Philips VR 540 - Manual (Page 11)

General information
Use a TIMER programming to automatically start
and stop a recording at a later time or date. The
video recorder will switch to the right programme
number and begin recording at the correct time.
With this video recorder, you can pre-programme
up to eight recordings within a period of one
year. To make a programmed recording, your
video recorder needs to know:
* the date you want to make the recording
* the programme number of the TV channel
* the start and stop time of the recording
This information is saved in a 'TIMER' block.
Programming a recording
1. 1. Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-
gramme number for the video recorder.
2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear.
3. 3. Select 'TIMER' with or .
Then press .
4. 4. Select ONCE, DAILY, or WEEKLY recording
with or . Then press
.
If any of the TIMER blocks are in use, 'FULL' will
appear on the TV screen.
5. 5. Select TIMER block with .
6. 6. With buttons you can enter 'START'
(start time) , 'STOP' (end time) , 'PROG.'
(programme number) and 'DATE'.
7. 7. When all inputs are correct, press
. The programming information
is stored in a TIMER block.
8. 8. Insert a cassette with an intact security tab
(unprotected).
9. 9. Switch off with .
The programmed recording will only function
when the video recorder is switched off with
. STANDBY/ON y y
STANDBY/ON y y
STATUS/EXIT
0..9
0..9
FWD 1 - B
STOP C-L PLAY B-K
FWD 1- B
STOP C-L PLAY B-K
MENU
EN
5. Programming a recording (TIMER)
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
→ ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
TIMER LIST
END=EXIT
Selecting once/daily/weekly recordings
Use
or to select from the
following options:
'ONCE': Recording once
'DAILY': Repeated daily recordings from
Monday to Friday
'WEEKLY.': Repeated weekly recordings (every
week on the same day)
STOP C-L PLAY B-K
Programme numbers of the ' AV1 ' and ' AV2
' scart socket
You can also programme recordings from exter-
nal sources via scart socket AV1(TV)or AV2
(DECODER).
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Switching 'Direct Record' on or off
1. 1. Switch on the TV. If required, select the pro-
gramme number for the video recorder.
2. 2. Press . The main menu will appear.
3. 3. Select 'RECORD SET UP' with or
and confirm with .
4. 4. In 'DIRECT RECORD', select 'OFF' (Direct
Record off) or 'ON' (Direct Record on) with
.
5. 5. To end, press .
6. 6. Switch off with . STANDBY/ON y y
STATUS/EXIT
FWD 1- B
FWD 1- B STOP C-L
PLAY B-K
MENU
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
RECORD SPEED [SP]
→DIRECT RECORD [OFF]
RECORD LINK [OFF]
END=EXIT
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