6. HOW DO I PROGRAMME A RECORDING?
In this chapter you will learn how to programme the video recorder. It switches itself on automatically, records the TV programme you want, and then switches itself off again automatically.
What information is required by the video recorder?
For every programmed recording, you must give the video recorder the following information:
*the date on which the recording is to be made
*the programme number for the TV programme
*the start time of the recording
*the end time of the recording
*VPS/PDC on or off
If you use "Programming with ShowView", you need only enter the ShowView code. This code contains the complete information the recorder needs. The "ShowView guide numbers" are automatically allocated on this video recorder.
The video recorder stores all of the information it requires for recording in what is known as a TIMER block. It can store this information up to four weeks in advance.
Your video recorder can store up to 6 of these TIMER blocks.
Make sure that the times of the TIMER blocks do not overlap. The video recorder first must finish one TIMER block before starting the next block.
What is
"PDC"(Programme Delivery Control) and "VPS" (Video Programme System) ?
With VPS and PDC, the TV station controls when the video recorder is switched on and off. This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the right time even if a TV programme you have program- med begins earlier or finishes later than expected. You can see if a TV station is transmitting a VPS or PDC code if "VPS" or "PDC" appears in the display on the video recorder when the recorder is switched to "STOP".
If you wish to use VPS/PDC, the "VPS/PDC" indication must be switched on in the following paragraph. If you do not wish to use VPS/PDC, the "VPS/PDC" indication must be switched off.
Notes:
*With VPS/PDC, two subsequent TV broadcasts on the same programme position can only be program- med as two separate TIMER blocks.
*The first few seconds of a programme intended for recording will be missing if the
*VPS/PDC only works as it should if television reception is good. If reception conditions are less than optimum (e.g. if you use a room aerial), VPS/PDC may not function as it should; this does not indicate that your video recorder is not function- ing properly.
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