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G
Enter the channel position.
H
Set the tape speed.
Press
SP/LP/EP
(
p
).
I
Set the PDC mode.
Press
PDC
(
number key “7”
) to select “ON” or “OFF”.
●
If “VPS/PDC ON” is displayed on the TV screen, “PDC” is set
to “ON”.
●
If “VPS/PDC OFF” is displayed on the TV screen, “PDC” is set
to “OFF”.
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“PDC Recording” in the right column
●
VPS (Video Programme System) recording is not currently
available in the U.K. and not possible with this unit.
J
Return to the normal screen.
Press
PROG
or
OK
. “PROGRAM COMPLETED” appears
on the TV screen for about 5 seconds, then the normal
screen appears.
●
Repeat steps
B
–
J
for each additional programme.
K
Engage the unit’s timer mode.
Press
#
(
TIMER
). The unit turns off automatically and
“
#
” appears on the front display panel.
●
To disengage the timer mode, press
#
(
TIMER
) again.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials:
— anytime during steps
D
through
I
, press
WEEKLY
(
number
key “9”
) for weekly serials or
DAILY
(
number key “8”
) for daily
serials (Monday – Friday). Either “WEEKLY” or “DAILY” appears
on the TV screen. Pressing the button again makes the
corresponding indication disappear.
NOTES:
●
You can programme this unit to timer-record as many as 8
programmes. If you try to programme the unit to record a
ninth, “PROGRAM FULL” appears on the TV screen and
“FULL” appears on the front display panel. To record the extra
programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary
programmes. (
੬
pg. 36)
●
If there is a conflict in the timer schedule and one programme
overlaps with another, the programme starting earlier or
programme with the lower programme number will be
recorded.
Press
PR +/–
.
Satellite Receiver Users
To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Express Timer
Programming:
A
Set “L-2 SELECT” to “A/V”. (
੬
pg. 63)
B
Perform steps
A
–
K
. Enter “L-2” for the channel position
in step
G
.
C
Set the satellite receiver to the appropriate channel before
the selected programme begins.
D
Leave the satellite receiver’s power on.
PDC Recording
Now available from some TV stations, PDC (Programme
Delivery Control) is a service designed to assure safe,
accurate timer recording. With this system, special code
signals are transmitted together with the audio/video signals.
These code signals control your unit and have precedence
over the advertised times which you may have preset into the
timer. This means that your unit will start and stop recording
when the preset TV programmes actually start and end —
even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is
changed from what has been advertised. PDC is currently
available nationally on BBC1, BBC2, Ch.4 and Ch.5, except
from a few small relay transmitters. Ch.3 operates a PDC
service in some areas. All channels intend to offer this
service in due course. Check your TV programme listing
guide for latest information. If the channel you intend to
record does not offer a PDC service your unit will not start
recording if PDC has been selected. Be sure to set PDC to
“OFF” if PDC is not available on your selected channel.
(See step
F
on page 33 and step
I
in the left column.
NOTES:
●
When you use Express Timer Programming, set the start
time (PDC time) exactly as advertised in the TV listing. A
different time than advertised will result in no recording.
●
PDC recording is also possible when a satellite receiver or
a cable system is connected to L-2 IN/DECODER
connector on your unit.
●
PDC recording is also possible via the L-1 IN/OUT
connector.
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