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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 

 

 button on the remote control.

•

If  

 appears on the VCR display, press 

 before starting.

•

Check that the 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 switch on the VCR.

Press 

 .

Press [

/

] to select TIMER.  Press 

 to 

confirm.

The position which is initially highlighted is the 
next available timer record entry. Press 

 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 

 to confirm this.

Or: enter the recording date using the[

/

] or the 

.  Enter two 

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

 (9th), then 

 

(July).

Then press 

 to confirm.

If you want to make additional recordings at 
the same time each day or week, use [

/

] or select D (daily) or W (weekly).  Then 

press 

 to confirm.

Enter the channel using the [

/

] or the 

.  For example to 

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

 to confirm.

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Enter the start time using the [

/

] or the 

hours first then minutes 

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

. Then press

to confirm.

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.

Press 

once to place the VCR 

in TIMER STAND-BY 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 STANDBY.

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If in TIMER STANDBY mode, press 

 to exit. 

Press

  to switch on the VCR.

Press 

.

Press [

/

] To select TIMER. Press 

 to 

confirm

•

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

•

You can check the settings and change or 
cancel them.

Follow steps 1 to 4 of 

.

If you wish to change a delayed recording, 
press  [

/

] to highlight the recording, 

then press 

. 

Press [

/

] to highlight the setting to be 

changed and correct it by using the[

/

] 

or the 

.

When all corrections are complete press 

, 

then press 

.

Follow steps 1 to 4 of 

.

If you wish to cancel a delayed recording, press  
[

/

] to highlight the recording to be 

cancelled, then press 

.

Press 

.

•

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

 

button to return the VCR to TIMER STAND-BY mode. 

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Stereo sound is possible from this VCR 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 

 button on the remote control. If you wish to change the sound output you can 

use the 

 button as follows:

•

Press 

 once. The LEFT audio channel will be sent to BOTH speakers.

 will 

appear on the VCR display.

•

Press 

twice. The RIGHT audio channel will be sent to BOTH speakers.

will 

appear on the VCR display.

•

Press 

 three times. The MONO track will be sent to BOTH speakers. 

 and 

 

will disappear from the VCR display. 

•

Pressing 

 a fourth time, normal Hi-Fi stereo sound will be heard. 

and 

 will 

appear on the VCR display.

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:

Press 

 to display the main menu on the    

screen.

Press [

/

] to select MODE.

Press 

. NICAM will be selected.

Press  

[

/

] to select OFF.

Press 

,  to return to the menu screen.

Press 

, to exit to normal screen.

•

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

•

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

/ 

 .

•

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

•

NICAM sound may not be stereo.

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