Operating Instructions

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RQT9118
Advanced Features
Check, Change, or Delete Programmes
The timer recording list can be viewed even when the
unit is off.
, then e, r to select the
programme.
Drive
space
No. Name Date Start Stop Mode STTL
Press OK to store new programme.
Timer
Recording
OK
RETURN
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A
C
B
A
Timer Recording screen icons
z
: Timer programme is active.
*
: Currently recording

: Programmes are overlapped. Recording of the programme
with the later start time starts when the earlier programme
finishes recording.
Q
: You stopped a weekly or daily timer recording. The icon
disappears when the next timer recording starts.
: The disc was full. (not enough space)
: The TV programme may not be recorded due to copy-protect.
X
: Recording stopped (Dirty disc, etc.)
B
Drive space
OK: Recordable
➔ (Date): For recordings made daily or weekly, the display will show
until when recordings can be made (up to one month
ahead from the present time) based on the time remaining
on the disc.
!: It may not be possible to record because:
The disc is write-protected.
There is no more space left.
The number of possible recordings has reached its
maximum.
The new timer recording will completely or partially
record over this timer recording.
C
Channel name, programme name and other information are
displayed.
2a
to delete.
You cannot delete programmes that are
currently recording.
2b
to modify the programme.
e
,
r
,
w
,
q
to make changes,
then
–
Tips
You can enter up to 16 programmes a month in advance.
You can also delete a programme with the following steps
1. Press [
e
,
r
] to select the programme and press [OPTION].
2. Press [
e
,
r
] to select “Delete” and press [OK].
To exit the timer recording list
Press [PROG/CHECK].
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Notes
Recording may fail if there are changes to the station’s programming.
“
z
” disappears from the unit’s display when no timer programme is
set or when all timer programmes are deactivated.
The “Guide Link” function may not work if you manually change the
start/end time by over 10 minutes.
Programmes that failed to record are deleted from the timer
recording list at 4 a.m. two days later.
Notes on timer recording
When a timer recording is set, DVDs that were recorded using
a different TV system cannot be played unless the TV system is
changed in the Setup menu (➔ 55) or the timer recording has
completed or has been cancelled.
Timer recordings are activated regardless of whether the unit is
turned on/off.
Timer recordings begin when the set time is reached even when
playing.
Timer recordings do not begin while editing.
If the unit is turned on when timer recording begins, it remains
turned on after recording finishes. It does not turn off automatically.
You can turn the unit off during timer recording.
If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at least 10
minutes before the programmed timer recording starting time, the
“
z
” flashes on the unit’s display.
When you programme successive timer recordings to start
immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part at
the beginning of the later programmes.
Recorded Recorded
ProgrammeProgramme
Not recorded
Making timer recordings on the
television
To make a timer recording with your television, connect
to a television with a Q Link function (➔ 38) that you
can use for setting timer recordings using a fully wired
21-pin Scart cable (➔ 8, 9).
Make timer programming on the
TV.
to turn the unit off.
The start and end of recording is controlled
by TV.
–
Tips
To stop recording
Press [
g
STOP].
Notes
When this unit is in EXT LINK standby (“EXT-L” on the unit’s display
lights), recording from TV does not start.
Programmes are recorded as one title on this unit when the end
time of the earlier timer recording and the start time of the later
timer recording are close to each other.
RAM
To divide the titles, go to “Divide Title” (➔ 42).
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