Pioneer PDP 5040HD, PDP 4340HD manual Recording TV programs using a D-VHS recorder

10Electronic Program Guide (EPG) (for DTV Only)

Recording TV programs using a D-VHS recorder

Use the following procedure to preset TV programs for recording with a connected D-VHS recorder.

1Press DTV GUIDE.

•The EPG screen appears.

2Press / and / to select a program to be preset, and then press ENTER.

•Select a program not yet started.

•A setup menu appears.

3Press / to select “Program Rec”, and then press ENTER.

• A dialog box for mode selection appears.

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4Press / to select “i.LINK”, and then press

ENTER.

• A dialog box for model selection appears.

5Press / to select the D-VHS recorder model, and then press ENTER.

• A dialog box for confirmation appears.

6Press / to select “OK”, and then press ENTER.

•The program is preset and the schedule table is restored.

•A red square icon appears for the preset program.

•A black icon appears for overlapped presetttings.

7Press DTV GUIDE to exit the Program Guide.

•Recording is not executed if recordable D-VHS tape is not present in the D-VHS recorder when the preset program starts. This is also true when a D-VHS recorder specified for recording with a timer is not in connection.

•Finish presetting operations two minutes before the start of the program; otherwise presettings may fail.

•For priorities about overlapped presettings, see “Priority rules for overlapped presettings” on page 63.

•If you switch off the system using the POWER button, the program presetting will become ineffective. Be careful not to switch off the power.

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