Operating Instructions

Recording Controls ●
Advanced
Guide link recording (Timer Programming from the TV Guide signal) ■ p. 20
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Not available in Analogue. mode.
Guide link recording is a timer programme controlled by information from the TV Guide.
Programme start and end times may be changed by broadcasters and sent to the TV for timer programme to
follow the change.
Split Programme is a programme which is interrupted by one or more programmes.
Both of the above are subject to signals being sent by broadcasters.
Direct TV Recording ■ p. 54 and p. 56
You can record the current programme to DVD Recorder / VCR immediately using Q-Link or VIERA Link.
Note
Check that the Timer LED (Orange) is lit. If not, timer programmes are not active or not stored. ●
“!” will identify any timer programming events that have been set and overlap. If this occurs then the first timer ●
programming event will start and finish as programmed. The next timer programming event can then start.
2 mins. before the starting time, a reminder message appears. ●
(To remove the message ; To cancel the programming
EXIT
)
A Timer Programming event will automatically change to the desired channel 10 seconds before the start time. ●
To stop Timer Programming event directly prior to the start time, it is necessary to stop the recorder manually. ●
Timer Programming will be performed even if the TV is in Pause Live TV recording (p. 57). In this case, Pause ●
Live TV recording will be cancelled.
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Set timer programming details
Timer Programming
Start making the settings
Repeat the operations as below, and set items in the order of to
select
the item
set
● , and can also be entered with numeric buttons.
1D BBC1
Holiday News
18/10 FR 18:00 20:00 120 Off
Date Start End min. STTL
3D ITV1
Freshly Squeezed Extra
18/10 SA 21:30 22:30 60 Off
-- - --/-- --:-- --:-- --- ---
7D BBC THREE
<TIMER>
17/10 FR 17:00 18:30 90 Off
S/P
Guide
Timer Programming Wed 15/10/08 18:50
Channel NameNo.
Channel name
Date
Starting time
Ending time
Subtitles (Off / Auto)
one day ahead
daily or weekly
(press repeatedly)
Recording time (automatic display)
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Daily SU-SA: Sunday to Saturday ●
Daily MO-SA: Monday to Saturday ●
Daily MO-FR: Monday to Friday ●
Weekly SA/FR/TH/WE/TU/MO/SU: ●
Same time on the same day every week
Current timer
programming
event
Guide: Guide link recording
Records according to the TV Guide signal (p. 20)
Timer recording
Records according to the time setting
Displayed if the timer
programming events
are overlapped
S/P: Split Programme (p. 20)
D: DVB
A: Analogue
(you cannot change
TV mode within the menu)
Store
To change a timer programming event ■
Select the programme to be changed
access
select
Correct as necessary
(as above)
To cancel a timer programming event ■
Select the programme to be deleted
red
To cancel a timer programming event temporarily ■
Select the programme to be cancelled
blue
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Each time pressed:
cancel
stop cancelling
To view details of the programming ■
Select the programme to be viewed
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Press again to return to Timer Programming menu.