How Do I Programme Arecording - Philips VR969/02 Operating Manual

6. HOW DO I PROGRAMME A RECORDING?
In this chapter you will learn how to programme the
video recorder. It switches itself on automatically,
records the TV programme you want, and then
switches itself off again automatically.
What information is required by the video recorder?
For every programmed recording, you must give the
video recorder the following information:
* the date on which the recording is to be made
* the programme number for the TV programme
* the start time of the recording
* the end time of the recording
* VPS/PDC on or off
If you use "Programming with ShowView", you need
only enter the ShowView code. This code contains the
complete information the recorder needs. The
"ShowView guide numbers" are automatically
allocated on this video recorder.
The video recorder stores all of the information it
requires for recording in what is known as a TIMER
block. It can store this information up to four weeks in
advance.
Your video recorder can store up to 6 of these TIMER
blocks.
Make sure that the times of the TIMER blocks do not
overlap. The video recorder first must finish one TIMER
block before starting the next block.
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What is
"PDC"(Programme Delivery Control) and
"VPS" (Video Programme System) ?
With VPS and PDC, the TV station controls when the
video recorder is switched on and off. This means that
the video recorder switches itself on and off at the
right time even if a TV programme you have program-
med begins earlier or finishes later than expected.
You can see if a TV station is transmitting a VPS or
PDC code if "VPS" or "PDC" appears in the display on
the video recorder when the recorder is switched to
"STOP".
If you wish to use VPS/PDC, the "VPS/PDC" indication
must be switched on in the following paragraph. If you
do not wish to use VPS/PDC, the "VPS/PDC" indication
must be switched off.
Notes:
* With VPS/PDC, two subsequent TV broadcasts on
the same programme position can only be program-
med as two separate TIMER blocks.
* The first few seconds of a programme intended
for recording will be missing if the switch-on
command transmitted by the TV station is late.
* VPS/PDC only works as it should if television
reception is good. If reception conditions are less
than optimum (e.g. if you use a room aerial),
VPS/PDC may not function as it should; this does
not indicate that your video recorder is not function-
ing properly.