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scheduled during that time. Luckily you just purchased this Hitachi VCR.
Press Menu, press 2, then press 1 to bring up the screen for One Time recording:
Now fill in the blanks:
n Select channel 8 by pressing 0 and 8 on the remote control.
n Enter the start time by pressing 0, 6, 0, and 0 for 6 o'clock. Then press 2 for PM.
n Enter the end time, half past six, as 06:30. The VCR automatically selects PM for you.
n The screen shows today's date, so no changes are needed on that line.
n Press 5 to switch to SP because you want the best quality picture for this recording.
Everything is as you want it, so press MENU to set the program in memory.
Insert a videocassette, and power off the VCR. Check for the delayed recording indicator on the
VCR's display. Prepare to admire yourself on the evening news.
n If using a cable box the VCR can control, turn on the cable box before the time the recording
is to begin.
n If using a cable box the VCR cannot control, turn on the cable box and tune it to the channel
you want to record before the time the recording is to begin.
Reviewing What You Have Programmed
You can look back over any of the recordings you have preset, and if you need to, clear out any
of the programs. Normal programs will clear automatically once recording is complete, but daily
and weekly settings must be cleared out manually.
n Press MENU, then press 3 for the PROGRAM REVIEW option. This brings up the screen
settings for the first program. Keep pressing 3 to cycle through all the programs you have preset.
n To remove a program, press CLEAR. The screen will display the next program, if there are
more, or it will switch back to the main menu.
Programming Priorities
When you have set up several timed recordings, it may occur that some of their times overlap.
For example, this can happen if you are set up to record shows on a daily or weekly basis, and a
special show comes on that you try to record during the same time slot.
Shows with Same Starting Time
If the overlapping programs start at the same time, the VCR records in order that they were
programmed. If the shows are all scheduled to start at 7 AM, the VCR starts with the first
program at 7 AM, and switches to what remains of the second program when the first program is
done recording, and so on.
Shows with Different Starting Times:
If the programs start at different times, the VCR records the show scheduled to start earliest,
records the entire show, then moves on to the show with the next earliest starting time.
To avoid recording only bits and pieces of different overlapping shows, review your
