Setting the timer manually (continued)

2

PLAY

OK

Set the date, start and stop times, programme position, tape speed, and VPS/PDC function:

1Press / to highlight each item in turn.

2 Press >/. to set each item.

To correct a setting, press ? to return to that setting and reset.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIMER

 

 

2 8 . 9 TUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATE

 

 

TIME

 

PROG.

 

 

 

TODAY

1 9 : 0 0 2 0 : 0 0

 

3 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP / LP

SP

 

VPS / PDC

OFF

 

 

 

LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECT

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL :

CLEAR

 

 

EXIT :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT SELECT

To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, see “Daily/weekly recording” below.

To use the VPS/PDC function, set VPS/PDC to ON. For details of the VPS/PDC function, see “Timer recording with VPS/PDC signals” on page 43.

To record from another source connected to the LINE-1 (TV) connector, the LINE-2 IN jacks, or the LINE-3 IN (Scart) connector, press INPUT SELECT to display “L1,” “L2,” or “L3” in the “PROG.” position.

3MENU

Press MENU to exit the menu.

4

 

Press I/uto turn off the VCR.

 

 

The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording.

To record from another source, leave the connected equipment switched on.

To stop recording

To stop the VCR while recording, press pSTOP.

Daily/weekly recording

In step 2 above, press . to select the recording pattern. Each time you press

., the indication changes as shown below. Press > to change the indication in reverse order.

TODAY n SUN-SAT (Sunday to Saturday) n MON-SAT (Monday to Saturday) n MON-FRI (Monday to Friday) n SAT (every Saturday) .....

n MON (every Monday) n SUN (every Sunday) n 1 month later n (dates count down) n TOMORROW n TODAY

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