You can program the timer to do the, Following, Things to know before you start – RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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Programming the Timer
The
programmable
clock/timer
permits
unattended
recording
of
up
to
four
different
TV
programs.
The
timer is actually a small computer which will turn on the
VCR at the time you select, record for a selected length
of time, and then turn off the VCR ... all automatically
without you being there.
You can program the timer to do the--------------------------------
following:
» Record a program on a single day up to one year
away. [NORMAL PROGRAM]
» Record a program at the same time Monday
through Friday. [DAILY PROGRAM]
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Record a program on one certain day of every
week. [WEEKLY PROGRAM]
Things to know before you start: ■
You
can
program
the
timer
up
to
one
year
before
the TV program is to be recorded.
You
can
correct
an
error
in
the program any time
before
the
last
step
by
pressing
CLEAR
repeatedly
until
the
digit
to
be
corrected
is
flashing.
Then
enter
the
correct
digit
and
continue
the
programming sequence.
Simplilied Plrt^ju^ittg
1. Press
PROGRAM
on remote hand unit.
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2. Watch the status display--it will prompt you
through the rest of the prc^rarnming steps,
3. Turn off the VCR.
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Make
sure
the
VCR’s
clock
is
set
to
the
correct
time.
The
timer
cannot
record
at
the
right
time
if
the
clock
is
set
incorrectly.
Reset
the
clock
if
necessary.
Press
PROGRAM
on the remote hand unit.
The
programming
“menu”
appears
on
the
status
display.
Press “2” to enter a Normal Program, “3” to enter
a
Daily
Program,
or
“4”
to
enter
a
Weekly
Program.
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The display will prompt you to select a Program
Number.
Four
program
numbers
are
available
and
you
can
enter
different
programming
instructions
in
each
one.
All
four
program
numbers
will
be
flashing
because none of them have been used. If the timer
has
been
programmed,
the
number
that
was
used
will
stay
on
instead
of flashing. You must clear a
program
number
before
the
same
number
can
be
used
again.
See
“Clearing
a
Timer
Program”
on
the next page.
Press a digit from 1 to 4 on the remote to select the
program number you want to program.
Program numbers can be selected in any order.
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| The display will prompt you to select a channel
number.
Press two digits for the channel to be recorded, (for
example, press 0 4 for channel 4).
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display will prompt you to enter the
recording start time.
Press
four
digits,
two
for
the
hour
and
two
more
for the minute. For example, press 0 6 0 0 for 6:00
(Always
press
“0”
before
a
single-digit
hour
or
minute. The “0” will not appear in the display.)
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