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3 Select NEW, then press ENTER. The
Timer
Record
menu opens.
4 Enter the necessary information for your
timer recording(s). Press / (left/right) to
move the cursor left or right, and press
/ (up/down) to change the setting at the
current cursor position.
• Media – Choose a media (DVD or VCR).
• Ch. – Choose a channel (2-69 or 1-125 for
antenna or cable channels respectively,
excluding skipped channels), or one of the
external inputs from which to record (AV1
or AV2).
• Date – Choose a date up to 1 month in
advance, or select a daily or weekly
program.
• Start Time – Set the recording start time.
• End Time – Set the recording end time.
• Mode – Choose a record mode.
DVD: EP, LP, SP, XP, or AT (Auto)
VCR: SP, SLP, or AT (Auto)
AT(Auto) mode determines how much
time is available on the disc or tape and
switches record mode, if necessary, to
complete recording the program.
5 Press RETURN ( ) to exit the
Timer Record
menu.
6 Press ENTER to save the record settings.
7 Press RETURN ( ) to exit the
Timer Record
List
.
Checking timer recording details
Programming can be checked whenever the
recorder is turned on.
To check timer recording details:
1 Press HOME. The
Home
menu opens.
2 Select TV, Timer Record, then press
ENTER.
3
Press / to select a program.
4 Press ENTER to edit the selected program.
The
Timer Record
menu opens.
Canceling a timer recording
You can clear a timer setting anytime before the
recording actually starts.
To cancel a timer recording:
•
Press / to select a program you want to
erase on the Timer recorder List, then press
CLEAR and select OK, then press ENTER.
Timer recording troubleshooting
Even though the timer is set, the recorder will
not record when:
•
There is no disc (or tape) loaded.
• A non-recordable disc (or tape) is loaded.
• Disc Protect is set to ON in the
Disc
menu (see
“Disc Settings” on page 16).
• There are already 99 titles (DVD-RW, DVD-R), 49
titles (DVD+RW, DVD+R) recorded on the disc.
You cannot set up a timer program when:
•
A recording is already underway.
• The time you’re trying to set has already passed.
• There are already 16 timer programs set.
If two or more timer programs overlap:
• The earlier program takes priority.
• When the earlier program finishes, the later
program starts.
• If two programs are set to start at exactly the
same time, the program entered first takes
priority.
If the disc is damaged, the recording may not
complete successfully. In this case even though
the Check field shows [Rec. OK], it may not be.
Recording one TV program while watching another
To record one TV program while watching
another:
1 Press TV/VCR to select the TV mode during
recording. The TV indicator appears.
2 Using the TV, select the channel to be
viewed.
Dubbing from DVD to VCR
You can copy the contents of a DVD to a VHS
tape using the DUBBING button.
Note
• You must insert a recordable disc or
tape.
• The Timer indicator lights on the front
panel display.
• The recorder will record the audio
according to the current TV tuner
setting (Stereo, Mono or SAP). Press
the AUDIO button to set the audio
before switching the recorder to
Standby mode.
• The recorder will automatically power
off when the Timer Recording ends.
• If the recorder is in DVD mode when
the VCR timer recording ends, the
recorder will not automatically turn off.
• There is a short delay when a timer
recording finishes to confirm the
recorded program. If two timer
recordings are set to record
sequentially (one right after the other),
the very beginning of the later program
may not be recorded.
• You must press STOP ( ) to stop the
timer recording.
Tip
VCR mode only
Always use PAUSE/STEP () for best
results when making changes during
recording.
For example: To change channels during
recording, first press PAUSE/STEP ( ) to
put the recorder in pause mode.
Then select the desired channel on the
recorder, and press PAUSE/STEP ()
again to resume recording.