

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