Panasonic DMR-E65: 4 Press [ENTER].

Timer recording

4 Press [ENTER].

DVD

TV

The settings are stored.

DIRECT TV REC

CH

VOLUME

AV

DVD

DVD

DRIVE SELECT

SD/PC

123

Numbered

CH

Repeat steps 1–4 to programme other recordings.

456

buttons

ShowView

78

9

ShowView

5 Press [F TIMER].

CANCEL

INPUT SELECT

MANUAL SKIP

¢ CANCEL

0

The unit turns off and “F” lights on the unit’s display to

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

indicate timer recording standby has been activated.

STOP

PAU SE

PLAY/x1.3

[RAM]

1

Even if the unit is in timer recording standby, play starts when you

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

FUNCTIONS

DIRECT

press [1] (PLAY) or [DIRECT NAVIGATOR]. Timer recording works

NAVIGATOR

even during play.

TOP MENU

3,4,2,1

ENTER

ENTER

SUB MENU

RETURN

PROG/CHECK

DISPLAY

STATUS

TIME SLIP

Recording

PROG/CHECK

TIMER

REC MODEERASE

REC

F TIMER

F

REC MODE

EXT LINK

CREATE

CHAPTER

AUDIO

EXT LINK

A B C

[RAM] [DVD-R]

You can enter up to 16 programmes up to a month in advance.

Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer

recordings

Entering S

HOWVIEW numbers is an easy way of timer recording. You

can find these numbers in TV listings in newspapers and magazines.

1 Press [ShowView].

2 Press the numbered buttons to enter

the SHOWVIEW number.

Press [2] to move back to correct a digit.

3 Press [ENTER].

≥Confirm the programme and make corrections if necessary

using [3, 4, 2, 1] (➡ page 20, step 3).

≥When “-- ---” appears in the “Name” column, you cannot set

timer recording. Press [3, 4] to select desired programme

position. After you have entered the information of a TV

station, it is kept in the unit’s memory.

≥You can also press [REC MODE] to change the recording

mode.

≥VPS/PDC (➡ right)

ON!)OFF (– – –)

≥Programme Name

Press [2, 1] to select “Programme Name” and press

[ENTER] (➡ page 40).

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∫ To release the unit from recording standby

Press [F TIMER].

The unit turns on and “F” goes out.

≥Be sure to press [F TIMER] before the programme start time to

put the unit on recording standby. Timer recording will work only

if “F” is displayed.

∫ To cancel recording when recording has

already begun

Press [F TIMER].

≥You can also press and hold [∫] on the main unit for more than

3 seconds to stop recording.

[Note]

≥“F” flashes for about 5 seconds when the unit cannot go to

timer recording standby (e.g., a recordable disc is not in the

disc tray).

≥If the unit is not put in the timer recording standby mode at the

latest 10 minutes before the programmed timer recording

starting time, the “F” flashes on the unit display. In this case,

press [F TIMER] to put the unit in the timer recording standby

mode.

≥When you programme successive timer recordings to start

immediately one after the other, the unit cannot record the part

at the beginning of the later programmes (a few seconds when

recording with DVD-RAM and approximately 30 seconds when

recording with DVD-R).

∫ VPS/PDC function (➡ page 50)

As long as a VPS/PDC signal is being broadcast by the TV

station, even if the broadcast programme time changes, the

recording time automatically changes to match the new

broadcast time.

To activate the VPS/PDC function

In step 3 in the VPS/PDC column, press [3, 4] to select “ON”.

Check to make sure

“OK” is displayed

(➡ page 21).

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