Recording a Program

Recording While You’re Away (Timer Recording)

The timer program and VCR Plus+ features let you program the VCR to record up to eight different programs within a one year period. Before setting the timer, make sure that:

¥The clock is set correctly.

¥A tape with its safety tab in place has been inserted with enough tape to record the programs.

¥The remote is set to control the VCR Ñ using VCR.

Setting a Timer Recording

1.Press MENU on the remote to display the VCR MAIN MENU.

2.Press 2 to display the TIMER RECORDINGS menu.

3.Press 1 to display the CREATE A NEW PROGRAM menu.

4.Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select type of program.

1 ONE TIME Ñ single program recorded once.

2 DAILY Ñ program recorded at same time every day.

3 WEEKDAYS Ñ program recorded at same time Monday through Friday.

4 WEEKLY Ñ program recorded at same time once a week.

5.Press number buttons on the remote to enter the channel number (or INPUT on the remote to select line input), start time including AM or PM, end time, and start date of the recording. Follow the on-screen prompts.

Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry.

6.Press SPEED, or 1(SP), 2 (SLP) on the remote to select the recording speed.

7.Press MENU to enter your program.

A reminder appears which times or you can press MENU until TIMER RECORDINGS menu appears.

If you have entered two programs whose times overlap, PROGRAMS OVERLAP appears on the screen.

8.Repeat steps 3–7for additional programs or press MENU twice to remove the menu from the TV screen.

9.Turn off the VCR before the recording time.

If using a cable box, leave it turned on and tuned to the channel you want to record.

The TIMER indicator appears in the VCR display panel.

Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress

You can stop a recording by pressing and holding the STOP button on the remote or STOP•EJECT on the VCR for approximately three seconds.

VCR MAIN MENU 1 VCR PLUS+

2 TIMER RECORDINGS

TIMER RECORDINGS

1 CREATE A NEW PROGRAM

 

 

HOW OFTEN SHOULD THIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM RECORD?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 ONE TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 DAILY

(EVERY DAY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 WEEKDAYS (M-F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 WEEKLY (ONCE PER WEEK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM 1

 

(ONE TIME)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM 1

 

(ONE TIME)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START TIME

--:--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM 1

 

(ONE TIME)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

 

08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START TIME 02:10 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

END TIME

--:--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM 1 (ONE TIME)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL

08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START TIME 02:10 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

END TIME

 

 

03:35 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

START DATE 08/04/96 SUN

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE SPEED SLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1=SP 2=SLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS MENU TO SAVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM 1 HAS BEEN SAVED

REMEMBER TO INSERT A

RECORDABLE TAPE AND

TURN THE VCR OFF BEFORE

THE PROGRAM START TIME.

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