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Important
Setting a timer recording
"A timer recording cant be set if:
VR modeVideo modeHDD Auto Start Recording is in progress.
There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be
Using the timer recording features you can program up
recorded.
to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer
recording programs can be set to record just once, every " Timer recording will not start if:
day, or every week. The recorder is already recording.
A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.
You can set the recording quality for your timer recording
in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the " Timer recording will start when the operation
added option of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the preventing timer recording has finished.
recording quality for the space available on the disc (if " If a recordable DVD that doesnt support
recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if simultaneous playback and recording (see
recording to HDD).Simultaneous recording and playback on page 55) is
You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable playing when a DVD timer recording is due to start,
DVD or to the hard disk drive. For regular (daily or weekly) playback will automatically stop to allow the
HDD timer recordings that you dont need to keep, you recording to start.
can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to " The timer indicator ( ) lights in the front panel
automatically replace the previous timer recording with
display when the timer is active. If the indicator is
the new one. Note that when you use this feature, the
blinking it means that (for a DVD timer recording)
previous recording made on that timer program will be
there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not
replaced by the next one, regardless of whether you have
recordable (for an HDD timer recording it means that
watched it yet or not.
the HDD is not recordable).
You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the
" Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto
recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc
Start Recording function (see Automatic recording
if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set from a satellite tuner on page 56). A timer recording
(see Optimized Rec on page 108 for more on this).
will interrupt an Auto Start Recording. (Auto Start
Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but Recording will resume after the timer recording has
there isnt a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the finished.)
recording, the Recovery Recording feature will
" Approximately two minutes before a timer recording
automatically record the program to the HDD for you.
is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording
This recorder is compatible with VPS (Video standby. In timer recording standby you cannot use
Programming System) and PDC (Program Delivery some functions.
Control) systems used by many TV stations to ensure that
" The maximum length for timer recordings made to
a timer recording catches the whole program even when
the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title is
the program is not running to schedule. Up to eight timer
limited to six hours, recordings over six hours will be
programs can be set with VPS/PDC on.
spread over two or more titles. Note that there will be
a break in the recording of a few seconds between
titles.
" VPS/PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in
your country/area. Check with the stations for
compatibility.
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