User Guide

EN 47
This facility allows you to automatically record a satellite
program which is timer-programmed on your external satellite
receiver. Connect a satellite receiver to the VCR's rear AUDIO/
VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors and program the timer on the
satellite receiver; the VCR starts recording when the signals
input from the satellite receiver to the rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN
(L-1) connectors, and when there is no input signals the VCR
stops recording and the power shuts off.
Automatic Sat-
ellite Program
Recording
ATTENTION
● Be sure not to turn on the satellite receiver before the
program is executed; otherwise, the VCR will start
recording when the satellite receiver's power is turned on.
● If you have connected another appliance other than a
satellite receiver to the rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN (L-1)
connectors, be sure not to engage the Auto Satellite Prog
Rec mode; otherwise, the VCR will start recording when
the connected appliance's power is turned on.
● Auto Satellite Prog recording and timer-recording cannot
be done at the same time.
Before performing the following steps:
● Program the timer on the satellite receiver.
● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.
SET TAPE SPEED
1
Press SP/EP to set the tape speed.
ENGAGE AUTO SATELLITE
PROG REC MODE
2
Press and hold REC LINK for about 2 seconds. The
button lights up and the VCR turns off automatically.
● To disengage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, press
REC LINK. The button's light goes off.
● If the VCR's power is off, it is not possible to engage
the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.
NOTES:
● Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible with the front AUDIO/VIDEO IN (F-1) connectors.
● When the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged or the VCR's power is turned off after Auto Satellite Prog recording is finished,
the VCR will not enter the Timer mode even though "AUTO TIMER" is set to "ON".
● For timer programming of the satellite receiver, refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver.
● Auto Satellite Prog recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer.
● The REC LINK button's light blinks while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
● Pressing the VCR's POWER button while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress turns off the VCR's power and disengages the
Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode.
● If there is more than one satellite program you wish to record with Auto Satellite Prog Recording, it is not possible to set a different
tape speed for each; the tape speed selected in step 1 will apply to all the programs for Auto Satellite Prog recording.
● The Active Video Calibration ( Z pg. 32) does not work while Auto Satellite Prog recording is in progress.
● Auto Clock ( Z pg. 9) does not work when the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode is engaged.
● Depending on the type of satellite receiver, the VCR may not record a short portion at the beginning of the program or may record
slightly longer than the actual length of the program.
● If you engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode when the satellite receiver's power is on, the VCR will not start Auto Satellite Prog
recording even though the REC LINK button's light blinks. When the satellite receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again,
the VCR starts recording.
● You can also record a program from your cable system in the same way if the system has a timer and is connected to the VCR's
rear AUDIO/VIDEO IN (L-1) connectors.
● When you press the VCR's REC LINK button to engage the Auto Satellite Prog Rec mode, if the REC LINK button does not light but
instead blinks quickly even though your satellite receiver's power is off, Auto Satellite Prog Recording will not work properly with
that satellite receiver*.
If this is the case, perform "Express Timer Programming" ( Z pg. 42) to timer-record a satellite program.
* Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off. Auto Satellite Prog Recording is not possible with those satellite receivers.
REC LINK
SP/EP