Sony DAR-RD100 List, TIMER, 5 Press ENTER, About the PDC/VPS function, ◆To use the PDC/VPS function, 6 Press O RETURN to turn off the Timer

1 Press Z (open/close), and place a recordable disc on the disc tray.

Labelled side facing up

2 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOADING” disappears from the front panel display.

For details on how to insert and format a new disc, see “Inserting and Formatting a Disc” (page 31).

3 Set the AMP/DVD switch to DVD, and press

TIMER.

Timer Standard						SP	100 Min Free
PR	Date	Start	Stop	Mode		Repeat		PDC/VPS
12	12/4 Tue	19:20	19:50		SP	Today			Off

•If the Timer List or [Video Plus +] menu appears, press TIMER repeatedly to switch the display to [Timer Standard].

4 Press </, to select an item and press M/m to adjust the setting.

[PR]: Selects the programme position or input source.

[Date]: Sets the date up to one month in advance.

[Start]: Sets the start time.

[Stop]: Sets the stop time.

[Mode]: Selects the recording mode

(page 41). If you select [AT], you can use the Rec Mode Adjust function. See “Rec Mode Adjust” on page 44.

[Repeat]: Selects a repeat option from [Today], [Mon-Fri], and [Weekly]. [PDC/VPS]: Sets the PDC/VPS function. See “About the PDC/VPS function” below.

•If you make a mistake, select the item and change the setting.

5 Press ENTER.

The Timer List appears with the timer setting you made.

Timer List					: PDC/VPS
PR	Date	Start	Length	Mode	Check
12	12/4 Tue	19:20	30	SP	Rec. OK

To make another timer setting, press TIMER	Recording
to return to the [Timer Standard] menu and
repeat steps 4 and 5.

6 Press O RETURN to turn off the TimerList.7 Press DVD '/1 to set your recorder to standby mode.

The TIMER REC indicator lights up on the front panel and the recorder is ready to start recording.

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x. Note that it may take a few seconds for the recorder to stop recording.

About the PDC/VPS function

PDC/VPS signals are transmitted with TV programmes in some broadcast systems. These signals ensure that timer recordings are made regardless of any broadcast delays, early starts, or broadcast interruptions.

◆To use the PDC/VPS function

Set [PDC/VPS] to [On] in step 4 above. [*] appears next to the [Start] time of the timer setting in the Timer List.

When you turn on this function, the recorder starts scanning the channel before the timer recording starts. If you are watching TV when scanning starts, a message will appear on the TV screen. If you want to watch TV, switch to your TV’s tuner.

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