Sony SLV-340 - Page 24

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Recording TV programs
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Tips (continued) -
¢ You can select a video source
from the LINE IN jacks using
CH +/- or INPUT SELECT.
When you use CH +/-, “L”
in the display window
appears between the lowest
program position and the
highest one.
Notes
¢ If you’ve inserted a tape with
its safety tab removed, the
VCR ejects it when you press
@ REC.
If you insert a tape with its
safety tab removed, the VCR
starts playing. To record on
this tape, cover the tab hole.
The display appears on the
TV screen indicating
information about the tape,
but the information will not
be recorded on the tape.
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To select tape speeds
When recording, select either SP or EP. EP provides recording time
three times as long as SP. However, SP provides better picture quality.
You can mix SP and EP on the same tape. When playing back, the VCR
automatically detects the tape speed. See the table below for the
maximum recording / playback time in each speed.
Maximum recording/playback time
Tape type
SP EP
T-210 3 hrs. 30 min. 10 hrs. 30 min.
T-160 2 hrs. 40 min. 8 hrs.
T-120 2 hrs. 6 hrs.
T-60 Thr. 3 hrs.
T-30 30 min. 1 hr. 30 min.
Recording using the quick timer
The quick timer enables you to record for a specified period of time in
intervals of 30 minutes. Once you specify the recording time, the VCR
automatically stops recording. Before you begin, check that the clock is
set correctly.
Press QUICK TIMER until the desired duration appears in the display
window. The TIMER indicator on the VCR lights up. Each press
increases the recording duration in increments of 30 minutes as shown
below.
0:00 —> 0:30 —> 1:00 — ---—» 10:30 > 11:00
The recording duration decreases minute by minute to 0:00, then the
VCR turns off automatically.
To stop recording
Press M@ STOP.
To extend the recording duration while recording
Press QUICK TIMER until the desired duration appears in the display
window.