Sony TRINITRON KV-VF21M40 Service Manual page 19

Recording TV programs (continued)
Recording TV programs using the timer
You can preset up to five programs within a one-month period.
Before you begin
• When the TV is in standby mode (the 1 indicator on the video TV
is lit in red), press ?/1 , PROGR +/– or a number button on the
remote control.
• Make sure that the clock is set correctly. If it is not, see "Setting the
clock" on page 9.
• Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab intact.
• Make sure that the video TV does not enter the timer recording
standby mode (the Quick Timer indicator on the video TV should
not be lit.)
Setting the timer
Example: How to record a program
broadcast on program position 6 from
21:00 to 22:00 on Sunday, 28th
November 1999.
1
Press TIMER REC.
2
Press M or m to set the
date , then press ,.
PLAY
H
ENTER
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EJECT
?/1
Z
PIC MODE
TIMER REC
TAPE SPEED TIMER REC G-CODE ON/OFF
ON/OFF
zREC INDEX
. >
X PAUSE
M/,/m/</ENTER
REW FF
PLAY
m H M
ENTER
x STOP
MENU COUNTER RESET A/B
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP PRG
– –:– – – –:– – – –
27
TIMER REC SAT SP
OK NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
SELECT SET ENTER
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP PRG
– –:– – – –:– – – –
28
SUN SP
PLAY
H
ENTER
OK NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
SELECT SET ENTER
3
Set the recording start time, recording stop time, program
position/input (1 or 2) and tape speed in the same way as in
step 2.
4
Press ENTER.
The cursor appears at OK.
For daily and weekly
PLAY
H
recording, see "Daily/
ENTER
weekly recording" below.
5
Press < or , to move the cursor to NEXT for other programs,
then press ENTER. Repeat steps 2 through 4.
6
Press < or , to move the cursor to OK after setting your
desired programs, then press ENTER.
The TIMER REC indicator lights up and the video TV enters timer
recording standby mode.
If you have made a mistake during timer setting
Press < to go back to the previous position and correct the setting.
Daily/weekly recording
You can preset your video TV to record the same program every day
of the week (daily recording) or the same program on the same day
every week (weekly recording). Press m in step 2 until the desired
setting appears in the "DATE" position. With each press, the setting
changes as follows:
27 (today) t MON–SUN t MON–SAT t MON–FRI t
EVERY SAT t EVERY FRI t ... t EVERY SUN t 26 (next
month) ......
To stop timer recording
Press ON/OFF.
Using the video TV before timer recording starts
Press ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC indicator on the front of
the video TV.
Remember to press ON/OFF again to make the TIMER REC
indicator light up after setting the recording time.
PROGRAM LIST 27 SAT 20:00
DATE START STOP PRG
28 SUN 21:00 22:00 6 SP
OK NEXT CHANGE CLEAR
SELECT SET ENTER
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