Recording Tv Programmes - Sony SLV-D910AZ Service Manual

Recording TV programmes

Before you start...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV.
• Switch the input selector on your TV so
that the signal from the player appears on
the TV screen.
• Set TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO,
then press SELECT VIDEO to control the
VCR (page 9).
• To record from a decoder, turn it on.
• Make sure the tape is longer than the total
recording time.
1
Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.
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In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure "Sélect. Cassette" in the
"REGLAGE DE LA FONCTION VIDEO" menu is set according to the tape type
you use (see page 105).
Maximum Recording Time
Tape Length
E-180
E-240
E-260 4 hrs 20 mins
E-300
To watch another TV programme while recording
1
Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in the display window.
2
Select another channel on the TV.
To watch a DVD while recording
1
Press SELECT DVD to control the DVD player.
2 Press Z and place the disc on the disc tray.
3 Press H.
The disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback. The TV screen will
automatically change to the DVD playback screen.
To save a recording
To prevent accidental erasure, break
off the safety tab as illustrated. To
record on the tape again, cover the tab
hole with adhesive tape.
Tips
• To select a programme position, you can use the number buttons on the remote commander.
For two-digit numbers, for example, press 2 and 3 to select "PR 23".
• If you connect additional equipment to a LINE connector or jack, you can select the input
signal using the INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– buttons.
• The DISPLAY information appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape,
but the information will not be recorded on the tape.
• If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. When using a
decoder, make sure to leave it on.
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Z
?/1
PROG +/–
SP/LP
TV/VIDEO
INPUT
SELECT
z REC
x
H
DISPLAY
SP LP
3 hrs 6 hrs
4 hrs 8 hrs
8 hrs 40 mins
5 hrs 10 hrs
Safety tab
2
• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme
• PROG/
position number you want appears in the display window.
TRACKING
INPUT
• To record from a decoder or other source connected to one or more of the
SELECT
LINE inputs, press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in
the display window.
3
Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
SP / LP
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP. However, SP
(Standard Play) produces better picture and audio quality.
4 Press z REC to start recording.
REC
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.
To stop recording
Press x.
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY twice. With the display on, press DISPLAY again to check the
remaining time.
0 : 0 0 : 2 2
Time counter
Notes
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL (SECAM, MESECAM) and NTSC systems, the
time counter reading will not be correct. This discrepancy is due to the difference between
the counting cycles of the two video systems.
• You cannot watch a Canal Plus programme while recording another Canal Plus programme.
• When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time may not be
correct.
• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be displayed.
• You cannot record a DVD to a VCR tape.
• To watch a TV programme during video recording, stop disc playback.
1-9
Recording indicator
REMAIN
1 : 4 6
Remaining tape length
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