Sony SLV-495 - Recording TV Programs Using the Quick Timer; Checking;Chaging;Canceling Timer Settings; Recording Stereo and Bilingual Programs

Recording TV
programs using
the quick timer
After starting recording in the normal
way, you can have the VCR stop
recording automahcally after a specified
duration
QUICK TIMER
1 While recording, press QUICK TIMER once
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2 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the duration
Each press advances the time in increments of 30 munutes
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The duration decreases minute by munute to 0 00, then the VCR stops
recording and turns off automatically
To extend the duration
Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set to the new duration
To stop the VCR while recording
Press ™@ STOP
Using the quick timer during stop mode
1 Press QUICK TIMER
2 Press CH +/-or INPUT SELECT to <elect the channel you want to
record
3 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to set the recording duration
The recording starts
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Checking/
changing/
canceling timer
settings
POWER
MENU
EXECUTE
CURSOR
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Before you start ..
« Tum on your TV and set it to the
video channel TIMER CLEAR
1 Press POWER to turn on the VCR
2 Press MENU and select TIMER SET/CHECK
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press EXECUTE, then turn off the VCR to
return to recording standby
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3 Press CURSOR */# to select the settmg you want to change or cancel
* To change the setting, press CURSOR ¢*/** to flash the item you
want to change, and press CURSOR 4/$ to reset st Then, press
CoRR => repeatedly unt: the cursor (P) appears at the beginning
of the hne
* To cancel the setting, press TIMER CLEAR
4 Press EXECUTE
If any timer settings remam, turn off the VCR to return to recording
standby
When the timer settings overlap
The program that starts first has pnonty and the second program starts
recording only after the first program has fimshed If the programs start at
the same time, the program hsted first in the menu has prionty
Program 1 S——— >
Program 2
Will.be cut off
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Recording stereo and bilingual
programs
Recording stereo programs
This VCR automatically receives and records stereo programs When a stereo
program 1s received, the STEREO indicator lights up If there 1s noise in the
stereo program, set AUTO STEREO in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to
OFF The sound will be recorded im monaural (on both hi-fi: and normal
audio tracks) but with less noise For detatls, see page 37
Recording bilingual programs
Normally, this VCR records only the mam sound When a SAP (Secand
Audio Program) 1s received, the SAP indicator hghts up To record only SAP
sound, set TUNER AUDIO in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to SAP For
detarls, see page 37
Selecting the sound while playing
Press AUDIO MONITOR to select the desired sound (The sound being
recorded will not change )
Stereo program
To listen to Indicator on the TV screen
Stereo STEREO ~ ;
Left channel ~ L
Right channel ~ “R
Monaural sound on the normal audio track* No indicator appears
* Usually the mixed sound of left and nght channels
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How sound is recorded on a video tape
The VCR records sound onto two separate tracks Hi-fi audio is recorded
onto the main track along with the picture Monaural sound 1s recorded onto
the normal audio track along the edge of the tape
Stereo
Monaural sound
Normal audio track i
Hi-fi audio track
(main track)
Stereo sound
(left/right channels)
Notes
* To play a tape m stereo, you must use the A/V connections
« When you play a tape recorded in monaural, the sound 1s heard in monaural
regardless of the AUDIO MONITOR setting
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