Optimus 16-549 VCR User Manual


 
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To record a broadcast at a specific time
and date
, repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select the specific date.
Press
FAST-F
to store your selection.
9. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select
the start hour. When the correct hour
appears, press
FAST-F
. Then repeatedly
press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select the minute
and press
FAST-F
.
10. Repeat Step 9 to set the end time.
11. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select
the channel.
To record from a source connected to the
AUDIO IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
(or
AV2
for the
Model 62) jacks, repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
until
LINE
(
LINE
1
or
LINE
2
on
the Model 62) appears.
12. Repeatedly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select
the tape speed (
SP
,
LP
, or
EP
).
13. Double-check all the set information.
If the information is correct, press
PROG
.
If an entry is not correct, repeatedly
press
FAST-F
or
REW
to move the cursor
to the incorrect entry, enter the correct
information, then press
PROG
.
The timer settings appear on the TV
screen. To enter another setting, repeat-
edly press
PLAY
or
STOP
to select another
timer number and repeat Steps 7–13.
14. Press
PROG
again.
TURN
VCR
OFF
FOR
TIMER
RECORDING
briefly appears.
15. Press
POWER
to turn off the VCR. TIMER
appears.
Notes:
Be sure that TIMER appears when you
turn the VCR off. If it does not appear,
check your entries.
If you load a cassette with its erase-pro-
tection tab removed and set the VCR’s
timer, the VCR ejects the cassette and
flashes TIMER.
If you set up the VCR to record a cable
broadcast through a cable box, be sure to
leave the cable box turned on and tuned to
the desired station before the broadcast
starts.
You can manually turn on and operate the
VCR before the set times, but the VCR
starts an automatic timer recording only if
the power is off at the set start time.
Monitoring an Automatic Timer
Recording
1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan-
nel as
3-CH-4
on the back of the VCR.
Note:
If you are using a TV/monitor that is
connected to the VCR’s
AUDIO/VIDEO OUT
jacks, set the TV/monitor to the video
mode.
2. Press
TV/VCR
until VCR appears.
Checking/Changing Timers
1. Turn on the TV and set it to the same chan-
nel as
3-CH-4
on the back of the VCR.
Note:
If you are using a TV/monitor that is
connected to the VCR’s
AUDIO/VIDEO OUT
jacks, set the TV/monitor to the video
mode.
SE
L
E
C
T
START
D
AT
E
DATE START ST
O
P
C
H
EP
SET
:
KEY
SELE
CT
:
KEY
EN
D
:
PR
OG
KEY
TODAY
8 SAT
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