Funai 31B-254 Manuale Utente

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EN

This function enables you to select the picture quality of a 
tape.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.
1) Press 

.

2) Press 

K

 or 

L

 to select “SET UP”, then press 

B

.

3) Press 

K

 or 

L

 to select “PICTURE”.

4) Press 

B

 until the desired mode (NORMAL, 

SOFT, or SHARP) is indicated on the TV screen.

5) Press 

 to exit.

Once you select the Picture Select mode, it stays in 
effect even after you turn off the VCR.

When the end of a tape is reached during recording, playback, 
or fast-forward, the tape will automatically rewind to the 
beginning. After that, the VCR will eject the tape and turn 
itself to off.

• The tape will not auto-rewind during Timer Recording or 

One Touch Recording.

• When the Counter Memory is activated, the tape will 

rewind to the M0:00:00 position and the VCR will enter 
the Stop mode.

A tape can be ejected with the VCR power on or off (but the 
VCR must be plugged in). 

• If a Timer Recording is set, a tape can only be ejected with 

the power on.

• This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in 

hours, minutes, and seconds (Nothing is shown in the case 
of blank portion).

• The “ – ” indication will appear when the tape is rewound 

further than the tape counter position “0:00:00”.

You may programme the VCR to start and end a recording 
while you are away. You can set 8 programmes to record on 
specific days, daily or weekly within a 1-year period.

• Use the remote control for this procedure.

• Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place. 

(If necessary, rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at 
which you want to begin recording.)

1) Press 

.

2) Press 

K

 or 

L

 to select “TIMER”, then press 

B

.

If you have not set the clock yet, “CLOCK” setting 
menu appears. If so, follow the steps outlined in the 
“Setting the Clock” section. Then, set the timer.

• When  you  press 

B

 after pressing 

K

 or 

L

 during steps 

 to 

, the input mode will move to 

the next step.

• If you do not press 

B

 within 5 seconds of setting an 

item, the input mode will move to the next step.

• Press 

s

 to go back one step from the current setting 

during steps 

 to 

. If 

s

 is pressed when the 

TIMER NUMBER is flashing, the entire programme 
contents will be erased.

3) Programme number flashes. Press 

K

 or 

L

 

repeatedly until the desired programme number appears. 
Then, press 

B

.

: Press 

K

 or 

L

 

repeatedly until the relevant month appears. 

 : To record a TV programme at the 

same time on the same channel from Monday through 
Friday. While the month digit is flashing, press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly to select “MO-FR”.

 : To record a TV programme at 

the same time on the same channel everyday. While the 
month digit is flashing, press 

K

 or 

L

 

repeatedly to select “MO-SU”.

 : To record a TV programme at the 

same time on the same channel every week. While the 
month digit is flashing, press 

K

 or 

L

 

repeatedly to select “W-MO” (Example: every monday).

 : Press 

K

 or 

L

 

repeatedly until your desired day appears.

6) Press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly until the relevant 

start hour appears. Next, enter the minute digit.

7) Press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly until the relevant 

end hour appears. Next, enter the minute digit.

8) Press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly until the relevant 

channel number appears.

9) Press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly until the desired tape 

speed appears.

10)(31B-254 and 31B-454 only)

Press 

K

 or 

L

 repeatedly to set PDC “ON” or 

“OFF”.

11)Press 

B

. Programme is now completed.

•To set another timer programme, repeat steps 

 to 

.

12)Press 

 to exit.

13)Press 

 to activate the timer.

The TIMER indicator on the front panel comes on.

MENU

TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL

MENU

TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL

SET UP

AUTO REPEAT

[ON]

PICTURE

[NORMAL]

AUTO RETURN

[ON]

MENU

TIMER
SET UP
INITIAL

TIMER NUMBER      1

START
END

DATE

CHANNEL
SPEED

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