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ACCESS VIDEO PLUS+
PROGRAM SCREEN
3
Press OK, and the Video
Plus+ Program screen
appears (if you’re just
starting out, “Program 1”
appears).
● If the number you
entered is invalid,
“ERROR” appears. Press
CANCEL and input a valid PlusCode number.
The front display panel looks like this:
● If you are using the Illumi-Guide feature, OK blinks.
SET TAPE SPEED
4
Press SP/LP to set the tape speed.
RETURN TO NORMAL
SCREEN
5
Press OK.
● Repeat steps 1 – 5 for each additional programme.
ENGAGE RECORDER’S
TIMER MODE
6
Press TIMER.
NOTE:
For safety, your recorder disables all other functions while in the
Timer mode. If you want to use the recorder but its Timer mode
is engaged, press TIMER and all other functions are operable.
To re-engage the timer, press TIMER.
To Delay The Stop Time . . .
. . . press ADD TIME after pressing OK in step 3. Each time you
press, the Stop time is delayed by 5 minutes (meaning that 5
minutes of recording time is added). You can easily compensate
for anticipated programme schedule delays this way.
To Timer-Record Weekly Or Daily Serials . . .
. . . after pressing OK in step 3, press WEEKLY (NUMBER key
“9”) for weekly serials or DAILY (NUMBER key “8”) for daily
serials (Monday – Friday).
You can programme this recorder to timer-record as many as 8
programmes. If you try to programme the recorder to record a
ninth, "PROGRAM FULL" appears on screen and "FULL"
appears on the front display panel. To record the extra
programme, you must first cancel any unnecessary programmes
(
੬ pg. 32).
6
PROGRAM 1
VIDEO PLUS+ 12345678
START STOP
21 : 00 = 22 : 00
SP
ON
DATE TV PROG
25. 12 1
BBC1
:OK
SP
6
q
12
45
3
6
8
0
7
9
2
1
3
OK
WEEKLY
TIMER
ADD TIME
4
3
SP/LP
CANCEL
3
DAILY
6
TIMER
4
SP/LP
: PDC
Satellite Receiver Users
To timer-record a satellite broadcast using Video Plus+,
perform steps 1 – 6 and, before the selected programme
begins, select the appropriate channel on the satellite
receiver. Then set the receiver's timer. If your satellite
receiver doesn't have a timer, leave the unit's power
switched on.
IMPORTANT
If you’re not receiving PDC (Programme
Delivery Control), press : PDC (NUMBER key
“7”) to set to "OFF" (
੬ pg. 33).