Radio Shack 9" COLOR TV/VCR COMBO 36 - Manual (Page 31)

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Setting the Automatic Timer
1. Insert a blank cassette, or one that you
want to record over, into the cassette com-
partment. The Model 36 automatically turns
on.
Note: If a cassette was loaded when you
last turned off the Model 36, you must
press
POWER to turn on the Model 36.
2. Press MENU. The main menu appears.
3. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select TIMER
PROGRAMMING , then press F.FWD/ . The
timer programming screen appears.
Note: If the clock setting screen appears
instead of the timer program screen, you
must first set the clock before you can con-
tinue. For more information, see “Setting
the Clock” on Page 18.
This screen displays the following informa-
tion about each timer program you set.
• CH (channel to record)
• DATE (month and day of the program)
• START TIME (start time of the program)
• END TIME (end time of the program)
4. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select the
desired program, then press F.FWD/ .
5. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select the
desired channel number, then press F.FWD/
.
6. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select the date
when you want to record.
• To record a broadcast at a specific time
and date, press either button until the
desired date appears.
• To record a broadcast at the same time
Monday through Sunday, press either
button until
EVRY DAY appears.
– TIMER PROGRAMMING –
CH DATE START END
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
– – –/– – – – – –:– – –:– – – –
• To record a broadcast at the same time
on the same day every week, press
either button until
EVRY and the desired
day of the week appear together.
Press F.FWD/ to store your selection.
7. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select the start
hour. When the correct hour appears, press
F.FWD/ . Then press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to
select the minute and press F.FWD/ .
8. Repeat Step 7 to set the stop time.
9. Press PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to select the tape
speed ( SP , LP , or SLP ), then press F.FWD/
. The timer program screen disappears
and the Model 36 stores any settings you
entered.
10. Double-check all the set information.
• If it is correct, press MENU to exit.
• If an entry is not correct, repeatedly
press F.FWD/ to move forward or REW/
to move backward to the incorrect
entry, use PLAY/ s or STOP/ t to enter the
correct information, then press MENU .
The Model 36 stores any settings you
entered, and the timer program screen
disappears.
11. To store settings for other programs, repeat
Steps 2–10.
12. Press POWER to turn off the Model 36. The
REC/TIMER REC indicator turns on, indi-
cating that the Model 36 is in the timer
standby mode.
Important:
• You can turn on and operate the Model 36
manually prior to the set recording times,
but the Model 36 makes automatic timer
recording(s) only if the power is off at the
set start time(s).
• Be sure the REC/TIMER REC indicator
turns on when you turn off the Model 36. If
it does not, check your programming.
• If you set up the Model 36 to record a CATV
program through a cable box, be sure to
leave the cable box turned on and tuned to
the correct channel before the timer pro-
gram starts.
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