Recording TV Programs Using the Timer

EJECTPOWER

MUTING DISPLAY

TV

INPUT

 

 

 

SELECT

 

 

SLEEP

TIMER ON SCREEN

 

MENU

 

RESET

 

SELECT

VCR Plus

1

2

3

 

COUNTER/

4

5

6

 

 

 

REMAIN

7

8

9

COUNTER

JUMP

 

ENTER

RESET

 

 

 

 

0

VOL CH

INDEX

TAPE SPEED

REC &SLOW 7

X2PAUSE

SEARCH

REW PLAY FF

STOP

The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your Video/TV to record up to six programs within a one-month period.

Before you begin

∙Make sure that the time and date clock are set. If not, the message “Please set the clock first” is displayed on the screen. Refer to “Setting the Clock” on page 12.

∙Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab. If a cassette without safety tab is loaded, the message “Please insert a recordable tape” is displayed.

Setting the timer

Here’s an example of how to record a program broadcast on channel 26 from 8:15 PM to 9:55 PM on Wednesday, 6th of October 1999, in EP mode.

1Press TIMER ON SCREEN.

The TIMER SET/CHECK menu appears.

TIMER SET / CHECK

10 / 5 TUE

DATE

START

STOP CH

_ / _ _ _ : _ _

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_ : _ _ _ _ _ _

Move

S e l e c t SELECT

Exit MENU

 

 

 

 

2Press SELECT.

Today’s date and the day of the week appears in red.

TIMER SET / CHECK 10 / 5 TUE

DATE

START STOP

CH

10/ 5 TUE _ : _ _

_ : _ _

_ _ _ _

_ / _ _ _ : _ _

_ : _ _ _ _ _ _

_ / _ _ _ : _ _

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_ / _ _ _ : _ _

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_ / _ _ _ : _ _

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_ / _ _ _ : _ _

_ : _ _ _ _ _ _

Move

S e l e c t SELECT

Exit MENU

If you have made a mistake

3 Press + ￿until “6 WED” appears.

Press ?to return to the previous

For daily and weekly recording, see “Daily/weekly recording” on page 32.

position and correct the setting.

To erase the settings

 

 

 

TIMER SET / CHECK 10 / 5 TUE

 

Press RESET while displaying the

 

DATE

START STOP

CH

 

 

10/ 6 WED _ : _ _

_ : _ _

_ _ _ _

 

TIMER SET/CHECK menu.

 

 

 

_ / _ _

_ : _ _

_ : _ _

_ _ _ _

 

If you try to enter a recording

 

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_ / _ _

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start time that is prior to the

 

_ / _ _ _ : _ _

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_ / _ _ _ : _ _

_ : _ _ _ _ _ _

 

current time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the items of the recording

 

Move

S e l e c t SELECT

Exit MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings are erased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you set MTS to “SAP” in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO menu (KV-20VS42 only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SAP signal will be recorded only

 

 

 

 

 

 

if a SAP signal is being broadcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Otherwise, the program’s primary

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio channel will be recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

(stereo or mono.) See page 22 for a

 

 

 

 

 

 

table describing the relation between

 

 

 

 

 

 

the speakers and the source signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 Basic Operations