Sanyo VWM-900 Instant Timer Recording, Checking Erasing The Timer Program, Program Priority

10 Press V for SPEED.

Press b or B to choose the desired tape speed (AUTO, SP, or SLP).

Example: SP

•The AUTO mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to SLP, if necessary, to complete recording the program. There will be some picture and sound distortion at the point of the speed change.

11 Press V to choose the REPEAT item.

Press b or B to choose the desired repeat (ONCE, WEEKLY, or DAILY).

Example: ONCE

ONCE event....for recording up to 8 programs on a specific

day or days within a period of 1 year.

WEEKLY event....for recording up to 8 programs on a certain

day of every week.

DAILY event....for recording a daily program at the same

time Monday through Friday. (If you try to record two or more daily programs, keep in mind that only the first eight pro- grams will be recorded. You may need to reset mid-week to ensure the recording of all the programs you want.)

If the input data is wrong, press v to select the data and correct it by pressing b or B.

12 Press MENU, the program will be memorized on the VCR.

•If the preset program time has already past, the PAST TIME PROGRAMMED message will appear on the TV screen. Return to step 11 and set the correct time.

•If you enter a date already past, the timer recording will be performed on that date of the next year.

•Additional programs may be entered by repeating steps 1- 12.

Cable Users: If your cable hookup is via a TV converter box, you can program multiple recordings only on the converter box output channel. This is because the converter determines what channel you view through your VCR.

If you are finished programming and you want to set the VCR to record the programs you have entered: A) MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE INSERTED A TAPE INTO THE VCR and, B) YOU MUST TURN OFF THE VCR BEFORE IT WILL RECORD ANY TIMER PROGRAMS (TIMER indicator lights). The VCR

is then set to record the preset programs.

The VCR must be off for a timer recording to take place!

You can clear the timer recording by pressing POWER during timer recording.

CHECKING (ERASING) THE TIMER PROGRAM

Programming can be checked whenever the VCR is turned on.

1Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear.

2Press v or V to choose the PROGRAM menu. Press ENTER and the PROGRAM menu will appear.

3Press b or B to select a program you want to check or erase. If you want to erase the program, press CLEAR.

4Press MENU to return to the TV screen.

PROGRAM PRIORITY

If the recording start and end times of preset programs overlap on the same day (see

the example and diagram at

left), program number 2 will not

be recorded until program num-

ber 1 is finished.

The first part of program number 2 will not be recorded. The same thing will happen to program number 3.

If the power fails or the VCR is unplugged from the AC out- let, the correct clock time and timer settings are kept in memory for approximately 3 seconds. After 3 seconds, the clock and program timer must be reset when power is restored. Reset the time according to instructions.

INSTANT TIMER RECORDING

Instant Timer Recording allows you to easily make a recording of a preset length, without using the program timer.

PREPARATION

•Turn on the power of both the VCR and the TV.

•Be sure the TV is set to the VCR Output Channel (CH 3 or 4).

•If a direct VIDEO/AUDIO connection is made between the VCR and the TV, set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.

1Insert the video cassette with the safety tab in place.

2Select the desired channel by using CH/TRACK (v/V) or the number buttons (0-9).

The channel number appears on the TV screen.

•If you are recording from another source via audio/video input jacks (at the Rear or Front panel), select LINE1 or LINE2.

3Set TAPE SPEED to the desired speed (SP or SLP) by pressing SP/SLP.

The tape speed will appear on the TV screen.

4Press REC twice.

The menu will appear on the TV screen. Recording will start (the TIMER indicator will light).

5Press REC repeatedly to select the recording time length.

At the end of the recording, the VCR will stop recording and shut off.

•During Instant Timer Recording, changing the channel on the VCR will not be possible.

•You can stop the recording by pressing STOP.

INSTANT TIMER RECORD MENU

INSTANT TIMER RECORD		0H30M	..... 9H00M ➝ 0H00M
CHANNEL	2
SPEED	SP		Length Display

(Each pressing of REC increases

START NOWrecording time by 30 minutes.)

LENGTH 0H30M

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