User manual SONY SLV-E730VC

[. . . ] Do not install the unit near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock. ⷠDo not install the unit in an inclined position. Keep the unit and cassettes away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers. ⷠDo not place heavy objects on the unit. [. . . ] If there is a program you want to prevent from being recorded over or erased, protect that program before you start recording another program (see pages 52 through 53). Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Insert a SmartFile tape with its safety tab in place. The VCR turns on, the SMARTFILE indicator lights up, and the SmartFile search list automatically appears on the TV screen. Select a tape speed that matches the length of the program you want to record. The VCR goes to the beginning of the Blank Time space and stops. If a newly recorded program overlaps a stored program, the stored program information is erased from the SmartFile list when: ­ the stored program is over-recorded for more than about 15 minutes in EP mode and about 5 minutes in SP mode. ­ the remaining length of the stored program becomes less than about 15 minutes in EP mode and about 5 minutes in SP mode. ⷠYou may not be able to locate the beginning of the Blank Time space correctly in the above step 4 when: ­ the SmartFile tape contains one or more short length (less than about 15 minutes in EP mode and about 5 minutes in SP mode) recorded programs of which program data are not stored in the SmartFile label. The SmartFile search list can contain up to 12 programs. Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. Push the cursor stick to > to select the tape title. Each time you push the cursor stick to . 2 To set the next character, push the cursor stick to /. The tape title is erased and the initial and latest dates of use for this tape reappear. If you want to erase these dates from the tape title column, press CLEAR again. You can protect a recorded program using the SmartFile function from accidental over-recording or erasure. When you start recording from a position prior to the protected program, the recording stops automatically before the protected program. Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. The VCR turns on, the SMARTFILE indicator lights up, and the SmartFile search list automatically appears on the TV screen. When you start recording from a position prior to the protected program, the recording automatically stops no more than about three minutes in SP mode and about eight minutes in EP mode before the beginning of the protected program. ⷠIf you protect a program just after the Blank Time space, BLANK TIME becomes shortened by about three minutes in SP mode and by about eight minutes in EP mode. [. . . ] If using a cable box, check that it is turned on. If you are using a monitor, set it to video input. A power cut occurred or the VCR was disconnected from the wall outlet for more than one hour. Turn off the VCR so that the VCR can receive the program listing data. [. . . ]