Philips VR 665 - 6. Programming Recorded Content

6. HOW DO I PROGRAMME: A RECORDING?
In this chapter you will learn how to programme
your set. It switches itself on automatically, records
the TV programme you want and then automatically
switches to standby.
What information does the set need?
The set needs the following information for every
programmed recording:
* the date on which the recording is to be made
* the programme number for the TV channel
*the start time of the recording
* the stop time of the recording
* 'PDCA/PS' on or off
What are PDC
(Programme Delivery Control) and
VPS (Video Programming System)?
With PDC and VPS, the TV station controls when the
video recorder is switched on and off. This means
that the video recorder switches itself on and off at
the right time even if a TV programme you have
programmed begins earlier or finishes later than
expected.
You can see if a TV station is transmitting a PDC or
VPS time code by the indication 'PDC' or 'VPS' that
appears in the display in the 'STOP' or 'PAUS' mode.
If you use 'Programming with ShowView', you only
need to enter the ShowView code. All the informa¬
tion required by the video recorder is contained
encoded in this code.
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The set stores all the information mentioned above
in what is known as a TIMER block. And it does that
for up to one month in advance.
Your video recorder can store up to 6 of these TIMER
blocks.
Please note that the timing of the TIMER blocks must
not overlap. The video recorder must first finish one
TIMER block before starting the next block.
If you want to use 'PDC/VP S', the 'P D C /VPS' indica¬
tion must be switched on ( I select 1 button) in the
following section. If you are not using 'PDC/VPS',
the 'PDC/VPS' indication must be off.
Some notes:
* With 'PDC/VPS' you can only programme two
chronologically successive TV programmes as
two separate TIMER blocks.
* The first few seconds of a recording may be
missing if the switch-on command sent by the
TV station is late.
*'PDC/VPS' only functions faultlessly with good
TV reception. When reception is poor (e.g. with
indoor aerial), some programmed recordings
with 'PDC/VPS' may not function correctly.
This is not a fault in the set.
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