Useful viewing functions
Time shift
This function enables you to pause the digital TV programme you are watching and start watching it again from the paused scene. This function is available only for the 821 model series.
1Press READY.
•The TV starts temporary recording of the real time broadcast in the background.
•Time shift recordable time is approximately 150 minutes for SD or 60 minutes for HD (depending on the programmes).
2Press I.
•The TV shows the programme from the scene that the TV started recording and the recording carries on.
•When the TV again playbacks after once pressing Hto stop the programme, the TV shows the programme from the stopped scene.
Buttons for time shift operation
Buttons | Description |
| Start recording the programme you are watching. |
| • You cannot playback the recorded |
READY | programme until approximately three |
| seconds after pressing READY to start |
| recording. |
IPlayback the recorded programme.
Stop the programme in playback (time shift
Hrecording continues) and go back to the real time broadcast (live).
Pause the programme in playback (time
Fshift recording continues).
• This function is released in 15 minutes.
SReverse (each time you press this button, the reverse speed changes in three levels).
Fast forward (each time you press this
Jbutton, the fast forward speed changes in three levels).
aPlayback after jumping backwards by 10 seconds.
bPlayback after jumping forward by 30 seconds.
NOTE
•Instead of pressing buttons on the remote control unit, the operations above are also available on the screen with the operation panel. You can call up this operation panel by pressing CONTROL on the remote control unit or select “Control (Time shift)” from “Option” > “Option for view”.
•The operation panel for time shift displays only during time shift operation.
•The “Audio description setting” menu does not work during time shift playback.
•When the amount of memory used for time shift reaches “Full” and the blue point is around the left edge of the bar (see and in the “Counter” section on page 36), you cannot operate some functions (F(Pause), S(Reverse), a(Jumping backwards by 10 seconds)).
•Time shift does not work for ATV, external inputs, data broadcasts and radio broadcasts.
•To release time shift, press READY, change the DTV channel, change “INPUT” or turn off the power of the TV.
•Time shift will be released if no operations are performed for three hours.
•Some functions do not work during time shift.
•Time shift is not actually a recording function, so the recorded data is reset when you exit time shift.
•Time shift does not work automatically, it starts only when you press READY.
•The PIN is required when you use the buttons such as S, J, a, bif you set the PIN and the items for “Parental rating” except “None” are selected.
•Recording automatically stops when no signal is received (recorded data will be lost).
•Time shift does not work for any copy protected programmes.
Examples of time shift usage
When you move away from the TV for a while (press READY when you move away from the TV)
Without time shift
Away
You miss the scene while you are away.
With time shift
Away
You can watch the missed scene when you come back.
When you want to watch the same scene again (you must press READY in advance for time shift to function)
Without time shift
You cannot watch the same scene again.
With time shift
You can watch the same scene again.
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