User manual SONY SL-V740HF

[. . . ] Caution Television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. unauthorized recording of such material may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable television transmission may require authorization from the cable television transmitter and/or programme owner. compatible colour/TV systems · This VCR is designed to record and play back using the PAL (B/G, D/K and I), MESECAM (B/G and D/K) and NTSC (M*) colour systems. [. . . ] If you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV. The DISPLAY information does not appear during still (pause) mode or slowmotion playback. If a 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. When you insert a non-standard commercially available tape, the remaining time may not be correct. About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be displayed. The Easy Timer function allows you to make timer recordings of programmes without turning on your TV. Set the recording timer to record up to eight programmes, including settings made with other timer methods, that will be broadcast within the next month. Insert a tape with its safety tab in place. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. See step 2 in the following section, "To set the clock" to set the date and time. You will only have to do this operation once for the referred channel. If you want to change the date and tape speed: 1 Press </, , to select the item you want to change. To record the same programme every day or the same day every week, see "Daily/weekly recording" on page 44. To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment switched on. Daily/weekly recording In step 4 above, press m to select the recording pattern. Each time you press m, the indication changes as shown below. 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 ?You can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording: · To use the Auto Tape Speed function In step 4 above, press m to select AUTO. When you are recording a programme in the SP mode and the remaining tape length becomes shorter than the recording time, the recording tape speed is automatically changed to the LP mode (or EP mode when you are recording NTSC signals). Note that some noise will appear on the picture when the tape speed is changed. To operate this function correctly, the "TAPE SELECT" setting in the USER SET menu must be accurate (see page 58). [. . . ] If you made connections using the aerial cable only, make sure the TV system is set correctly for your area. Clean the video heads using the Sony T-25CLD, E-25CLDR, or T-25CLW video head cleaning cassette as explained above. If you are using a monitor, set it to video input. Existing broadcasts may interfere with the VCR. [. . . ]