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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. To change to12-hour clock operation refer 
to 

section of this manual.

12-hour clock am/pm can be selected using the 

 

 button on the remote control.

•

If 

 appears on the VCR display, press 

 to remove the 

 symbol.

•

Check that the VCR clock is displaying the correct time.

For example: Recording a programme on channel 3 from 21:05 to 22:30 on July 9th.

Press

 (

) to ensure that the VCR is 

switched on.

Press the 

 button

.

Press the [

/

] menu select buttons to 

select 

.  Press 

 to confirm.

Press 

again, the on-screen display will now 

show today’s date. 
If you wish to change the date use the
[

/

] or the 

. Enter 

two digits for the day, then two for the month. 
For example for July 9th, press 

 (9th), then 

 (July).

When the correct date for your recording is 
shown, press the

menu select button to move 

to the next setting. 

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

to move to the next setting.

Enter the channel number using the [

/

] 

or the 

. For example to 

record a programme on channel 3, press 0 3. 
Then press

to move to the next setting.

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Enter the start time using the [

/

] or the 

, hours first then 

minutes (when entering less than 10 hours or 
minutes add a '0' before the number), for 
example for 21:05 start, press 

. 

Then press

to move to the next setting.

Enter the stop time, for example for 22:30 stop, 
press 

.

If your VCR has long play facility and you wish to 
change the 

, use the         

[

/

]

 to highlight SP. Press [

/

] to 

select standard play (SP) or long play (LP) as 
required.

[See note below]. For VPS/PDC setting use the 

[

/

] 

to highlight the final column.

Using the [

/

] will select VPS/PDC ON or 

OFF (* = ON - = OFF).

Press 

to confirm.

•

The MENU now shows all the timer settings you 
have entered. If you wish to make additional 
timer recordings, repeat this procedure.

When you have completed entering timer 
settings, press 

 to remove the menu 

from the TV screen.

Ensure that the tape on which you wish to 
record is inserted into the VCR, then press 

once to place the VCR in 

TIMER POWERSAVE/TIMER STANDBY mode. 

 

will be shown on the display.

•

VPS/PDC is a signal broadcast by some TV stations which adjusts the start and stop time 
of your VCR recording. This ensures that if there is a change in broadcast time for your 
programme the VCR will still record the whole programme. It is essential that the start 
time as it appears in the TV listing is used to program the VCR, as this information is used 
to identify the VPS/PDC signal corresponding to your programme.

•

If 

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

•

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

•

During recording, press 

 (

) to cancel the recording. If there are further 

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

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•

If 

 appears on the VCR display, press 

 to remove the 

 symbol.

Press

  to switch on the VCR.

Press 

.

Press [

/

]to select 

. Press 

 to 

confirm.

•

All the delayed recordings in the VCR’s memory 
will be shown. 

If the settings are correct press 

 to exit.

•

If you wish to change or cancel any settings, 
follow the procedures below.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of 

.

To change a delayed recording, press 
[

/

] to highlight the recording, then press 

to select. 

Press 

[

/

]

 to highlight the setting to be 

changed and correct it by using the [

/

] 

or the 

.

When all corrections are complete press 

 to 

confirm, then press 

to exit.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of 

.

To cancel a delayed recording, press
[

/

] to highlight the recording to be 

cancelled, then press 

.

Press 

to exit.

•

If there are some programmes to be recorded, do not forget to press 

 

button to return the VCR to TIMER POWERSAVE/TIMER STANDBY mode. 

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When you load a video tape into the VCR it can calculate approximately the amount of 

video tape remaining in hours and minutes. This is useful in determining whether or not there is 

sufficient tape left to make a recording. 

When a video tape is playing, the amount of tape remaining is calculated for you 

automatically.

To display the amount of video tape remaining:

Load the video tape into the VCR

Press

 on the remote control as many times as necessary until “R” appears on 

the VCR display.  The tape will wind forward and then return to its original position. The 

tape remaining will be shown on the VCR display in hours and minutes.

By pressing the 

 button on the remote control the remaining time will 

change between long play and standard play.

For example, 
in standard play 1 hour 23 minutes is left on the tape:

in long play 2 hour 46 minutes is left on the tape:

You can set your VCR to automatically rewind at the end of playing a video tape and replay 
the entire tape again. REPEAT will appear on the on-screen display when selected. 

To use this feature:

Press 

 to display the main menu on the 

screen.

Press the[

/

]menu select buttons to 

select MODE.

Press 

.

Press [

/

]to select REPEAT.

Press 

[

/

]

to select ON.

Press 

.

Press 

 to return to normal screen.

•

If tape remaining function is interrupted, the remaining time will not be displayed.

•

If less than 5 minutes of tape remains the display will flash.

PR

PR

PR

PR

➝

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