VCR OPERATION
RECORDING WITH THE TIMER
You can schedule up to eight different timer programs, as far as one year in advance.
You can set your player to record at a set time, even when you’re not present. For example: It is 6:35 PM on August 1st, and you want to record a TV program in the SP mode, on channel 7 from 9:05 PM to 10:35 PM on August 10th.
1.Turn on the TV and select the video channel.
2.Insert a cassette with the erasure protection tab opening covered. The power turns on automatically.
3.Press TV/VCR to select VCR. The VCR LED lights.
4.Set SAP to ON, to record an available second language. (See “Setting the Output Channel” on Page 16.)
5.Press MEMORY. The Timer screen appears. Press ENTER.
6. | Press | or | to select the desired date (EX: 2/18), and then |
| press | . The cursor moves to the next column. | |
7. | Press | or | to select the desired channel (EX: 07), and then |
| press | . The cursor moves to the next column. | |
8. | Press | or | to select the recording start time (EX: 9:05 PM), |
| and then press | . The cursor moves to the next column. | |
Note: Be sure the clock is set to the correct time.
9. | Press AM/PM to select AM or PM, and then press . The cursor | ||
| moves to the next column. | ||
10. | Press | or | to select the recording stop time (EX.: 10:35 |
PM), and then press . The cursor moves to the next column.
•If the cassette ends before all the programs are recorded, the VCR stops, turns its power off, and ejects the tape automatically.
•If you press VCR ON/OFF without inserting a cassette, the TIMER LED flashes for 5 seconds to indicate that timer recording is not possible.
•If you insert a cassette without the erasure protection tab, the TIMER LED flashes and the cassette is ejected.
•To stop timer recording, press VCR STOP.
CONFIRMING, EDITING, AND CANCELLING TIMER PROGRAMS
Recall the Timer Setting Screen to view a list of programs you have scheduled to record.
1.Press MEMORY. The TIMER screen appears. Review the displayed information.
2. | To change the data, press | or | to select the desired timer |
| program, and then press ENTER. |
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3. | Press , , , or to change the selected timer program’s | ||
| data, and press ENTER. |
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4.Press CLEAR to cancel an entry.
5.Press MENU to clear all entries.
6.Press VCR ON/ OFF to enter the Timer Standby mode. The TIMER LED lights.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
11. Press | or | to select the tape speed (EX.: SP). |
12.Press ENTER to confirm the setting and move to another setting row.
To program additional timer settings, repeat Steps
13. Press | or | to select another setting screen (1/2 or 2/2). |
14.Press MENU to finish settings.
15.Press VCR ON/OFF to enter turn off VCR power and enter the Timer Standby mode. The TIMER LED lights.
Notes:
•The VCR power must be off for the recording timer to function.
•You can also press the number buttons to enter data.
•If you turn on the player to use a function other than the VCR, be sure the VCR power is off.
•If the TV connection is through a coaxial cable, and you are watching a DVD, timer recording is not possible because the VCR must be turned on to view the DVD.
•If the power is interrupted for more than 5 seconds during timer recording, the Auto Clock Setting resets the time after the power turns back on (the VCR POWER LED flashes), but the timer settings are cancelled.
AUTO ENHANCE
1.Repeatedly press FUNCTION until VCR appears on the player.
2.Press DISPLAY twice. AUTO ENHANCE ON (or OFF) appears
3.Press SET on the player to switch between ON and OFF. (The default setting is ON.)
•ON — Normally leave the mode set to ON. This high picture quality function creates a clearer playback image.
•OFF — Set to OFF when playing back a tape on the VCR while editing or when noise appears on the screen.
RECORDED SECTION AUTO REPEAT
When AUTO REPEAT is ON (see “Mode Selection” on Page 17), 15 seconds after the recorded portion finishes, the tape automatically stops, rewinds to the beginning, and repeats playback of the selected section.
Notes:
•The default AUTO REPEAT setting is OFF.
•Press DISPLAY to see if Auto Repeat is on or off. 4appears when Auto Repeat is on.
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