User manual SONY SLV-SX727D

[. . . ] Tune the TV to channel 32 (the initial RF channel for this VCR). Refer to your TV manual for TV tuning instructions. The VCR automatically turns on. ENGLISH ARABIC The LANGUAGE SET menu appears on the TV screen. Press </, to select the desired language, ENGLISH or ARABIC, then press OK. [. . . ] The recording start time and recording stop time can be set at one minute intervals. Before you start. . . · Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. · Refer to "Index to parts and controls" for button locations. ?/1 ON/STANDBY PROGRAM +/­ x STOP EASY TIMER X PAUSE 1 EASY TIMER Press EASY TIMER. "DATE" and "TODAY" appear alternately in the display window. If the date and time are not set, "DAY" will appear. See step 2 in the following section, "To set the clock" to set the date and time. n 2 EASY TIMER Turn EASY TIMER to set the recording date. continued 19 Recording TV programmes using the Easy Timer (SLV-ED949SG only) (continued) 3 EASY TIMER Press EASY TIMER. START indicator and the current time appear in the display window. 4 EASY TIMER Turn EASY TIMER to set the recording start time. You can set the recording start time in 15 minute intervals or adjust the time in one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM +/­ buttons. PROGRAM 5 EASY TIMER Press EASY TIMER. STOP indicator and the recording stop time appear in the display window. 6 EASY TIMER Turn EASY TIMER to set the recording stop time. You can set the recording stop time in 15 minute intervals or adjust the time in one minute intervals by pressing the PROGRAM +/­ buttons. PROGRAM 20 7 EASY TIMER Press EASY TIMER. · Turn on your TV and set it to the video channel. · Refer to "Index to parts and controls" for button locations. 1 MENU PressMENU, thenpressM /m /< / , to highlight TIMER PROGRAMMING and press OK. PLAY OK PR DAY START STOP ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ SELECT : SET : END : OK EXIT : MENU 2 PLAY OK Set the date, start and stop times and tape speed: 1 Press , to select each item in turn. To correct a setting, press < to return to that setting and reset. INPUT SELECT PR DAY START STOP 35 ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ ­­ ­­­­ ­­ :­­ ­­ :­­­ SELECT : SET : EXIT : MENU END : OK · To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, see "Daily/weekly recording" on page 26. · To record from other equipment connected to one or more of the LINE inputs, press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the "PR" position. 3 MENU Press MENU to exit the menu. continued 25 Recording TV programmes using the timer (continued) 4 Press ?/1 to turn off the VCR. The indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for recording. To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment switched on. To stop recording To stop the VCR while recording, press x STOP. Daily/weekly recording In step 2 above, press m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press m , the indication changes as shown below. Press M to change the indication in reverse order. today t DLY (Monday to Sunday) t W-SA (every Saturday) . . . . . t W-SU (every Sunday) t 1 month later t (dates count down) t today To use the VCR after setting the timer To use the VCR before a recording begins, just press ?/1. [. . . ] When you release Playback Dial, normal playback resumes. Play at high speed Tip · Adjust the picture using the PROGRAM +/­ buttons on the VCR if: - Streaks appear while playing in slow motion. - Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing. To set tracking to the centre position, press both buttons (+/­) at the same time. Notes · The sound is muted during these operations. [. . . ]