Chapter 3: Using the Setup Menu
24 Chapter 3 Timers Allows you to set timers for your recordings. Press the right arrow button to choose
the timer you want. The following timer settings appear. Use the arrow buttons to make
your selections.
Name Name of the timer recording
Start The time you want to record
Date The date you want to record
Duration How long you want to record: 1 hour - 4 hours
Occurrence How often you want the timer to record at this time: One Time, Once a
Week, Every Day
IR Control If set to on, turns on the component you want to record from, and tunes it
to the desired channel
Source The audio/video source you want to record from. What is displayed depends
on whether the IR control is on or not. The following appears:
• If IR control is off: Microphone, Audio, and Video
• If IR control isn’t on: Cable box, Satellite, DVR, VCR, and Radio
Channel The channel you want to record
Status Turns the timer on or off
Clear Clears the current timer
Quality Allows you to choose the quality of your recordings. Each type of recording has
several options.
Video Quality Options include low, medium, and high quality.
Audio Quality Options include 64 kbps (kilobits per second) or 128 kbps.
Mic Quality Options include 8 kbps, 16 kbps, 32 kbps, and 64 kbps.
Source Allows you to select the type of component and brand you have so that the Lyra
Recorder can control it for timer recordings.
Important: The IR blaster cable must be connected properly for this feature
to work. See page 11 for more information.
Press the right arrow button to choose the component you want to set, choose the brand,
and then a set of IR codes. If you try all the codes and none work, the component is not
compatible with the Lyra Recorder. The components are as follows:
Cable Box
Satellite
DVR
VCR
Radio
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