3 Select the timer setting you want to change using M/m, and press the green button (“Edit”).

4 In the left column, select an item using the red button (“Back”) or the green button (“Next”), and adjust using the number buttons or </M/m/ ,.

You can change the date, start time, stop time, programme position, or input source.

The cursor moves to the right column.

5 Press the corresponding colour button repeatedly to change settings.

•Yellow button (“Destination”): Sets the recording destination. If there is not enough available DVD disc space for the recording, the recorder automatically records the programme to the HDD even if you select “DVD” (Recovery Recording). When you set a daily or weekly timer, “HDDr” allows you to replace the previous timer recording with the new one automatically (HDD only).

•Green button (“Frequency”): Selects the recording pattern.

•Red button (“Quality”): Selects the recording mode (page 51).

6 Press , to display “Timing.”

7 Press the green button (“Timing”) repeatedly to select the duration time or to set the VPS/PDC function.

See “About the VPS/PDC function” below.

•If you want to record to a particular HDD genre, press the yellow button (“Genre”) repeatedly.

bNotes

•The new settings become effective when you exit the GUIDE Plus+ system.

•When you set the recording destination to “HDDr,” the previous timer recording will be replaced with the new one even if you have not watched it.

About the VPS/PDC function

VPS/PDC 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 VPS/PDC function Select “VPS / PDC” in step 7 above.

When you turn on this function, the recorder starts scanning the channels before the timer recording starts.

bNote

The recording mode cannot be set to “AUTO” when “VPS/PDC” is set to “On.”

Cancelling timer settings

1 Press GUIDE.

2 Select “Schedule” in the Menu bar.

The SCHEDULE list appears.

3 Select the timer setting you want to cancel using M/m, and press the red button (“Delete”).

To close the SCHEDULE list

Press GUIDE.

When the timer settings overlap

•The programme that starts first has priority and the entire programme is recorded.

•After finishing the previous recording, the other recording starts with several tens-of- second’s delay (when the end-time of one recording and the start-time of another are the same).

•When the recordings start at the same time, only one of them will be recorded. Cancel the timer setting for the programme that you are not going to record.

bNote

When “VPS / PDC” is set for one or more timer recordings, the start times may change in the event of a broadcast delay or early start.

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