Philips DVDR985A - Manual (Page 41)

Timer Recording 41
MONITOR ON/OFF
REC/OTR NEXT PREVIOUS
REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD
STOP FSS PLAY
CLEAR
CH
SELECT
TIMER
T/C A/CH
MUTE
VOL
9
1,10
2-8
11
3,5,6
1 Press TIMER on the remote control.
2 Press 89 to select Timer Programming, then press :.
3 Date will be selected. Press 89 to enter the month and date you want
the recording to start.
Press SELECT repeatedly to choose: the date (timer recording will
occur once on the day you choose); Mo-Fr (timer recording will occur every
weekday at the same time); or a day of the week (for example, Mo for
Monday; timer recording will occur every Monday at the same time). Press :.
4 Ch. (channel) will be selected. Press 89 to enter the channel you want
to record, then press :. If you are using a Cable Box/Satellite Receiver,
enter channel 3 or 4 (the output channel of your Cable Box/Satellite
Receiver) or the EXT channel (that corresponds to the jacks to which you
connected the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver). Set the channel you want to
record at the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver. Leave it on for the recording.
5 Start will be selected. Press 89 to enter the time at which you want
recording to begin - in hours and minutes. Press SELECT repeatedly
to choose AM or PM. When the start time is correct, press :.
6 End will be selected. Press 89 to enter the time at which you want
recording to stop - in hours and minutes. Press SELECT repeatedly
to choose AM or PM. When the End time is correct, press :.
7 Rec Mode (Record Mode) will be selected. Press 89 to choose the speed
at which you want recording to occur: HQ, SP, LP, or EP.
HQ allows a maximum of one hour of recording per Disc; SP, two hours; LP,
three hours; and EP, four hours. The slower the speed, the more recording
time per Disc. EP is the slowest speed. The faster the speed, the better the
picture quality. HQ is the fastest speed. Details are on page 46.
8 Check your timer information. If something is incorrect, press ; : to choose
the incorrect information. Use 89 to enter the correct data.
9 When the information is correct, press OK. Stored will appear at the
bottom of the screen, then the Timer menu will reappear.
10 Press TIMER to remove the menu.
11 Put a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R in the Recorder. Press
ON/OFF y
y to turn off the Recorder a few minutes before the
timer recording is set to begin. The Recorder must be off in order for
the timer recording to begin. For the timer recording, the DVD Recorder
will turn itself on, record, then turn itself off when finished.
If you plan to play a DVD+R on another DVD Player, finalize the Disc. Follow
the steps on page 47, choosing “Finalize Disc” at step 4.
To edit your recordings, see page 48. However, editing changes may not be
accessible when you play the Disc on other DVD Players.
• Enter the Date, Channel, Start,
and End information with the
Number buttons. Enter channel
numbers as a three-digit number.
For example, for channel 15,
press 0,1,5.
• Press ON/OFF y on the remote
to turn off the Recorder and stop
a timer recording that is in
progress.
• Use HQ when recording from
digital sources, such as a digital
camcorder.
• If you can not select Timer
Programming at step 2, there are
already six Timer recordings set.
Delete another Timer recording
before you try to set a new one.
Details are on page 43.
• Finish setting a Timer recording
and turn off the DVD Recorder
at least five minutes before the
recording will start.
• Set the timer recording one
minute ahead of the program
start time. This helps ensure the
entire program is recorded. The
Disc needs about 30 seconds to
prepare for recording.
• More Timer recording details are
on page 43.
• You cannot change channels dur-
ing recording or watch one chan-
nel while recording another.
Helpful Hints
Timer
K VCR Plus+ programming
uB Timer Programming B
L Timer List
To exit
Press TIMER
Timer
Timer Programming
Rec
Date Ch. Start End Mode
10/24 122 09:00AM 09:30AM EP
Mo-Fr/Weekly To store
Press SELECT Press OK
Timer
Timer Programming
Rec
Date Ch. Start End Mode
Mo-Fr 122 09:00AM 09:30AM EP
Mo-Fr/Weekly To store
Press SELECT Press OK
Timer
Timer Programming
Rec
Date Ch. Start End Mode
Th 122 09:00AM 09:30AM EP
Mo-Fr/Weekly To store
Press SELECT Press OK
Press SELECT once.
Recording will happen one
time on the day you chose. Press SELECT again.
Recording will happen every day,
Monday-Friday, starting on the
day you chose. Press SELECT again.
Recording will happen on the same
day every week, starting the day you chose.
DVD+RW DVD+R