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

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

Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

3 Press [TIMER].

Timer - Standard

Set the timer manually.

 

OK

Date

Start

 

 

 

 

PDC

 

 

Stop Prog. Mode VPS

 

Cancel

Today

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO Plus+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the Timer programming (VIDEO Plus+) menu appears, press < to switch the display to “Standard.”

4 Select an item using </, and adjust using M/m.

“Date”: Sets the date.

The item changes as follows:

Today y Tomorrow y …… y Thu

28.10(1 month later) y Sun (every Sunday) y …… y Sat (every Saturday) y Mon-Fri (Monday to Friday) y Mon-Sat (Monday to Saturday) y Sun-Sat (Sunday to Saturday) y Today

“Start”: Sets the start time.

“Stop”: Sets the stop time.

“Prog.”: Selects the programme position or input source.

“Mode”: Selects the recording mode (page 41).

“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 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The Timer List menu (page 45) 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.

To stop recording during timer recording

Open the remote’s cover and 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 4 above.

 

When you turn on this function, the recorder starts

 

scanning the channel before the timer recording

 

starts. If you are watching TV when scanning

 

Recording

or turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan function.

starts, a message will appear on the TV screen. If

 

you want to watch TV, switch to your TV’s tuner

 

To turn off the PDC/VPS channel scan

 

Press TOOLS 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. This function is normally set to “On.”

 

To cancel this function, press TOOLS while the

 

Timer List is displayed. Select “Rec Mode

 

Adjust” and press ENTER. Select “Off” and press

 

ENTER.

 

If the timer settings overlap

 

Overlapped timer settings are shown as follows.

 

Timer

These timer settings overlap. Do you want to continue?

 

 

 

Fri 29.10

21:00-22:00

AAB

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fri 29.10

20:30-21:00

DEF

SP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKCancel

To store the setting as shown, select “OK.” The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts recording only after the first programme has finished.

To cancel the overlapped timer setting, select “Cancel.”

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