DVD Player & Video Cassette Recorder Instruction Manual
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Filename [XV3EX_07S-VHS.fm]
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A
Select the VHS deck.
On the unit
Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the VCR indicator 
lights up.
On the remote control
Press VCR so that the VCR indicator lights up.
B
Select the L-2 SELECT mode.
Set “L-2 SELECT” to “A/V” or “SAT”. (墌 pg. 64)
● When you select “SAT”, refer to “IMPORTANT” on page 60. 
C
Set the tape speed.
Press p.
D
Engage the Automatic Satellite Programme 
Recording mode.
On the unit
Press and hold SAT# for 
about 2 seconds.
On the remote control
Press and hold REC LINK 
for about 2 seconds.
● The “N” and “#” indicators 
light up and the unit turns 
off automatically.
NOTES:
● Operations on the DVD deck are not possible when the 
Automatic Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged or 
timer recording is in progress.
● To disengage the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 
mode, press REC LINK. The “N” indicator goes off.
● If the unit’s power is off, it is not possible to engage the 
Automatic Satellite Programme Recording mode.
● In step D, if the “N” indicator does not light but instead blinks 
quickly even though your satellite receiver’s power is off, 
Automatic Satellite Programme Recording will not work 
properly with that satellite receiver*. If this is the case, perform 
“Express Timer Programming” (
墌 pg. 26) to timer-record a 
satellite programme.
* Some satellite receivers output signals even if the power is off. 
Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is not possible with those 
satellite receivers.
● The “N ” indicator blinks while Automatic Satellite Programme 
Recording is in progress.
● For timer programming of the satellite receiver, refer to the 
instruction manual of the satellite receiver.
● Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is not possible if 
your satellite receiver does not have a timer.
● Pressing the unit’s 1 button while Automatic Satellite 
Programme Recording is in progress turns off the unit’s power 
and disengages the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 
mode.
● If there are more than one satellite programmes you wish to 
record with Automatic Satellite Programme Recording, it is not 
possible to set different tape speeds for each programme.
● Depending on the type of satellite receiver, the unit may not 
record a slight portion of the beginning of the programme or 
may record slightly longer than the actual length of the 
programme. 
● If you engage the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording 
mode when the satellite receiver’s power is on, the unit will 
not start Automatic Satellite Programme Recording even 
though the “N” and “#” indicators blink. When the satellite 
receiver shuts off once and is turned back on again, the unit 
starts recording.
● You can also record a programme from your cable system in 
the same way if the system has a timer.
● The B.E.S.T. system (
墌 pg. 23) does not work while Automatic 
Satellite Programme Recording is in progress.
● Just Clock (
墌 pg. 75) does not work when the Automatic 
Satellite Programme Recording mode is engaged.
Before performing the following steps:
● Make sure the satellite receiver is connected to the unit’s 
L-2 IN/DECODER connector. (
墌 pg. 60)
● Programme the timer on the satellite receiver.
● Insert a cassette with the safety tab in place.
● Slide the TV/VCR/DVD switch to the right.
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