Manually Programming Timer Recordings - Panasonic SC-HT1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Timer recording
Refer to the control reference on page 25.
[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
You can enter up to 32 programmes up to a month in advance.
(Each daily or weekly programme is counted as one programme.)
Manually programming timer
recordings
1
Press [PROG/CHECK].
TIMER
Remain HDD
RECORDING
No. Name Date Start
01 BBC 15/ 7 TUE 19:00
New Timer Programme
SELECT
ENTER
RETURN
2
Press [3, 4] to select "New Timer
Programme" and press [ENTER].
3
Press [1] to move through the items
and change the items with [3, 4].
TIMER
Remain HDD
RECORDING
Name Date Start
1 BBC 15/ 7 TUE 22:00
≥Press and hold [3, 4] to alter the Start (Start time) and
Stop (Finish time) in 30-minute increments.
≥You can also set Name (Programme position/TV Station
Name), Date, Start (Start time), and Stop (Finish time) with
the numbered buttons.
≥You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording
mode.
≥Date
[.
Date:
l ;:
l
Daily timer:
l ;:
a.
Weekly timer: SUN
≥PDC ( page 25)
ON!)OFF (– – –)
≥You can also press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the recording drive.
When the recording drive is "DVD" and there is not enough
remaining space, recording automatically switches to the
"HDD" ( page 25, Relief Recording).
≥RENEW (Auto Renewal Recording) [HDD] ( right)
ON!)OFF
≥Programme Name
Press [2, 1] to select "Programme Name" and press
[ENTER] ( page 38).
4
Press [ENTER].
TIMER
Remain HDD
RECORDING
No. Name Date Start
01 BBC 15/ 7 TUE 19:00
02 BBC 15/ 7 TUE 22:00
New Timer Programme
Repeat steps 2–4 to programme other recordings.
5
Press [F TIMER].
"F" lights on the unit's display to indicate timer recording
standby has been activated.
≥The message screen
appears. Play is only
possible while timer
recording is in standby ( page 28, 29). (You cannot play a
title recorded using a different encoding system from that of
the TV system currently selected on the unit.)
≥The unit is not off. To save power, turn the unit off by
RQT7621
pressing [Í].
26
30:24 SP DVD 1:58 SP
12:56:00 15. 7. TUE
HDD Disc
Stop Mode space
PDC DVD
20:00 SP OFF OK
Press ENTER to store
new programme.
30:24 SP DVD 1:58 SP
12:57:00 15. 7. TUE
HDD
Stop Mode
PDC DVD
22:30 SP OFF HDD
Programme Name
Current date up to one month later minus
one day
,) ,)
SUN-SAT MON-SAT MON-FRI
,) ,)
--- SAT
30:24 SP DVD 1:58 SP
12:58:00 15. 7. TUE
Check to make sure
HDD Disc
Stop Mode space
PDC DVD
20:00 SP OFF OK
"OK" is displayed
OFF
22:30 SP OK
( page 27).
Timer standby is active, only playback is possible.
∫ To release the unit from recording standby
Press [F TIMER].
"F" goes out.
≥Be sure to press [F TIMER] before the programme start time to
put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only
if "F" is displayed.
∫ To cancel recording when recording has
already begun
Press [F TIMER].
≥You can also press and hold [∫] on the main unit for more than
3 seconds to stop recording.
[Note]
≥Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is
turned on/off.
≥Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even
when playing.
≥Timer recordings do not begin while editing or transferring
(dubbing) in normal speed mode ( page 39).
≥"F" flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to
timer recording standby.
≥If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the
latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording
starting time, the "F" flashes on the unit display. In this case,
press [F TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby
mode.
≥When you programme successive timer recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part
at the beginning of the later programmes (a few seconds when
recording with HDD or DVD-RAM and approximately 30
seconds when recording with DVD-R).
Auto Renewal Recording
[HDD]
If you record a programme onto HDD repeatedly everyday or every
week using timer recording, the unit will record the new programme
over the old one.
This function can be used only when weekly recording or daily
recording is selected.
1
Press [PROG/CHECK].
2
Press [3, 4] to select the programme
and press [ENTER].
3
Press [2, 1] to select "RENEW"
column.
4
Press [3, 4] to select "ON" and press
[ENTER].
TIMER
Remain HDD 30:24 SP DVD
RECORDING
12:57:00 15. 7. TUE
Name Date Start Stop Mode
PDC
1 BBC TUE 22:00 22:30 SP OFF HDD
Programme Name
[Note]
≥If a programme set for Auto Renewal Recording is protected or
while play back is taking place from the HDD, or while transferring
(dubbing), the programme will not be overwritten. Instead the
programme set for recording will be saved as a separate
programme, and this programme will be the one to be overwritten
when the next Auto Renewal Recording takes place.
≥Play lists made from programmes that were set for Auto Renewal
Recording are erased along with auto renewal.
≥When there is not enough space on the HDD, the programme may
not be recorded completely (even if repeating a renewal recording).
1:58 SP
HDD
RENEW
DVD
ON