Owner's Manual

38
Timer
Recording
This recorder can be
programmed
to record
up
to 16
programs
within a
period
of 1 month. For unattended
recording,
the timer needs to know the channels to be
recorded,
the
starting
and
ending
time.
Note:
If
you
use a
completely
blank disc for timer
recording,
you
must format the disc before
starting
timer
recording. (Refer
to "Disc Format" on
page 21.)
1. Press TIMER REC.
The Timer Record menu will
appear.
[Media]
Choose a media to record
(HDD
or
DVD).
[PR]
Choose a memorized
program
number,
or
one of the external
inputs
from which to record.
(You
cannot select DV
input.)
[Date]
Choose a date
up
to 1 month in advance.
[Start Time]
Set the start time.
[End Time]
Set the end time.
[Repeat]
Choose a desired
repeat (Once,
Daily (Monday
-
Friday),
or
Weekly).
[VPS/PDC]
The VPS/PDC
system automatically
adjusts
the
recording
time so that even if a
program
is not
running
to
schedule,
you
won't
miss it. For VPS/PDC to work
properly, you
must
input
the correct announced time and date
of the
program you
want to record.
Note that VPS/PDC
may
not work with
every
station.
Notes:
Stations that use VPS/PDC
typically
include
VPS/PDC information in the teletext TV
guide
pages.
Please refer to these
pages
when
setting
a timer
recording.
When
using
VPS/PDC,
there
may
be
instances where the
beginning
of the
program
is not recorded.
2. Enter the
necessary
information for
your
timer
recording(s).
b
/ B
(left/right)
--
move the cursor
left/right
v /
V
(up/down)
--
change
the
setting
at the
current cursor
position
Press RETURN
(O)
to exit the Timer Record
menu.
Press ENTER after
filling
in all the
program
information.
Press TIMER REC to
display
Timer Record List.
3. Set a
recording
mode as
necessary by pressing
REC MODE
repeatedly. (XP,
SP, LP,
EP)
4. Press
ENTER,
the
program
will be memorized
by
the recorder.
To check the
programming,
the Timer Record List
will
appear.
Check field's "Rec. OK" on the Timer Record List
indicates that the timer
recording
is
programmed
correctly.
5. Press RETURN
(O)
to exit the Timer Record List.
6. Make sure that
you
load a recordable disc for DVD
recording
and
press
POWER to switch
your
unit to
Standby.
Notes:
The timer indicator
lights
in the
display
window
when the recorder is in
standby
with the timer
active.
(Nothing
is
displayed
while the
[Power
Save
Mode]
is
ON.)
For TV
recording
with
bilingual,
set audio channel
from the
[TV
Rec
Audio]
in sub-menu of the
Setup
menu
(see page 21).
You must
press
STOP to
stop
the timer
recording.
If
you
set a timer
recording
to record to DVD but
there isn't a recordable DVD loaded at the time of
the
recording,
the
Recovery Recording
feature will
automatically
record the
program
to the HDD for
you.
MPEG4
recording
is not available with Timer
recording. (available only
in MPEG2
recording
format)