Monitoring an Automatic Timer Recording

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Press to store your selection.

10.Repeatedly press or to select the start hour. When the correct hour appears,

press . Then repeatedly press or to select the minute and press .

11.Repeat Step 9 to set the stop time.

12.Repeatedly press or to select the channel. Then press .

To record from a source connected to the R- AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1 or AV2 jacks,

repeatedly press or until LINE1 or LINE2 appears. Then press .

13.Repeatedly press or to select a pre- set program category that you see when you view the program index — DRAMA,

MUSIC, COMEDY, MOVIE, SPORTS, or

N/A (not applicable). Then press .

14.Repeatedly press or to select the tape speed (SP, LP, or SLP). Then press .

15.Double-check all the set information.

•If the information is correct, press PROG.

•If an entry is not correct, repeatedly

press or to move the cursor to the incorrect entry, enter the correct information, then press PROG.

The timer settings appear on the TV screen. To enter another setting, repeat- edly press or to select another timer number and repeat Steps 7–13.

16.Press PROG again. TURN VCR OFF FOR TIMER RECORDING briefly appears.

17.Press POWER to turn off the VCR. TIMER appears.

Notes:

•Be sure that TIMER appears when you turn the VCR off. If it does not appear, check your entries.

•If you load a cassette with its erase- protection tab removed and set the VCR’s timer, the VCR ejects the cassette and

TIMER and flash. See “Playing a Video Tape” on Page 28.

•If you set up the VCR to record a broadcast through a cable box or direct-to-home sat- ellite receiver, be sure to leave it turned on and tuned to the desired station before the broadcast starts.

•You can manually turn on and operate the VCR before the set times, but the VCR starts an automatic timer recording only if the power is off at the set start time.