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Basic Operations
Recording TV programs (continued)
Recording TV programs using the timer
You can preset up to five programs within a one-month period
using both the G-CODE setting and the timer setting.
Before you begin
•When the TV is in standby mode (the 1 indicator on the video TV
is lit in red), press ?/1 , PROGR +/– or a number button on the
remote control.
•Make sure that the clock is set correctly. If it is not, see “Setting the
clock” on page 9.
•Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab intact.
•Make sure that the video TV does not enter the timer recording
standby mode (the Quick Timer indicator on the video TV should
not be lit.)

Setting the timer

Example: How to record a program
broadcast on program position 6 from
21:00 to 22:00 on Sunday, 28th
November 1999.
1
Press TIMER REC.
2
Press M or m to set the
date , then press ,.
COUNTER RESET
MENU
REW
A/B
EJECT
TIMER REC
G-CODE ON/OFF
TAPE SPEED
INDEX
zREC
X PAUSE
x STOP
m
FF
M
Z
.>
PLAY
ENTER
PIC MODE
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?/1
TIMER REC
M/,/m/</ENTER
ON/OFF
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP
PRG
A/B
OK
SET ENTER
SELECT
NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
27
SAT
SP
MAIN
– –
:
– –
– –
:
– –
– –
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP
PRG
A/B
OK
SET ENTER
SELECT
NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
28
SUN
SP
MAIN
– –
:
– –
– –
:
– –
– –
TIMER REC
PLAY
ENTER
H
PLAY
ENTER
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3
Set the recording start time, recording stop time, program
position/input (1 or 2), tape speed and sound mode in the same
way as in step 2.
4
Press ENTER.
The cursor appears at OK.
For daily and weekly
recording, see “Daily/
weekly recording” below.
5
Press < or , to move the cursor to NEXT for other programs,
then press ENTER. Repeat steps 2 through 4.
6
Press < or , to move the cursor to OK after setting your
desired programs, then press ENTER.
The TIMER REC indicator lights up and the video TV enters timer
recording standby mode.

If you have made a mistake during timer setting

Press < to go back to the previous position and correct the setting.

Daily/weekly recording

You can preset your video TV to record the same program every day
of the week (daily recording) or the same program on the same day
every week (weekly recording). Press m in step 2 until the desired
setting appears in the “DATE” position. With each press, the setting
changes as follows:
27 (today) t MON–SUN t MON–SAT t MON–FRI t
EVERY SAT t EVERY FRI t ... t EVERY SUN t 26 (next
month) ......
To stop timer recording
Press ON/OFF.

Using the video TV before timer recording starts

Press ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC indicator on the front of
the video TV.
Remember to press ON/OFF again to make the TIMER REC
indicator light up after setting the recording time.
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP
PRG
A/B
28
SUN
21:00 22:00
6
SP
MAIN
OK
SET ENTER
SELECT
NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
PLAY
ENTER
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