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<p>An apparatus and method for programming a [[Milestones:Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976|VCR]] is provided. The system, utilizing a programming controller, presents a display on the viewer's [[Television|television]] which contains a pattern representing a plurality of time intervals. The user programs the controller by indicating what time intervals on what week and on what channel are to be recorded. The controller then continually compares the current time with the programmed time until a match is found. When a match is found the controller activates the VCR, tunes the VCR to the desired channel, and initiates recording. When the controller determines that the VCR has recorded for the desired length of time, it stops the VCR from further recording and turns off the power to the VCR. </p> | <p>An apparatus and method for programming a [[Milestones:Development of VHS, a World Standard for Home Video Recording, 1976|VCR]] is provided. The system, utilizing a programming controller, presents a display on the viewer's [[Television|television]] which contains a pattern representing a plurality of time intervals. The user programs the controller by indicating what time intervals on what week and on what channel are to be recorded. The controller then continually compares the current time with the programmed time until a match is found. When a match is found the controller activates the VCR, tunes the VCR to the desired channel, and initiates recording. When the controller determines that the VCR has recorded for the desired length of time, it stops the VCR from further recording and turns off the power to the VCR. </p> | ||
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<p></p> | <p>[[Media:On_screen_VCR_programming_guide.pdf|On screen VCR programming guide]] (pdf)</p> | ||
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for programming a VCR is provided. The system, utilizing a programming controller, presents a display on the viewer's television which contains a pattern representing a plurality of time intervals. The user programs the controller by indicating what time intervals on what week and on what channel are to be recorded. The controller then continually compares the current time with the programmed time until a match is found. When a match is found the controller activates the VCR, tunes the VCR to the desired channel, and initiates recording. When the controller determines that the VCR has recorded for the desired length of time, it stops the VCR from further recording and turns off the power to the VCR.
