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VCR Using the ShowView

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Before presetting your DVD-VCR:

 

 

Switch on both the television and your DVD-VCR

 

Check that the date and time are correct

 

Insert the cassette on which the programme is to be

 

recorded (safety tab intact)

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Up to six programmes can be preset.

 

Modifying ShowView Programming

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If you wish to correct the programme displayed or modify certain elements, such as the recording speed, you can do so before you press RETURN a second time to confirm.

If you wish to...

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Select an input source other

Press the or buttons, until the PR selection mode.

 

than the tuner (AV1, AV2 or AUX)

Press the INPUT SEL. button one or more times to change the

 

 

 

input source selection.

 

Timer Method

Standard

ShowView

ShowView

Code

Code

: 0 - 9

Correct

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

Day

Start

Stop

Speed

V/P

 

 

 

 

WE 1

19 : 00

19 : 30

SP

Off

 

 

 

 

 

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1To enter a ShowView, press the TIMER button.

Press the or and OK or buttons to select ShowView Result: A message is displayed to allow you to enter the

ShowView code.

If all six programmes have been set, the message Timer is full is displayed. Refer to page 35 if you wish to cancel a preset recording.

2Press the numeric buttons to enter the code opposite the programme that you wish to record in your television magazine.

If you wish to correct the ShowView code that you are entering:

Press the button until the digit to be corrected is cleared

Enter the correct digit

3Press the OK button.

Result: The information concerning the programme is displayed.

When using the ShowView function for the first time with stored stations, the programme number flashes. This one time, you must enter the station number manually by

pressing the

or buttons. Refer to the following page

if:

 

The programme number or times flash

You wish to modify the programme

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If the programme and times are correct, press the RETURN

 

button.

 

 

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Press the STANDBY/ON button to activate the timer.

 

 

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Refer to page 35 if you wish to:

 

Check that your DVD-VCR has been programmed correctly

 

Cancel a preset recording

Result:

The programme number is replaced by:

The AV1, AV2 or AUX source using the INPUT SEL. button for a satellite tuner or external video source

The input source must be selected before changing any other value.

Record a programme every day

Press the or buttons, until the Day selection mode.

(Monday to Sunday) at the same time

Press the

or buttons, until the DLY (Daily) value is

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

Record a programme every week

Press the or buttons, until the Day selection mode.

on the same day and at the same time

Press the

or buttons, until the W- (Week) value is

 

 

displayed, followed by the required day.

 

 

Example: W-SA(Weekly Saturday)

 

 

 

Extend the recording time

Press the or buttons, until the Stop selection mode.

 

Press the

or buttons to increase or decrease the stop time.

 

 

 

Select the recording speed

Press the or buttons, until the recording speed selection mode.

 

Press the

or buttons until the correct indication is displayed:

Auto (Auto Tape Speed Select) : see page 34

SP (Standard Play)

LP (Long Play)

Select the PDC recording

Press the or buttons, until the PDC off mode.

 

Press the or buttons until the “On” indication is displayed.

Do not select PDC unless you are sure the programme you wish to record is broadcast with PDC. If you do set PDC On (by selecting “On” in the right - hand column on the screen), then you must set up the start-time EXACTLY according to the published TV schedule. Otherwise the timer recording won’t take place.

STANDBY/ON

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OPEN/CLOSE

The numbers next to each TV programme listing are

ShowView code numbers, which allow you to

programme your videorecorder instantly with the

remote control. Tap in the ShowView code for the

programme you wish to record.

™ ShowView is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The ShowView system

is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

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