Manually Programming Timer Recordings; To Cancel Recording When Recording Has Already Begun; To Release The Programme From Recording Standby; Notes On Timer Recording - Panasonic DMR-ES15 Operating Instructions Manual

Manually programming timer
recordings
You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance. (Each
daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.)
1
Press [PROG/CHECK].
Timer Remain 1:57 SP
Recording 8:17:23
VPS
No. Name Date Start Stop Mode
PDC
01 ARD 7. 5. SUN 19:00 20:00 SP - - -
New Timer Programme
Press ENTER to store new programme.
ENTER
S SUB MENU CANCEL A Timer Off
RETURN
2
Press [e,r] to select "New Timer
Programme" and press [ENTER].
3
Press [q] to move through the items
and change the items with [e,r].
Timer Remain 1:57 SP
Recording 8:18:12
Name Date Start Stop Mode
1 ARD 7. 5. SUN 22:00 22:30 SP
Programme Name
• Press and hold [e,r] to alter Start (Start time) and Stop
(Finish time) in 30-minute increments.
• You can also set Name (Programme position/TV Station
Name), Date, Start (Start time), and Stop (Finish time) with
the numbered buttons.
• You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
• Date
Date: Current date up to one month later minus
one day
Daily timer: SUN-SAT
Weekly timer: SUN
• VPS/PDC (➔ page 20)
To activate the VPS/PDC function, press [e,r] to select
"ON".
ON OFF
If the broadcasting station is not transmitting VPS/PDC
signals, "---" appears.
When the input channel ("AV1", "AV2" or "AV3") is selected,
"---" appears.
• To enter programme name
Press [w,q] to select "Programme Name" and press
[ENTER] (➔ page 35).
4
Press [ENTER].
The settings are stored and the programme goes to timer
recording standby.
The timer icon is displayed in left column.
Timer
Recording
No.
01
Timer icon
02
"z" lights on the unit's display to indicate timer recording
standby has been activated.
No. Name Date Start Stop
01 ARD 7. 5. SUN 19:00 20:00
02 ARD 7. 5. SUN 22:00 22:30 SP -- -
New Timer Programme
Repeat steps 2–4 to programme other recordings.
To exit the timer recording list
Press [PROG/CHECK].
7. 5. SUN
Drive
space
OK
7. 5. SUN
VPS
PDC
- - -
MON-SAT MON-FRI
--- SAT
Name
ARD 7.
ARD 7.
VPS Drive
Mode
PDC space
SP -- - OK
When "!" appears,
OK
make sure the
disc has a
sufficient space.
To cancel recording when recording
has already begun
1
When this unit is on
Press [g].
The confirmation screen appears.
2
Press [w,q] to select "Stop
Recording" and press [ENTER].
Recording stops and the timer recording is cancelled. (Daily
and weekly timers remain and timer recording will start as
programmed.)
To release the programme from
recording standby
1
Press [PROG/CHECK].
2
Press [e,r] to select the programme
and press [A].
The timer icon (➔ left) disappears.
• To put the programme on recording standby again
Perform step 2 again before the programme start time to put
the programme on recording standby. Timer recording will
work only if the timer icon is displayed.

Notes on timer recording

• "z" flashes on the unit's display for about 5 seconds when the unit
cannot go to timer recording standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not
in the disc tray).
• Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even when
recording or when playing.
• If the unit is turned on when timer recording begins, it remains
turned on after recording finishes. It does not turn off automatically.
You can turn the unit off during timer recording.
• If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the last
10 minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time,
"z" flashes on the unit's display. In this case, insert a recordable
disc to put the unit in the timer recording standby mode.
• If you are making consecutive recordings that will start one after
the other, the beginning of the later programme cannot be
recorded.
e.g., Programme 10:00–11:00
Programme 11:00–12:00
11:00
Programme Programme
Recorded Recorded
Not recorded
• If the actual broadcasting times of timer recordings overlap
[regardless of whether they are VPS/PDC (➔ page 20) controlled],
the recording that starts first always has priority, and the recording
of the later programme will start only after the first timer recording
has finished.
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