Setting The Automatic Timer - Optimus 16-429 Owner's Manual

9" color tv/vcr combo
Table of Contents

Advertisement

16-429.fm Page 31 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 3:50 PM

Setting the Automatic Timer

1. Insert a blank cassette, or one that you
want to record over, into the cassette com-
partment. The Model 36 automatically turns
on.
Note: If a cassette was loaded when you
last turned off the Model 36, you must
press
to turn on the Model 36.
POWER
2. Press
The main menu appears.
MENU.
3. Press
s or
PLAY/
STOP/
PROGRAMMING
, then press
timer programming screen appears.
– TIMER PROGRAMMING –
CH DATE
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
– – –/– – – – – –:– –
Note: If the clock setting screen appears
instead of the timer program screen, you
must first set the clock before you can con-
tinue. For more information, see "Setting
the Clock" on Page 18.
This screen displays the following informa-
tion about each timer program you set.
(channel to record)
CH
DATE
(month and day of the program)
(start time of the program)
START TIME
(end time of the program)
END TIME
4. Press
s or
PLAY/
desired program, then press
5. Press
s or
PLAY/
desired channel number, then press
.
6. Press
s or
PLAY/
STOP/
when you want to record.
• To record a broadcast at a specific time
and date , press either button until the
desired date appears.
• To record a broadcast at the same time
Monday through Sunday , press either
button until
EVRY DAY
t to select
TIMER
. The
F.FWD/
START END
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
–:– – – –
t to select the
STOP/
.
F.FWD/
t to select the
STOP/
F.FWD/
t to select the date
appears.
• To record a broadcast at the same time
on the same day every week , press
either button until
EVRY
day of the week appear together.
Press
to store your selection.
F.FWD/
7. Press
s or
PLAY/
STOP/
hour. When the correct hour appears, press
. Then press
F.FWD/
select the minute and press
8. Repeat Step 7 to set the stop time.
9. Press
s or
PLAY/
STOP/
speed (
,
, or
SP
LP
SLP
. The timer program screen disappears
and the Model 36 stores any settings you
entered.
10. Double-check all the set information.
• If it is correct, press
• If an entry is not correct, repeatedly
press
to move forward or
F.FWD/
to move backward to the incorrect
entry, use
s or
PLAY/
correct information, then press
The Model 36 stores any settings you
entered, and the timer program screen
disappears.
11. To store settings for other programs, repeat
Steps 2–10.
12. Press
to turn off the Model 36. The
POWER
REC/TIMER REC indicator turns on, indi-
cating that the Model 36 is in the timer
standby mode.
Important:
• You can turn on and operate the Model 36
manually prior to the set recording times,
but the Model 36 makes automatic timer
recording(s) only if the power is off at the
set start time(s).
• Be sure the REC/TIMER REC indicator
turns on when you turn off the Model 36. If
it does not, check your programming.
• If you set up the Model 36 to record a CATV
program through a cable box, be sure to
leave the cable box turned on and tuned to
the correct channel before the timer pro-
gram starts.
and the desired
t to select the start
s or
t to
PLAY/
STOP/
.
F.FWD/
t to select the tape
), then press
F.FWD/
to exit.
MENU
REW/
t to enter the
STOP/
.
MENU
31

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

This manual is also suitable for:

Model 36

Table of Contents