Timer Recording
There are two methods of timer recording: one uses the internal timer and the other uses an external timer.
Internal timer recording
Start time and stop timeVTR operations after the settings
Bear in mind the following points when setting theseY The unitOs power is turned off, and even if other but-
times.tons are pressed, their operations are not accepted.
Y When the stop time is set later than the start time:Y When the start time and stop time have not been set,
Recording will commence at the start time on the dayINT flashes on the display.
concerned and stop at the end time on the same day.
Example: 8:30 ? 17:00
Releasing the internal timer mode
Y When the start time is set later than the stop timeSet the TIMER MODE switch to OFF to clear INT on the
or the start time and stop time for weekly record-display.
ing (weekly timer) are the same:
Recording starts at the start time on the day con-
Note:
cerned and ends at the stop time on the following day.Y Since it takes some moments for recording to start,
Example: 17:00 ? 8:30set the start time for timer recording one minute
Y When the start time and stop time are the sameearlier.
(for weekly recording):
Recording starts at 8:30 on the day concerned and
ends at 8:30 on the following day.
Example: 8:30 ? 8:30
To record for an entire day, set the start time and stop
time to 0:00.
Y Weekly recording (weekly timer) can be set by the
day of the week.
Y When (INTERNAL TIMER REC) on Menu Screen
5 is set to OFF for both the weekly timer and daily
recording (daily timer), nothing appears for the
start or stop time. Timer recording is considered
not to be set.
Internal timer recording operation
qCheck that a video cassette with its tab intact has rSet the operation times of the internal timer.
been inserted.Y For details on the settings, refer to the sections
wCheck that the TV monitor shows the correct pres-on ODaily timer� or OWeekly timer.� (See page 17.)
ent time.tUpon completion of the settings, set the MENU/
eSet the MENU/REC LOCK switch to MENU to REC LOCK switch to OFF. The regular screen is
restored.
display the menu screens. Press the page button
so that the INTERNAL TIMER REC timer setting ySet the TIMER MODE switch to INT TIMER so that
screen appears on the TV monitor.INT lights on the display.
[INTERNAL TIMER REC] P5When the time and date for Menu Screen 1 have
not been set, a cassette has not been inserted, the
[TIMER]START END T-Mtimer has not been set, or when a cassette with a
SUN OFFbroken out tab has been inserted, the buzzer
MON OFFsounds and INT flashes on the display.
TUE OFF
WED OFF
THU OFF
FRI OFF
SAT OFF
DLY OFF
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