Recording a Program

Recording While You’re Away (Timer Recording)

The timer program feature lets 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 a safety tab has been inserted with enough tape to record the programs.

Setting a Timer Recording

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

2.Press 1 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.

1ONE TIME Ñ single program recorded once.

2DAILY Ñ program recorded at same time every day.

3WEEKDAYS Ñ program recorded at same

time Monday through Friday.

4WEEKLY 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, start date, and recording speed of the recording. Follow the on-screen prompts.

Press CLEAR on the remote to correct an entry.

6.Press MENU to enter your program.

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

VCR MAIN MENU

1 TIMER RECORDINGS

TIMER RECORDINGS

1 CREATE A NEW PROGRAM

HOW OFTEN SHOULD THIS

PROGRAM RECORD?

1 ONE TIME

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

 

 

 

03:35 PM

 

 

 

 

START DATE

08/04/96

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE SPEED SLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1=SP 2=SLP

 

 

 

PRESS CLEAR TO CORRECT PRESS MENU TO SAVE

7.Repeat steps 3–6for additional programs and follow the directions on the screen.

8.If you are using a cable box, leave it turned on and tuned to the channel you want to record. Otherwise, turn off the VCR before recording begins.

PROGRAM 1 HAS BEEN SAVED

REMEMBER TO INSERT A RECORDABLE TAPE AND TURN THE VCR OFF BEFORE THE PROGRAM START TIME.

Stopping a Timer Recording

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.

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RCA VR508, VR337 manual Recording While You’re Away Timer Recording, Setting a Timer Recording, Stopping a Timer Recording