Setting The Manual Timer - Sony FD Trinitron KV-28DX20U Instruction Manual

Additional TV Features
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

Setting The Manual Timer

1 Press the button on the remote control to display the
EPG on the TV screen.
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2 Press the or buttons to highlight the 'programme
type' column then press the
symbol .
3 Press the OK button to display a screen of 9 programme
slots, each one indicating that it is either free for
programming, or that it has a programme already stored
in it.
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4 Press the button to enter the 'programme' column.
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5 Press the or buttons to select a free row then press
the OK button to display the Set Timer screen. This
screen asks you to confirm the date, programme number,
start time and end time.
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6 Press the button to select the date area then press the
number buttons on the remote control to enter the date.
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7 Press the button to confirm the date then press the
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buttons to select the month.
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8 Press the button to confirm the month and to enter the
start time.
9 Press the number buttons to enter the time when you want
the timer to switch on, preferably several minutes before
you set your video recorder to start recording. If you wish
to switch on at 8.25 pm, enter 2025.
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10 Press the button to confirm the entry and to enter the
switch-off time.
11 Press the number buttons to enter the time you want the
timer to switch off, preferably after your video has
stopped recording. Again, you should enter 4 digits using
the 24 hour format.
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12 Press the button to confirm the entry and to enter the
programme number.
13 Press the OK button to save the settings then select
and press OK button to return to the Manual
Timer Setup menu.
14 Select another available slot if you wish to record a
further programme. Otherwise, press the
enter the 'programme type' column then press the OK
button to return to the EPG.
15 If you have finished viewing programmes on your TV,
press the / button before the timer recording starts to
leave your TV in standby mode for the timer settings to
be activated. If, however, you wish to continue watching
other programmes after setting a timer, you can do so by
changing programmes in the normal way. If you are
watching another programme when the timer is due to
start a display will appear on screen advising you that, if
you change channels now, you automatically cancel the
recording.
16 If you do not wish to cancel or view the recording, press
/
the button whilst the display is still on screen to leave
your TV in standby mode. The standby indicator on the
front of the TV will flash to show that the timer record
operation is active. If, however, you choose to change
programmes, you automatically cancel the recording.
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button to select the timer
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button to
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