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TIMER RECORDING
Hints for Timer Recording
PROG. A
PROG. B
actual
recording
PROG. B
When the starting time is the same:
A program set previously (PROG. A) has priority.
The rst 2 minutes (at the longest) will be cut o.
PROG. A
PROG. B
actual
recording
PROG. A
PROG. A
PROG. C
PROG. C
When the starting time and the ending time
for each programs are dierent:
A program that has earlier start time has priority.
The rst 2 minutes (at the longest) will be cut o.
PROG. A
PROG. B
actual
recording
PROG.B PROG.A
When the recording time is partially overlapped:
PROG. A will start after PROG. B is complete to
be recorded.
The rst 2 minutes (at the longest) will be cut o.
PROG. A
PROG. B
actual
recording
PROG. B
When the recording time is entirely overlapped:
PROG.A will not be recorded.
This unit records the programs according to priority if the timer programmings are overlapped. The timer
programming set previously has priority.
A timer recording of lower priority will be canceled or start from the middle.
Check the overlapped timer programmings and change the priority if necessary.
The Priority of Overlapped Settings
Note for DVD recording
• When the recording time of 2 programs are overlapped, or
the end time of a program and the start time of another
program is the same, the first 2 minutes (at the longest) of
the subsequent program will be cut off.
• If the cut-off portion comes up to 3 minutes or more, this
program will be displayed with errors number E40 in the
timer programming list.
PROG. A
PROG. B
actual
recording
The first 2 minutes (at the longest) will be cut off.
PROG. BPROG. A
When the end time of the programming
currently being recorded and the start time
of the subsequent program are same:
The beginning of the PROG. B may be cut off.
• If there is a power failure or this unit has been
unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock setting
and all timer programming will be lost.
• If a disc is not inserted or if a inserted disc is not
recordable (finalized DVD-RW/-R, finalized DVD+RW, a
fully recorded disc, etc.), timer recording cannot be
performed. Please insert a recordable disc.
• If a cassette tape with an erase-protection tab is not in
the cassette compartment or there is no cassette tape in
the cassette compartment, timer recording cannot be
performed. Please insert a recordable cassette tape.
• During timer recording or timer standby mode, any
operations on the unit will not be available. To make
these operations available, press [STOP C] to stop the
timer recording or [TIMER SET] to cancel timer standby
mode.
• If you press [TIMER SET] and turn on the unit while
either DVD or VCR is in the timer standby mode, you can
change the mode between DVD and VCR. You can
change any settings using [SETUP] or edit discs.
• To play back or eject the recorded disc, press
[
I/
y
ON/STANDBY
] first, then select the recorded title
and press [
PLAY B
], or [
OPEN/CLOSE A
] to remove
the disc.
• To cancel the timer standby mode, press [TIMER SET].
• When the starting and the ending time are the same,
“Exceeds 12 hours” appears and the program setting
will not be accepted.
• When the programmed starting and ending time are earlier
than the current time, the setting will not be accepted.
• If the starting time is earlier and the ending time is later
than the current time, the recording will start right after
[TIMER SET] is pressed.
• The timer recording cannot be performed in DVD and
VCR at the same time. If you set 2 programming with the
same channel and time in both devices, the program
with a lower program number will be recorded.
• “Press TIMER SET for timer recording” will appear on the TV
screen 5 minutes before the programmed starting time.
PROG. B