Philips Magnavox MRD500VR - Manual (Page 38)

38 Timer Recording
Follow these steps to program the System’s VCR to record TV
programs while you’re away. Before you begin:
● Set up the TV channels at the System. Details are on page 28.
● Set the clock. Details are on pages 30-31.
● Put a tape in the cassette compartment. Make sure the tape’s
record tab is intact and the tape is long enough to record the
program(s). If the end of the tape is reached during a Timer
Recording, recording will stop.The tape will eject and the System
will turn off.
● Press VCR so the red VCR light appears on the front of the
System.
1
Press DISC/MENU so the MENU appears.
2
Press o or p to select TIMER PROGRAMMING.Then,
press B. Program numbers that do not have a timer
recording stored will flash.
3
Press o or p to select an empty program.Then, press
B
.
4
Press o or p to select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY.
Then, press B.
● ONCE - The VCR will record a TV program on any day you
choose, up to 12 months away.
● DAILY - The VCR will record a TV program at the same
time on the same channel every day, Monday through
Friday.
● WEEKLY - The VCR will record a TV program at the same
time on the same channel every week, for example, every
Monday.
ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
B
PROGRAM NUMBER 1
- - / - -
- - : - - - -
- - : - - - -
- -
- -
PROGRAM NUMBER 1
DATE
START TIME
END TIME
CHANNEL
REC SPEED
TIMER PROGRAMMING
12345678 PROG.
DATE
START TIME
END TIME
CHANNEL
REC SPEED
• You cannot access the TIMER
PROGRAMMING menu at step 2
if the clock is not set.The CLOCK
SET menu will appear. Follow the
steps on pages 30-31 to set the
clock.
• Only programs that will air
Monday-Friday can be recorded on
a DAILY basis. If you select DAILY
at step 4, then enter a Saturday or
Sunday DATE at step 5, the
correct program will not be
recorded.The VCR will alter the
recording date (changing it to a
Monday-Friday date) and record a
different program than the one
you intended.
Helpful Hints
STANDBY-ON
TIMER SET
VCR/TV
SEARCH MODE
REPEAT
TUNER
3
4 5 6
7 8 9
SLOW
0 +10
2 1
VCR DVD
CLEAR
DISPLAY
SETUP/
PROG
TITLE RETURN MODE/SPEED
C-RESET
AUDIO/
BAND ANGLE SUBTITLE
ZOOM
DISC
MENU OK
PAUSE
REW FF
PLAY STOP
SKIP/
CH
SKIP/
CH
REPEAT
SOUND SURROUND
+ –
VOLUME
REC
A-B
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