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You can make a maximum of eight delayed recordings up to a year in advance.
The example shown is for 24-hour clock operation. 12-hour clock operation can be selected
from the manual clock setting menu.
12-hour clock am/pm can be selected using the AM/PM  

button on the remote control.

• If 

appears on the VCR display, press TIMER ON/OFF before starting.

• Check that the clock is displaying the correct time.
SETTING A RECORDING
For example: Recording a programme on channel 3 from 21:05 to 22:30 on July 9th.

1. Press STOP (

) to switch on the VCR.

2. Press MENU.

3.Press [

] to select TIMER.  Press

SET to confirm.

4.The position which is initially highlighted

is the next available timer record entry.
Press SET to confirm this. 

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The display will automatically show
today's date. 

Either: If this is the date you wish to
make the recording on, press SET to
confirm this.
Or: enter the recording date using the
NUMBER BUTTONS. Enter two digits
for the day, then two for the month. For
example for July 9th, press 0 9 (9th), then
0 7 (July).

5.Then press SET to confirm.

6.If you want to make additional recordings

at the same time each day or week, use
[

] to select D (daily) or W

(weekly).  Then press SET to confirm.

7.Enter the channel using the NUMBER

BUTTONS. For example to record a
programme on channel 3, press 0 3.
Then press SET to confirm.

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8.Enter the start time using the NUMBER

BUTTONS - hours first then minutes
(when entering less than 10 minutes add
a '0' before the number), for example for
21:05 start, press 2 1 0 5. Then press
SET to confirm.

9.Enter the stop time, for example for 22:30

stop, press 2 2 3 0.

If your VCR has long play facility and 

you wish to change the RECORDING 
SPEED, use the [

] to highlight 

SP. Press [

] to select standard 

play or long play as required.

11.Press SET to confirm.

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The MENU now shows all the timer

settings you have entered. If you wish to
make additional timer recordings, repeat
this procedure.

12.When you have completed entering timer

settings, press MENU to remove the menu
from the TV screen.

13.Press TIMER ON/OFF once to place

the VCR in TIMER STAND-BY mode.

will be shown on the display.

●

If 

flashes a video tape has not been inserted into the VCR.

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If the video tape is ejected when the VCR tries to record the record protection tab has

been  removed. 

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During recording, press STOP (

) to cancel the recording. If there are further

recordings to be made, the VCR will return to TIMER STANDBY.

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CHECKING A RECORDING
1.If in TIMER STANDBY mode, press TIMER

ON/OFF to exit. 

2.Press STOP to switch on the VCR.
3. Press MENU.
4.Press [

] to select TIMER. Press

SET to confirm.

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All the delayed recordings in the VCRs
memory will be shown. 

●

You can check the settings and change or
cancel them.

CHANGING A RECORDING
1.Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A

2.If you wish to change a delayed

recording, press [

] to highlight

the recording, then press SET. 

3.Press [

] to highlight the setting to

be changed and correct it by using the
[

] or the NUMBER BUTTONS.

4.When all corrections are complete press

SET, then press MENU.

CANCELLING A RECORDING
1.Follow steps 1 to 4 of CHECKING A

2.If you wish to cancel a delayed

recording, press [

] to highlight

the recording to be cancelled, then press
CLEAR.

3.Press MENU.

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If there are some programmes to be recorded, do not forget to press TIMER ON/OFF
button to return the VCR to TIMER STAND-BY mode. 

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HI-FI STEREO SOUND
Stereo sound is possible from Hi-Fi VCR’s if you have a stereo TV connected to the VCR
with a scart lead, or audio equipment connected with audio phono leads.  The VCR is
normally set so that stereo sound is possible. The sound output from the VCR is controlled by
the AUDIO OUT button on the remote control. If you wish to change the sound output you
can use the AUDIO OUT button as follows:

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Press AUDIO OUT once. The LEFT audio channel will be sent to BOTH speakers. L will
appear on the VCR display.

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Press AUDIO OUT twice. The RIGHT audio channel will be sent to BOTH speakers. R
will appear on the VCR display.

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Press AUDIO OUT three times. The MONO track will be sent to BOTH speakers. L and
R will disappear from the VCR display.

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Pressing AUDIO OUT a fourth time, normal Hi-Fi stereo sound will be heard. L and R
will appear on the VCR display.

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If the tape being played back does not carry sound recorded on Hi-Fi tracks, L and R
will not appear on the display.

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If the sound contains ‘crackling’ or ‘popping’ noises the sound quality may be improved
by adjusting the tracking using CHANNEL  

/     . 

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If the poor quality is for a long period the VCR will automatically select the mono track
and the sound will be in mono.

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NICAM sound may not be stereo.

NICAM Hi-Fi STEREO SOUND
Your VCR can receive and record NICAM sound. The VCR is normally set so that NICAM
sound is possible if it is present on the receiving signal, otherwise the VCR will automatically
switch to receive the mono signal. NICAM sound can be turned off. If you wish to do this
follow the procedure below:

1.Press MENU to display the main menu on

the screen.

2.Press [

] to select MODE.

3.Press SET. NICAM will be selected.
4.Press [

] to select OFF.

5.Press SET to return to the menu screen.
6.Press MENU to exit to normal screen.

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