1 Press TIMER.

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

 

The “TIMER LIST” display (page 42)

 

appears. The TIMER REC indicator

 

lights up on the front panel and the

 

recorder is ready to start recording.

 

Unlike a VCR, there is no need to turn off

 

the recorder before the timer recording

 

starts.

 

 

2 Press M/m to select the “Day andTime,” “Mode,” or PlusCode row. Then press ENTER.3 Select an item using </, and adjust using M/m. Then press ENTER.

To make additional changes to items in different rows, return to step 2. The adjustable items are listed below. “Day and Time”:

Sets the date, start time, and stop time, and selects the programme position or input source.

The date item changes as follows: Today y …… y Sat 28.10 (30 days

later) y Sun (every Sunday) y ……

ySat (every Saturday) y Mon - Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon - Sat (Monday to Saturday) y Daily y Today

“Mode”:

Selects the recording mode (page 36). “PDC/VPS”:

Sets the PDC/VPS function. See “About the PDC/VPS function” below. “Extend Time”:

Sets the duration in increments of 10 minutes, for a maximum of 60 minutes when a timer recording is in progress. If the programme set to be recorded daily or weekly is extended, the manually extended time set here will be added to the subsequent timer recording times. Note that when “PDC/VPS” is set to “On,” you cannot make the “Extend Time” setting.

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

To stop recording during timer recording

Press x REC STOP.

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 2 above. When you turn on this function, the recorder starts scanning the channels 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 or turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function.

Note that if you turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function, the timer recording will not start.

To temporarily turn off PDC/VPS channel scan

Press OPTIONS and select “PDC/VPS Scan Off.”

To ensure that the PDC/VPS function works properly, turn off the recorder before the timer recording starts. This will automatically turn on the PDC/VPS channel scan function while the recorder remains off.

Rec Mode Adjust

If there is not enough available disc space for the recording, the recorder automatically adjusts the recording mode to enable the entire programme to be recorded. Set “Rec Mode Adjust” of the “Timer Settings” to “On” in the “Recording” setup (page 66).

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