Sony SLV-286EE - Recording TV Programmes

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Playing a tape (continued)
Note
» Depending on your TV, the
following may occur while
playing an NTSC-recorded
tape:
~ The picture becomes black
and white.
— The picture shakes.
~ No picture appears on the
TV screen
~ Black streaks appear
horizontally on the TV
screen.
- The colour density
increases or decreases.
Notes
* The display will not appear
while playing an NTSC-
recorded tape.
© The display will not appear
during still mode or slow-
motion playback.
Notes
¢ When a tape is reinserted,
the counter returns to
“QHOOMOOS.”
* The counter will not work on
tape portions with no
recording.
* Ifa tape has portions
recorded in both PAL 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.
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To set the colour system
If streaks appear during playback, set the COLOR SYSTEM switch on
the VCR to conform to the system that the tape was recorded in. (The
normal setting is AUTO.)
When your tape was recorded in Set COLOR SYSTEM to
PAL PAL or PAL/MESECAM
NTSC NTSC
MESECAM PAL/MESECAM
To play an NTSC-recorded tape
Set the NTSC PB switch on the VCR according to the colour system of
your TV.
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When your TV is Set NTSC PB to
PAL ON PAL TV
NTSC 4.43 NTSC 4.43
NTSC 3.58 NTSC 3.58
Displaying the remaining tape length and time
counter
Press DISPLAY to turn the display on or off.
(sss)
(SP) (0:00" 22)
Remaining tape length
The white bar represents the approximate
length of tape remaining.
Time counter
Tape speed
Using the time counter
At the point on a tape that you want to find later, press COUNTER
RESET to reset the counter to“OHOOMO00S.” When you rewind or
advance the tape to this point, refer to the counter.
Recording TV
programmes
Note
* If you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed, the VCR
starts playing. To record on
this tape, cover the tab hole.
Tips
* To select programme
positions, you can also use
the number buttons on the
remote commander. For
two-digit numbers, press the
-/-- (ten's digit) button
followed by the number
buttons.
* To record NTSC
Programmes, connect the TV
or other VCR to this VCR‘s
LINE IN jacks and press
UNPUT SELECT to select line
input.
TAPE SPEED
(INPUT
SELECT
* PROG +/-
@ REC
This
section
shows
you
how
to
record
TV
programmes
in
the
most
basic
way:
manual
recording.
With
manual
recording,
you
start
the
VCR
recording
when
the
programme
begins,
then
stop
it when
the
programme
ends.
The
VCR
also
provides
the
following
ways
of
recording:
* Manually start recording, then stop it automatically—“ Recording
using the quick timer” (page 19)
* Automatically start and stop recording—“Recording TV programmes
using the timer” (page 20)
Turn on your TV and tune in to the VCR:
* Ifthe TV is connected to the VCR using
an audio/video cable, set the TV to
video input.
* Ifthe TV is connected to the VCR using
only the aerial cable, set the TV to the
programme position for the VCR.
Open the drop down panel and
insert a tape with its safety tab in
place.
Press INPUT SELECT until a
programme position appears in the
VCR's display window.
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Select the desired programme
position by pressing PROG 4+/-.
Select the tape speed, SP (standard play) or LP (long
play), by pressing TAPE SPEED.
See “To select tape speeds” on the next page.
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Press @ REC to start recording.
When
the
tape
reaches
the
end,
the
VCR
automatically
rewinds
it
to
the
beginning.
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