Philips VR150/58 - 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’ record-
ing with
or . Then press
.
5. 5. Select TIMER block with .
6. 6. Enter the Start time (START), End time
(STOP), Programme number (PROG) and the
Date (DATE) with
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
.
How to check, or delete a pro-
grammed recording (TIMER)
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 'TIMER LIST' with or ,
and confirm with .
5. 5. Select timer block with .
6. 6. To cancel the recording, press .
7. 7. To end, press .
8. 8. Switch off with . STANDBY/ON y y
STATUS/EXIT
CLEAR
FWD 1 - B
FWD 1- B
STOP C-L PLAY B-K
FWD 1- B
STOP C-L PLAY B-K
MENU
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
7. Programming a recording (TIMER)
SELECT K L CHOOSE B
→ ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
TIMER LIST
END=EXIT
SelectingONCE/DAILY/WEEKLY recordings
'ONCE': Recording once
'DAILY': Repeated daily recordings from
Monday to Friday
'WEEKLY.': Repeated weekly recordings
(every week on the same day)
Error message : ' FULL '
• If this error message appears after you
select 'ONCE', 'DAILY', or 'WEEKLY' on
TIMER menu and press
, then all
TIMER blocks are already programmed. No
more recordings can be programmed. If you
want to clear or check a programmed record-
ing(TIMER block), select the programme num-
ber on TIMER LIST menu and press
. CLEAR
FWD 1 - B
Programme numbers of the ‘TV’ scart socket
You can also programme recordings from exter-
nal sources via scart socket ‘TV’. Select pro-
gramme number, 'A/V IN' with 0.0.
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SELECT K L CHOOSE B
ONCE
DAILY
WEEKLY
→ TIMER LIST
END=EXIT
Timer block disappeared when I pressed
.
You have checked all the programmed record-
ings. If you want to check them again, repeat
steps 2 to 5.
FWD 1- B
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