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NUMBER
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MENU
EXAMPLE
If you program the VCR to timer
record a show on September 6
on channel 40 from 12:00 noon
to 1:00 PM in SP mode, the
screen will look like this:
NOTES:
To disengage the timer before recording starts, press TIMER
again. Pressing once more re-engages it.
In case of a power failure after programming, the VCR's
memory backup keeps your selections for 10 minutes.
If you select "PROGRAM SET" without having set the date and
time, an error message appears. Follow its instructions.
If you enter a start time that has already passed, "ERROR"
appears on the screen and flashes.
Programs that start after midnight must have the next day's
date.
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q
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3
5
6
NUMBER "9"
8
9
TIMER
0
CH
OK
SHUTTLE PLUS
PROGRAM 1
DATE
9/ 6 SUN
START
12:00 PM
STOP
1:00 PM
CHANNEL
40 SP
PRESS NUMBER KEY(0-9)
OR ( 5 ,∞), THEN (OK)
PRESS (MENU) TO END
SET PROGRAM
INFORMATION
5
Press the appropriate NUMBER keys to set the date,
start/stop time and channel number. Press CH5 ∞ or
SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞ to set AM/PM and tape speed.
Press OK after AM/PM, channel number and tape speed
settings. The next setting that can be set begins flashing.
Any information comprised of 1 digit (except the
channel number) should have a "0" entered before it.
It is possible to set all information using the CH 5 ∞ or
SHUTTLE PLUS 5 ∞ button.
(In this case, press OK after each setting.) Do not use
the CH ∞ or SHUTTLE PLUS ∞ button to set the date.
If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, OK blinks
when the following buttons are lit: NUMBER keys
(0 – 9), SHUTTLE PLUS, CANCEL and MENU.
NOTE:
If you are using a cable box, enter the cable box
channel, not the channel to be recorded. The channel
to be recorded must be selected on the cable box. (The
cable box channel is the VCR's channel that displays
the chennels received by the cable box.)
** You can record selected programs at the same time
every weekday, or once a week. Before entering the
month, press NUMBER key "8" (DAILY) or "9"
(WEEKLY). Either "DAILY" or "WEEKLY" appears.
Press again and "DAILY" or "WEEKLY" disappears.
MAKE CORRECTIONS
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To change any of the settings, press OK or SHUTTLE
PLUS ™ £ until the item you want to change
begins blinking. Then set as in step 5.
If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, OK blinks
when the following buttons are lit: NUMBER keys (0
– 9), SHUTTLE PLUS, CANCEL and MENU.
RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN
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Press MENU as many times as necessary.
Press just once to access the Auto Timer screen
(
pg. 43).
If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, all buttons
go out.
ENGAGE TIMER MODE
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Press TIMER. The VCR turns off automatically.
After timer recording is completed, the VCR's power goes off
automatically.
You can program the timer while a regular recording is in
progress; the on-screen menu will not be recorded.
If the end of tape is reached during timer recording, the
cassette is automatically ejected.
When timer-recording cable channels received through a
Cable Box, be sure to keep the Cable Box set to ON.
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