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– P1 –
VIDEO PLUS+ 123456789
START
STOP
21:00
=
22:00
SP
OFF
DATE
TV PROG
25.12
1
BBC 1
: OK
ACCESS VIDEO PLUS+ PROGRAM
SCREEN
3
Press OK, and the Video
Plus+ Program screen
appears (if you’re just
starting out, “P1” appears).
The display panel shows the
programme start time.
Pressing PROG CHECK
changes the display to the
programme stop time, then
the date and preset position.
IMPORTANT
Be sure to confirm the setting of PDC recording.
●
If "
ON" is displayed on the screen or "
" is lit
on the display panel, PDC is set to ON.
●
If "
OFF" is displayed on the screen or "
" is
not lit on the display panel, PDC is set to OFF.
To change the setting, press
: PDC (NUMBER key
"7").
Z
"PDC Recording" on page 26.
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Make sure the preset position number you wish to
record is displayed; if not, see "Video Plus+ Setup" on
page 12 and set the Guide Program number for that
PlusCode number correctly.
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If the number you entered is invalid, "ERROR"
appears on the screen and "Err" appears on the
display panel. Press CANCEL to backspace and input
a valid PlusCode number.
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If "ERROR=GUIDE PROG" appears on the screen, see
"ATTENTION – Regarding Guide Program Number
Set" in the right column.
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If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, OK blinks.
SET TAPE SPEED
4
Press SP/LP (
) to set the tape speed.
RETURN TO NORMAL SCREEN
5
Press OK.
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Repeat steps 1 – 5 for each additional programme.
ENGAGE RECORDER’S TIMER MODE
6
Press TIMER. The recorder turns off automatically.
SP
NOTE:
To Delay The Stop Time . . .
. . . press ADD TIME after pressing OK in step 3. Each time you
press, the Stop time is delayed by 5 minutes (meaning that 5
minutes of recording time is added). You can easily compensate
for anticipated programme schedule delays this way.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . after pressing OK in step 3, press WEEKLY (NUMBER key
“9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for daily
serials (Monday – Friday). Either "WEEKLY" or "DAILY" appears
on the screen. Pressing the button again makes the correspond-
ing indication disappear.
You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8
programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a
ninth, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on screen and "FULL" appears
on the front display panel. To record the extra programme, you
must first cancel any unnecessary programmes (
Z
pg. 30).
When Using The Illumi-Guide Feature
●
Buttons light or blink on the remote control for
approximately 10 seconds. If the button or buttons extinguish
during timer programming, press ILLUMI GUIDE and the
button or buttons previously lit or blinking come back on. If
the button or buttons do not re-light or start blinking again,
press MENU and re-perform the timer programming
procedure from the beginning.
●
If for some reason the remote control's signal is not received
by the video recorder, press MENU and re-perform the timer
programming procedure from the beginning.
ATTENTION
Regarding Guide Program Number Set
"ERROR=GUIDE PROG" appears after performing step 3 on
the previous page if the Guide Program number for the
PlusCode number you entered has not been set.
●
If the recorder is in the stop or rewind or fast-forward
mode, the following screen will appear with "– –" under
"TV PROG" flashing.
•
Press the NUMBER keys or PUSH JOG
%fi
to input the
preset position number you recorder receives that
station on, then press OK.
•
Press MENU, then try again from step 1.
●
If the recorder is in a mode other than the above mentioned
modes, press MENU first and input the correct Guide
Program number for that PlusCode number (
Z
pg. 12,
"Video Plus+ Setup"), then try again from step 1.
GUIDE PROG SET
GUIDE PROG
TV PROG
2
– –
[
5∞
]
=
[MENU] : EXIT
(Ex.) To timer-record a BBC2
programme with Video Plus+
* If your recorder receives
BBC2 on the preset position
2, press OK after entering
"2".
Satellite Receiver Users
To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Video Plus+:
●
Before you start step 1, be sure to set the recorder's input
mode to "AUX2" (
Z
pg. 33). Do NOT change the input
mode until the selected programme has been timer-
recorded.
●
Before the selected programme begins, select the
appropriate channel on the satellite receiver, and then
set the receiver's timer. If your satellite receiver does not
have a timer, leave the unit's power on.
