Timer Recordings - RCA DVD Recorder/VCR Combo User Manual

Chapter 3: Recording, Playback & Features
Watch TV
Disc
Tape
Disc Library
Timers
Setup
Add Timer
To set a timer for video recording, press OK.
To exit, press GO BACK/RETURN
Name
Channel
Day(s)
Start Time
Stop Time
Destination
Recording Quality
Keep Timer
Timer Setup Screen
Name
Copy From / To
Day
Start Time
Quality
Keep Timer
Transfer Setup Screen
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Timer Recordings

Setting up timer recordings to record programs automatically
1. From the DVD/VCR's main menu, use the remote's arrow buttons to highlight Timers, and press
the OK button.
Tip: You can also access the Timers menu by pressing the TIMER•GUIDE button on the remote
control.
2. Since Add Timer is highlighted, just press OK (the Timer Setup screen appears).
3. If you want to give the Timer a name, highlight Name and press the INFO button (the on-screen
keyboard appears—follow the on-screen instructions to name the timer). When fi nished entering
the name, make sure you press the right arrow button to highlight Done and press OK.
Set Transfer
4. Press the down arrow button to highlight the Channel fi eld and use the number buttons on the
remote to enter the channel number, and press OK (highlight moves to Day).
To enter a Video Input Channel, press the right arrow button.
5. Use the number buttons to enter month and day. To change the frequency (once, daily, weekly,
etc.), press the right arrow button. When fi nished, press OK (highlight moves to Start Time).
6. Use the number buttons to enter the time you want to start recording. Press the right arrow
button to change the a.m./p.m. setting. When fi nished, press OK (the highlight moves to Stop Time).
7. Use the number buttons to enter the time you want the DVD/VCR to stop recording. Press the
right arrow button to change a.m./p.m. setting. When fi nished, press OK (the highlight moves to
Destination).
8. With Destination highlighted—press the right arrow button to switch between Tape (to record
to the VCR) and Disc (to record to a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc). When fi nished, press OK (the
Timers
highlight moves to Recording Quality).
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9. You can change the quality of the recording by pressing the right arrow button. The better the
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quality, the more space the recording takes up on the disc or tape—(go to page 57 for more
03:00PM information). Press OK to confi rm the quality recording setting.
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10. When you're fi nished, make sure Keep Timer is highlighted and press OK.
Disc
Notes: The DVD/VCR's clock must be set in order for Timer Recordings to work properly.
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Setting up timer recordings to transfer a disc to tape or tape to disc
Delete Timer
1. From the DVD/VCR's main menu, use the remote's arrow buttons to highlight Timers, and press
the OK button.
2. Press the right arrow button to highlight Set Transfer and press OK (the Transfer Setup screen
appears).
3. If you want to give the Timer a name, press the INFO button when Name is highlighted (the on-
screen keyboard appears—follow the on-screen instructions to name the timer). When fi nished
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entering the name, make sure you press the right arrow button to highlight Done and press OK
Disc to Tape
(the on-screen keyboard disappears). Press OK again (highlight moves to Copy From / To).
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4. Press the right arrow button to choose whether you want to copy Disc to Tape or a Tape to Disc.
03:00PM Press OK, the highlight moves to Day.
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5. Use the number buttons to enter month and day. When fi nished, press OK (highlight moves to
Start Time).
6. Use the number buttons to enter the time you want to start recording. Press the right arrow
button to change the a.m./p.m. setting. When fi nished, press OK (the highlight moves to Quality).
Delete Timer
7. To change the quality, press the right arrow button.
8. When you're satisfi ed with the settings, press the arrow down button to highlight Keep Timer, and
press OK. Make sure the disc is in the disc tray and the tape is in the VCR deck before the Timer
Recording is ready to start.
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