Philips STU801/05R - Manual (Page 13)

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Setting the Timer OPERATION
The Timer menu gives you the faciiity to preset up to 4 events each up to 14
days in advance. It is selected by pressing the MENU key followed by the 5
key. The 9 light will be flashing. Again the MENU and (¡) keys are used to
control the menu. If you have not set the Receiver’s clock yet, a message
CLOCK NOT SET will be displayed. In this case, follow the procedure
SETTING THE CLOCK first before setting the timer.
1. EVENT
O Press <□ or Q> to choose an event number
2. PROGRAMME
O Select the programme you want to record using the <] or Q>
keys or the numeric keys on your remote control. The event is
disabled when set to OFF. If a locked programmed is selected,
the programme ident will be preceded by an asterisk (*).
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3. DAY
o Allows you to select the day of the event by using the <3 or O
keys.
The current day will be displayed as TODAY and subsequent
days are prefixed 1 ST or 2ND to cover the relevant week.
4. START
o Allows you to enter the start time in hours and minutes by direct
entry using the numeric keys or with the <□ or □> keys.
5. STOP
O Allows you to enter the stop time.
O To exit the menu press either the VIEW or STORE key.
If any recording times conflict with each other, they are detected by the timer
and an EVENT OVERLAP alarm is displayed on the TV screen. This alarm
may be ignored by pressing the VIEW key in which case the end of the
overlapped event will be lost. The error may be corrected by re-entering the
Timer menu and adjusting the start/stop times.
If a locked programme has been stored in the programme option, the
message EVENT USES LOCKED PROGRAMME will appear on screen. This
programme will have to be unlocked to enable the event to be recorded.
The timer is activated after the Receiver is switched to standby.
Should a Timer event occur while you are watching a satellite programme,
then the 9 light will flash rapidly for one minute. Press (I) to enable this
event. If you ignore the indication, the event will be cancelled.
Note: During a timer event, all remote control commands will be ignored.
Cancel an Event
Assuming that the event has not yet started:
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Switch the Receiver on
Press MENU followed by 5
Select the event you want to cancel using the <□ or [;>
Press MENU again
Press 0, 0
The event is now set to OFF.
To disable the timer during a timer event, press the (I) key quickly followed
by VIEW.
A message TIMER CANCELLED will be displayed.
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