Technicolor - Thomson DTH8555 X Programming a recording or a transfer

Recording functions

Programming a recording or a transfer

Your DVD recorder lets you program recordings or one transfer.Programming several recordings

is really useful when it uses the high capacitu of the hard disc,thereby enabling you to go beyond

the limited capacities of DVD+R /+RW discs.

You can programme recordings using the manual 10 step method or by choosing,for channels

which broadcast the programme guide,the Navclick programming which is detailed on page 33.

1. From the main menu (MENU key or in Stop mode) select the Timersfunction with the ▲

or ▼key then confirm using the OK key.

• The Timers screen is displayed. It contains a list of all the deferred recordings that you

have already programmed,whether carried out manually,as explained below, or using the

Naviclick function explained on page 33.If nothing has been programmed the screen

simply displays Add Timer and Set transfer.

2. Press OK.

• The programming menu is displayed.This menu allows you to define all the parameters

necessary for a deferred recording.Select each parameter with the ▲or ▼key and enter

the corresponding information with the number keys or the Bkey as described below.

Note:your DVD recorder can memorise the parameters of 8

different programmings.In the case of double programming, a

warning message is displayed.

Give a Name to your programme.Press the INFO key to access the keyboard table. Use the

▲,▼,B,Cand OK keys to compose the recording name letter by letter.When complete,

select Keep Timer with the Bkey and pressOK.

a) Enter the channel number using the digit keys of the remote control (Pr --must be

displayed) or browse the list of channels in the memory of the DVD recorder using the

PR+/PR-key.

b) Or select one of the Audio-Video (AV2,AV3,AV4) sockets to which is connected a device

(satellite receiver or other) using the Bkey (the socket details are shown on page 19).

Note:selecting the AV2 connector allows you to program the recording of a satellite receiver programme

(either left switched on or also programmed) connected to this connector.The selecting of the AV2 connector

is activated by default by the AV Timerfunction (triggering of programming via the AV connector).

Using the digit keys on the remote control type in the date,if the recording is not made the

same day,and / or select a period using theBkey.

Once:to record the selected programme according to the parameters you have defined.

Each Tue:to record the same programme the same day every week starting from today (supposing today

is Tuesday).

MON-FRI:to record the same programme, everyday at the same time from Monday to Friday.

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