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r e c o r d i n g s
The video recorder needs the following information for every programmed recording.
• The date on which the recording is to be made.
• The programme number for the television channel.
• The time it should start and stop recording.
• Whether PDC is on or off (see below).
The video recorder stores all this information in a ‘timer block’. You can programme up to eight
timer blocks, up to one month beforehand.
With PDC (programme delivery control), the television station controls the start time and the length
of the programmed recording. This means that the video recorder switches itself on and off at the
right time, even if a television programme begins earlier or later than expected.
If the television guide gives a different PDC time to the programme’s advertised start time, for
example ‘20:15 (PDC 20:14)’, you have to enter ‘20:14’ as the start time for the recording.
If you want to set the start time at a different time from the PDC time, you have to switch off PDC.
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‘PDC-ON’ recordings might not work if the broadcaster does not offer a full PDC
service. If that is the case, switch PDC off. (See ‘VI’ below and ‘Setting
the timer’ on page 35.) You can get advice on PDC from teletext.
Programmed recording with VI
All the information your video recorder needs to make a programmed recording is given in the
PlusCode programming number. This is printed in most television guides next to the start times of
television programmes.
1 Switch your television on and select the video channel.
2 Press the SV/V+ button on the remote control.
3 Use the number buttons 0 to 9 to enter the PlusCode number
(up to 9 digits). If you make a mistake, press the
button to
clear the mistake, then enter the correct number.
4 Press the OK button when the PlusCode number is complete.
5 The next on-screen display asks how often you want to make
the recording. The pointer will be on ‘Once’. You can use the
PR+ and PR- buttons to move the pointer to repeat the
recording at the same time once a week, at the same time
each day - Monday to Friday, at the same time each day -
Monday to Saturday, or at the same time every day.
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Programme delivery control (PDC)
VIDEOPLUS
0-9:VIDEOPLUS NUMBER
:CORRECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
VIDEOPLUS NUMBER
83077----
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WANT
TO RECORD THIS PROGRAM?
PR+/-:SELECT
OK:CONFIRM MENU:END
ONCE
WEEKLY(ONCE A WEEK)
DAILY(MON-FRI)
DAILY(MON-SAT)
DAILY(MON-SUN)
