Timer Recording; Using Video Plus+ Number To Make Timer Recordings - Panasonic DMR-E55EBL Operating Instructions Manual

Timer recording

DVD
TV
DIRECT TV REC
AV
1 2
Numbered
4 5
buttons
7 8
CANCEL
¢ CANCEL
0
SKIP
STOP
DIRECT
DIRECT NAVIGATOR
NAVIGATOR
TOP MENU
3,4,2,1
ENTER
SUB MENU
PROG/CHECK
DISPLAY
PROG/CHECK
TIMER ERASE
F TIMER
F
EXT LINK
EXT LINK
A B
[RAM] [DVD-R]
You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance.
Using VIDEO Plus+ number to make
timer recordings
Entering VIDEO Plus+ numbers is an easy way of timer recording.
You can find these numbers in TV listings in newspapers and
magazines.
≥Using VIDEO Plus+ numbers for Satellite stations or Cable TV
stations
Set this unit to recognise VIDEO Plus+ numbers for Satellite stations
or Cable TV stations before you start the following operations
( page 13, VIDEO Plus+ numbers for Satellite/Cable TV stations).
1
Press [VIDEO Plus+].
VIDEO Plus +
Remain
12:53:00 15. 7. TUE
Enter VIDEO Plus+ Number by using 0-9 key.
2
Press the numbered buttons to enter
the VIDEO Plus+ number.
Press [2] to move back to correct a digit.
3
Press [ENTER].
TIMER
Remain
RECORDING
12:54:00 15. 7. TUE
Name Date Start Stop
1 BBC 15/ 7 TUE 19:00 20:00
Programme Name
≥Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary
using [3, 4, 2, 1] ( page 22, step 3).
≥When "-- ---" appears in the "Name" column, you cannot set
timer recording. Press [3, 4] to select desired programme
position. After you have entered the information of a TV
station, it is kept in the unit's memory.
VOLUME
CH
3
CH
6
VIDEO Plus+
VIDEO Plus+
9
INPUT SELECT
MANUAL SKIP
SLOW/SEARCH
PAUSE PLAY/x1.3
1
FUNCTIONS
ENTER
RETURN
STATUS TIME SLIP
REC MODE REC
REC MODE
CREATE
AUDIO
CHAPTER
C
1:58 SP
1:58 SP
Mode PDC
SP OFF
≥You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
≥PDC ( below)
ON!)OFF (– – –)
≥Programme Name
Press [2, 1] to select "Programme Name" and press
[ENTER] ( page 36).
4
Press [ENTER].
The settings are stored.
TIMER
Remain
RECORDING
12:55:00 15. 7. TUE
No. Name Date Start Stop Mode
01 BBC 1 15/ 7 TUE 19:00 20:00 SP
New Timer Programme
Repeat steps 1–4 to programme other recordings.
5
Press [F TIMER].
The unit turns off and "F" lights on the unit's display to
indicate timer recording standby has been activated.
[RAM]
Even if the unit is in timer recording standby, play starts when you
press [1] (PLAY) or [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Timer recording works
even during play.
∫ To release the unit from recording standby
Press [F TIMER].
The unit turns on and "F" goes out.
≥Be sure to press [F TIMER] before the programme start time to
put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only
if "F" is displayed.
∫ To cancel recording when recording has
already begun
Press [F TIMER].
≥You can also press and hold [∫] on the main unit for more than
3 seconds to stop recording.
[Note]
≥"F" flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to
timer recording standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not in the
disc tray).
≥If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the
latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording
starting time, the "F" flashes on the unit display. In this case,
press [F TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby
mode.
≥When you programme successive timer recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part
at the beginning of the later programmes (a few seconds when
recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when
recording with DVD-R).
∫ PDC function ( page 46)
As long as a PDC signal is being broadcast by the TV station,
even if the broadcast programme time changes, the recording
time automatically changes to match the new broadcast time.
To activate the PDC function
In step 3 in the PDC column, press [3, 4] to select "ON".
1:58 SP
Disc
Check to make sure
PDC space
OFF OK
"OK" is displayed.
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